With the club now competing in the new Notts Summer Rapidplay competition as well as running its own summer tournament, there is no let-up in activity over the summer months. Here’s a recap of the 2024/25 season:
Final league positions:
First team (captain: Stuart Humphreys)
– Second in Division 2: Promoted to Division 1 for the first time since 2003
Second team (captain: Nick London)
– Second in Division 3: Promoted to Division 2 for the first time since 2001
Third team (captain: Marcel Taylor)
– Winners of Division 5: Promoted to Division 4 for the first time since 1999
Fourth team (captain Alan Johnson)
– Fourth in Division 5
Radcliffe Rockets (captain Nick London)
– Third in the Minor League
Next season RBCC is entering two additional teams in the Notts league.
Club Championship:
Club Champion – Evaldas Navickis
‘Plate’ (2nd play-off for The Barry Redburn Trophy) – Gavin Dow
‘Cup’ (3rd play-off) – Nick London
‘Saucer’ (4th play-off) – Joshua Lee
‘Spoon (Wooden)’ (5th play-off) – Richard Henry
Annual Awards:
Best League Performance – Julius Vasiliauskas (93% record over 7 games)
Len Morrell Trophy for the most draws – Stuart Humphreys (7 draws in 14 games)
Best Game – Alan Griffiths (for his win against Ashfield 2 in December 2024)
Most Improved Player – Matt Connor
Outstanding Junior – Adam Amirthanathan
Blitz Tournament Winner – Julius Vasiliauskas
Notable Tournament Performances:
Harry Stanley – Nottinghamshire County Under-10 Champion, March 2025
Adam Amirthanathan – Nottinghamshire County Under-9 Runner-up, March 2025
Harry Stanley, Adam Amirthanathan, Benedict Child & Thomas Spolton – members of the Nottinghamshire team that won the Silver Medal in the English Primary Schools Chess Association Under-11 Championships, March 2025
Julius Vasiliauskas – Nottinghamshire County Under-1600 Champion, July 2025
L to R: Julius receives his County U1600 trophy from NCA Honorary Secretary Nick London and FIDE Arbiter Hambel Willow; inset: Adam with his Outstanding Junior award; Gavin with the Barry Redburn Trophy; Evaldas with the Club Championship trophy