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 4/2/2010 - Doug Barnett - Grade Change 4/2/2010 - Meir vs Fenton - an apology 18/1/2010 - Cheddleton in Double 4NCL success 10/1/2010 - County Cup Semi-Finals Draw 23/12/2009 - Division 5 Christmas Report 22/12/2009 - Division 4 Christmas Report 21/12/2009 - NSDCA now on Twitter 21/12/2009 - Division 3 Christmas Report 19/12/2009 - Division 2 Christmas Report 18/12/2009 - Division 1 Christmas Report View All Latest Stories >>

Latest Fixture Updates 7/2/2010 - Div 1 Result: The Kings reign supreme as Holmes Chapel beat Stafford 7/2/2010 - Div 5 Result: Hassell lose to Newcastle E in the Bridge Club derby 4/2/2010 - Div 1 Postponement: Newcastle A vs Cheddleton A postponed due to bad weather, no new date set 4/2/2010 - Div 4 Result: Whitewash for Kidsgrove as they beat Meir in the B battle 3/2/2010 - Div 2 Result: Macclesfield beat Alsager A to close back in on the top spot 3/2/2010 - Major Cup Result: One is all that's needed as Meir beat Fenton to progress to the final 31/1/2010 - Div 5 Result: F beat G to keep up with Fenton D in the Cheddleton derby 31/1/2010 - Div 5 Result: Top beat bottom as Fenton D beat Hassell to stay top 31/1/2010 - Div 4 Result: Meir B beat Cheddleton E to move joint second with Newcastle D 31/1/2010 - Div 3 Result: C beat D in a 3 vs 3 Cheddleton derby 31/1/2010 - Div 2 Result: Karl stops the whitewash as Cheddleton B thrash Fenton A 31/1/2010 - Div 2 Result: Newcastle B go top with a win against fellow title rivals Alsager A 31/1/2010 - Div 2 Result: Knights overpower the Rooks in the Holmes Chapel derby 31/1/2010 - Minor Cup Result: Newcastle through to the final with a win over Holmes Chapel

League Events, Fixtures and Results
Forthcoming Matches and Events 10/2/2010 - H Chapel Knights vs Meir A (NSDCA - Div 2) 10/2/2010 - Newcastle B vs Macclesfield (NSDCA - Div 2) 10/2/2010 - Newcastle D vs Fenton C (NSDCA - Div 4) 10/2/2010 - Stafford B vs Cheddleton B (NSDCA - Div 2) 11/2/2010 - Alsager A vs Newcastle C (NSDCA - Div 2)	Previous Matches and Events 8/2/2010 - Fenton A tbc H Chapel Rooks (NSDCA - Div 2) 8/2/2010 - H Chapel Pawns tbc Kidsgrove A (NSDCA - Div 3) 8/2/2010 - Meir C tbc Cheddleton G (NSDCA - Div 5) 5/2/2010 - Cheddleton tbc Newcastle (NSDCA - Major Cup Semi Final) 5/2/2010 - Cheddleton H P - P Fenton D (NSDCA - Div 5)

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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