October 2023

The below table shows the ranking of each player in the 2023 Online One-Day Green-Pointed Events up to 16 September. Up to date results can be found on the Online One-Day Green Pointed events results page. 

For day three of the EBU Overseas Congress, sponsored by First for Bridge, the group ventured to the nearby historical town of Treviso (pictured above). It was also the final of the Swiss Pairs, which was won by Joy and Irving Blakey (pictured). Tournament Director Chris Benneworth covers some highlights from the day below:

Day two of the EBU Overseas Congress, sponsored by First for Bridge, started rather earlier than expected as Tournament Director Chris Benneworth explains:

There are a number of clubs that are either struggling a bit or at least concerned for their future. Head winds include an aging membership and the fallout from Covid such as the surge in online playing and some members simply not returning.

Simon Webb (10 June 1949 – 14 March 2005) was a British chess player, an International Master, a Correspondence
Chess Grandmaster, and a chess writer.

Born in London, he was joint British under-18 champion in 1966, and fourth in the European Junior
Championship in 1969. Webb was briefly a professional player in the late 1970s, participated in a number of strong tournaments, and met some strong players, including a 17-year-old Garry Kasparov at the 1980 European Team Championship (Webb lost). At one event, he was assigned a lady translator.

If you have watched the new Wes Anderson film on Netflix, eagle eyed viewers may have spotted the interior of one of our EBU clubs and a couple of EBU members in one scene.