Winter League Report – Bridport A and B teams This year’s B team put in a consistently strong performance in Division 4, battling hard to the end, despite some appalling weather conditions before Christmas. In the last few weeks of the season it was a close call between South Petherton B, Martock C and Bridport B for top position, but Martock slipped back to third and Bridport edged out South Petherton... 

From left to right Malcolm Steevens, Colin Winch & Robert Wright Both Colin Winch and Malcolm Steevens were “on fire” as they beat their higher graded opponents of Wimborne B in Bridport Chess Club’s first Dorset League Div 2 game of the season. With Robert Wright and club new boy, John Kelly, both troubling the scorers by drawing their games, the overall result was an emphatic... 

Bridport Chess Club started off the new season by taking part in the annual Jamboree chess tournament in Dorchester last week. The tournament, hosted at Dorchester’s Colliton Club, is now in its 4th year, and attracted players from Weymouth, Dorchester Wimborne, Purbeck and Yeovil. Bridport put in a good performance, with players Tony Brake and Malcolm Steevens winning their games, and Colin...