Welcome to the North Staffs and District Chess Association Website

About the Website.

This website is intended to provide information to anyone interested in playing chess in North Staffordshire and surrounding areas. It contains details of clubs, league officers, the associations constitution and rules, fixtures, league tables, scorecards and Junior Chess. There are other pages related to chess in the area, anyone interested in joining a club can find details on each club in the club directory. Catch up on the Latest news in our league and follow your clubs progress throughout the season.

The Constitution.

The constitution states �Any club whose home venue is within thirty kilometres of Hanley Bus Station shall be eligible for membership of the Association.�. The league currently has 10 Clubs playing in 4 divisions, 4 cups and the Rapidplay League. About the NSDCA >>

Latest Website Updates

Latest News Headlines 21/11/2009 - Estimated grade change for Ernest Wilkinson 14/11/2009 - Mobile Phones at Chess matches 13/11/2009 - Fenton Chess Club venue news 1/11/2009 - New page added 31/10/2009 - Preview of this week's cups 3/5/2009 - David Ross - Alsager Chess Club. 3/5/2009 - IMPORTANT: Rapidplay Fixture Changes 16/4/2009 - Rapidplay Provisional Entries 2/4/2009 - Division 5 title race 2/4/2009 - Overgraded Bulldogs player causes demotion for Staffs Terriers View All Latest Stories >>

Latest Fixture Updates 21/11/2009 - Div 5 Postponement: Cheddleton G vs Hassell postponed, no new date set yet 21/11/2009 - Div 4 Result: Black does it for Newcastle D as they beat Cheddleton E thanks to two black piece wins 21/11/2009 - Div 5 Result: Well, Fenton did go top but Cheddleton F dethroned them with a draw at Hassell 21/11/2009 - Div 2 Result: Scorecard now in for Meir A's draw against Newcastle C. 21/11/2009 - Div 2 Result: Honours even in the Holmes Chapel derby 21/11/2009 - Div 2 Result: Hammer time for Newcastle B as they put 4 past Stafford B 21/11/2009 - Div 3 Postponement: Alsager B vs Cheddleton C postponed, no new date set yet 21/11/2009 - Minor Cup: Hassell vs Fenton postponed, no new date set yet 21/11/2009 - Div 3 Result: Kidsgrove come out on top as A beat Fenton B 21/11/2009 - Div 5 Result: Fenton D move joint top with an undefeated win over Cheddleton G

League Events, Fixtures and Results
Forthcoming Matches and Events 23/11/2009 - Fenton C P - P Newcastle D (NSDCA - Div 4) 23/11/2009 - Meir A vs Macclesfield (NSDCA - Div 2) 25/11/2009 - H Chapel Knights vs Newcastle B (NSDCA - Div 2) 25/11/2009 - Kidsgrove B vs Meir B (NSDCA - Div 4) 25/11/2009 - Newcastle C vs Cheddleton B (NSDCA - Div 2)	Previous Matches and Events 20/11/2009 - Cheddleton E  1.5 - 2.5 Newcastle D (NSDCA - Div 4) 20/11/2009 - Cheddleton G  1 - 3 Fenton D (NSDCA - Div 5) 20/11/2009 - Hassell  2 - 2 Cheddleton F (NSDCA - Div 5) 19/11/2009 - Alsager B P - P Cheddleton C (NSDCA - Div 3) 18/11/2009 - H Chapel Rooks  2.5 - 2.5 H Chapel Knights (NSDCA - Div 2)

NSDCA Website Latest Downloads

12/5/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 11th May 2009 8/5/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton-Pointon Newsletter for Monday 11th May 2009 4/5/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 4th May 2009 3/5/2009 - 2008-2009 NSDCA Fixture Download - Rapidplay   2008-2009 NSDCA Fixture Download for Rapidplay Leagues created by Martyn Harris - doc format 2/5/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 27th April 2009 22/4/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 20th April 2009 16/4/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 13th April 2009 16/4/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 6th April 2009 2/4/2009 - New Cheddleton-Pointon Newsletter   New Cheddleton-Pointon Newsletter for Monday 23rd March 2009 29/3/2009 - New Cheddleton Newsletter   New Cheddleton Newsletter for Monday 30th March 2009

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