Chess By Phone For Hull Side - 1976 Press Cutting

The first ever telephone-chess match to be played in Hull has been organised by the enthusiastic president of St. Andrew's Chess Club, Bert Milner, and will take place on July 10.

The Hull team face a stiff task, as their opponents will be from the Alcazar (London) club, one of the strongest in the country.

The club also play the leading role in the organisation of the big Enfield Chess Congress, which several Hull players will again be attending at the end of August.

Hull team for the telephone match will be: R. D. Westra, J. W. Atkinson, E. Starkey, R. Bilton, J. P. Lawson, D. Hancock, B. Carrington, C. Wright, P. Hughes and B. Cundill.

Hull Chess League will have at least four new teams when the new season opens in September. They are Gliksten Doors, Hull Teachers, Britannia House and Hull E, who will all be playing in the third division. There is a possibility of even more teams entering before the closing date in August.

Hull players will soon be able to see how they compare with other local players when the first Hull grading list is published in the next few weeks. It is expected that within the next two years most local players will qualify for inclusion in the official British Chess Federation list.