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Player Season History
FILTERS: All A Division B Division C Division Cup Division D Division Durham Division E Division NE Division Plate Division Shield Division TSwiss Division
TEAMS: Aces Team B52s Team Bombers Team Cadets Team Cavaliers Team Challengers Team Chipmunks Team Comets Team Destroyers Team Dragoons Team Durham Team Dynasties Team Falcons Team Fledglings Team Hurricanes Team Juniors Team Loco Team NE Team Queens Team Veterans Team
Over the years, 140 different people have played for Thornaby Chess Club. Here is a list of games played by season (Correct to 08/05/2026):
Season Records
| Name | 07/08 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | Overall |
| Callum Abbott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3½/7 | 2/2 | | 0/3 | | 5½/12 |
| Stanley Allan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2 | | | | 1/2 |
| Jake Allinson | | | | | | | | | | | | ½/5 | | | | | | | ½/5 |
| Wasim Alwakeel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3 | | | 1/3 |
| Karam Alwakeel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | | | 0/1 |
| Andrew Austen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/0 |
| Andy Austen | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/17 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 2½/10 | 3/12 | ½/1 | 7/7 | 15/53 |
| Grace Auty | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/3 | 1½/3 |
| Daniel Ayre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/3 |
| Francis Batchelor | | | | | | | | | | 3/7 | 4½/8 | 6½/12 | 4½/9 | 6/13 | 10/17 | 12½/17 | 6½/13 | 4½/8 | 58/104 |
| Avanish Batra | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5½/9 | | 5½/9 |
| Alan Bayne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5½/7 | 5½/7 |
| Henry Bishop | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/9 | 6/9 |
| Sarah Bishop | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Chris Bourchier | | | | | | | | | | | ½/3 | | | | | | | | ½/3 |
| Jordan Broadbent | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3 | 1½/4 | 2½/7 |
| Nate Broadbent | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ½/1 | 4/8 | 4½/9 |
| Tom Brough | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2½/3 | | | 2½/3 |
| Taylor Brown | | 4½/15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4½/15 |
| Vardhan Bunga | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6 | 2/6 | 0/1 | | 5/13 |
| George Butterworth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3½/6 | 5½/10 | 6/10 | 15/26 |
| Julio Calcina | | | | | | | | | | | 2½/3 | | | | | | | | 2½/3 |
| Chris Carabine | 8½/13 | | | | | | | 7½/10 | 11½/19 | 10/17 | 6/12 | | | | | | | | 43½/71 |
| Amit Chauhan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/5 | 1/1 | 2½/6 |
| Shanaya Chauhan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/10 | 10½/15 | 12½/25 |
| Simone Chisena | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Josh Clements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/15 | 15/26 | 22/41 |
| Mike Closs | 16½/18 | 13½/15 | 13½/15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43½/48 |
| Elliot Closs | 0/1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 |
| Mike Creaney | 13/19 | 13½/16 | 7½/14 | 9/16 | 9½/14 | 13/25 | 7½/15 | 9½/16 | 13½/22 | 7/23 | 10½/21 | 11/23 | 3½/10 | 7½/26 | 11½/39 | 17½/32 | 15½/27 | 10/17 | 190/375 |
| Michael Cummings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/0 |
| Stewart Dinsdale | 1/2 | 9½/20 | 3½/14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14/36 |
| Gary Dixon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/5 | | 0/1 | 1½/6 |
| Paul Douglass | 13½/16 | 12½/14 | 7/11 | | | | 3/3 | 6½/10 | 2½/5 | 5/9 | 2½/6 | 2/5 | | | | | | 20½/29 | 75/108 |
| Brian Ellis | | 5/7 | 16/30 | 6/16 | 6½/13 | 11½/21 | 13½/17 | 7/15 | 9/16 | 12/21 | | 9/13 | | 5½/13 | 3½/15 | | 2½/9 | | 107/206 |
| Jonathan Feasby | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/13 | 1½/3 | 1½/4 | 10/20 |
| Malcolm Goldspink | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/6 | 4/16 | 8½/14 | 10/17 | 26½/53 |
| Tristan Green | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2 | 1/10 | 4/7 | | 6/19 |
| Sam Greig | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/2 | 17/24 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 2½/3 | 25/36 |
| Richard VM Hall | | | | | | 3½/5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3½/5 |
| Peter Harker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Eva Harris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/11 | 13½/21 | 17½/32 |
| Clair Hartill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/3 | 1/6 | 1/9 |
| Joseph Hartill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | ½/4 | ½/5 |
| Matthew Hartill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/1 | 1/4 | 2/5 |
| John Heeley | | 4/18 | 7/18 | 1½/10 | 1/3 | 0/1 | | | | 0/5 | | | | | | | | | 13½/55 |
| Freya Hind | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4 | 3/9 | 6½/11 | 10½/24 |
| Charles Hind | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4 | 4/13 | 3½/10 | 8½/27 |
| Tim Hind | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ½/1 | 3/7 | 4/13 | 4½/10 | 12/31 |
| Laura Holdforth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/4 | 0/1 | | 0/5 |
| Ray Honeybourne | | | | | 7½/12 | 11/18 | 7½/12 | 11½/21 | 9/14 | 7/14 | 6/15 | 13½/20 | | | | | | | 73/126 |
| Geoff Howsden | | | | | | | | 0/2 | 0/1 | 3½/9 | ½/4 | 6½/17 | 1½/5 | 3/6 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 22/57 |
| Fletcher Hoyland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | | 0/1 |
| Rosie Irwin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ½/2 | 1½/2 | 1/2 | | 3/6 |
| Mehmet Isci | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/5 | | | 1½/5 |
| Matt Jackman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8/15 | 4/8 | 1/1 | 13/24 |
| Alex Jamieson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/3 | 0/1 | 1½/4 |
| Charlie Johnston | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5 | | | | 1/5 |
| Jamie Lane | | | | | | 3/6 | 1½/5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4½/11 |
| Toefl Lankapura | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8 | 6½/16 | 2/7 | 1½/6 | 13/37 |
| Tashil Lankapura | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4 | 12/15 | 6½/11 | 11/17 | 30½/47 |
| Ernie Lazenby | | 10/17 | | | | 7/14 | | | 4½/10 | 11/23 | | | | | | | | | 32½/64 |
| Dominic Leigh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21½/36 | 21½/36 |
| Zhuoyi Lin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3 | 4½/11 | 4/14 | 10½/28 |
| Isabelle Little | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/8 | 2/8 |
| James Lloyd | 1/2 | 3/9 | 2/7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/18 |
| Jake Lopez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | | | 0/1 |
| Manuel Lopez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/5 | ½/2 | ½/2 | 4/9 |
| Joseph Machin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7 | 11/23 | 5½/15 | 4½/11 | 6/11 | 29/67 |
| Isaac Machin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 1/2 | 4/9 | 5/12 |
| Ifeanyi Madueke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/6 | 2/3 | 6/9 |
| Geoff Mann | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8 | 4½/10 | 2/8 | 8/9 | 17½/35 |
| James Mann | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2½/5 | 7½/13 | 5½/11 | 6/13 | 21½/42 |
| Bill March | | | 2/3 | 2½/10 | ½/1 | | | 3½/6 | 2/4 | 7½/12 | 4½/7 | 7/14 | 4½/10 | 2/13 | 2½/13 | 2½/7 | 5½/7 | 1½/2 | 48/109 |
| James Martin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | | | | 0/1 |
| Tom Marwood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5½/14 | | | 5½/14 |
| Joe McGinnis | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/9 | 9/26 | 14/26 | 14/31 | 9/21 | 14/24 | 66/137 |
| Janos Mehes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/5 | 0/5 | 1/7 | 2/3 | 4/9 | 8½/29 |
| Iain Mellis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/13 | 8/19 | 8½/11 | 3½/14 | 5½/11 | 29½/68 |
| Bertie Mellis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/11 | 1/2 | 3/13 |
| Philip Mitcheson | | 9/14 | 8/17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17/31 |
| Noah Mulloy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6 | 3/6 |
| Wayne Mulloy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/3 | 0/3 |
| Kaira Nalawade | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2½/7 | | 2½/7 |
| Aryan Nalawade | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16 | 7/10 | 19/26 |
| Stephen Ollis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8½/13 | 6½/11 | 13/19 | 28/43 |
| Maurice Olum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15/24 | 6½/21 | 21½/45 |
| Rhys Orton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/10 | 5/12 | 4/14 | 15/36 |
| Santiago Palencia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10 | 8½/9 | 11½/19 |
| Wes Park | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | | | | 9/16 |
| Sagar Patil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13/23 | 7½/15 | 4/10 | 2/2 | 26½/50 |
| Bhima Patil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/2 | | | | 0/2 |
| David Pizzi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9 | 1/5 | | | 4/14 |
| Thomas Pyman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3½/6 | | | 3½/6 |
| Vikram Rao | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Kabir Rao | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8 | 3/8 |
| Dave Richardson | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7 | 9/17 | 6½/13 | | | | | | 17½/37 |
| Oakley Richmond | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/6 | 0/6 |
| Steve Rodgers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29 | 17/29 | 8½/19 | 37½/77 |
| Chris Ross | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/2 | 3/5 | 1½/4 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 14½/23 |
| Will Rowett | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10 | | | 3/10 |
| Matt Rowett | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1½/9 | | | 1½/9 |
| Paulina Roychoudhury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Kevin Runham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Sachin Saggar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9 | 4/11 | 7/20 |
| Andrew Salter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2 | | 1/2 |
| Adam Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/6 | | | | | | | 1/6 |
| James Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ½/1 | ½/1 |
| Yves Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/2 | | | | 0/2 |
| Ajay Selvan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8/15 | 5/10 | 2/7 | 15/32 |
| Faruk Serin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3½/8 | 15½/20 | 19/28 |
| Omi Sibanda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 1½/7 | 1½/8 |
| Neil Sotheby | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3 | 7½/18 | 8/21 | 17½/42 |
| Norman Stephenson | | | | | 10/12 | 3½/5 | | | | 4/9 | | | | | | | | | 17½/26 |
| Richard Stevenson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3 | 1½/7 | 4/9 | 6½/19 |
| Sam Stevenson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3 | 5½/13 | 6/16 | 12½/18 | 25/50 |
| Samuel Stevenson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/0 |
| Alan Stockley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/14 | 8½/15 | 3/8 | 21½/37 |
| Chris Swales | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7½/16 | 11½/21 | 15/29 | 11½/20 | 5½/13 | 5½/12 | 56½/111 |
| Ian Swales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Nick Tadd | | | | | | | | 3/8 | 2½/5 | 5/11 | 0/7 | 8/24 | 1/7 | ½/6 | 1/16 | 4½/11 | 4½/8 | 7½/13 | 37½/116 |
| Alan Tapster | | | | 0/2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/2 |
| Jake Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6 | 2/6 |
| James Tones | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 5/13 | 5/14 |
| Pete Townson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5½/10 | 4/13 | 3½/4 | | 13/27 |
| Holly Tweddle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| James Urwin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6 | 16/33 | 8/14 | 4/6 | 8/9 | 38/68 |
| Joe Vera-Sanso | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/5 | 1/1 | 3/6 |
| Phil Wales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18/26 | 8/17 | 26/43 |
| Jacob Waller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Matthew Walters | | | | | 1½/2 | 3/8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4½/10 |
| Ollie Walton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2½/7 | 1/14 | 1/6 | | 4½/27 |
| Jayden Wang | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0/2 | 11/17 | 12½/17 | 23½/36 |
| Brad Werritt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/7 | | | | 3/7 |
| Brian Whitaker | 7½/12 | 13½/23 | 8½/23 | 4/16 | 1/6 | 12/19 | 7/14 | 14/23 | 13/24 | 20/30 | 3/18 | 11½/24 | 7½/20 | | | | | | 122½/252 |
| Finn Whitfield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/6 | | | | 1/6 |
| Harris Wilson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/1 | | 2/8 |
| David Wise | | | | | 9/11 | 9½/14 | 9/12 | 5½/10 | 6/9 | 5/8 | | | | | | | | | 44/64 |
| Osman Yari | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6½/12 | 6½/12 |
| Oscar Youdale | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7 | 1/7 |
Highest Graded (1600+ when playing for Thornaby based on 10 games or more)
| Chris Ross | 2283 |
| Mike Closs | 2208 |
| Norman Stephenson | 2163 |
| Dave Wise | 2148 |
| Francis Batchelor | 2084 |
| Matt Jackman | 2062 |
| Richard VM Hall | 2035 |
| Paul Douglass | 2025 |
| Brian Ellis | 1893 |
| Mike Creaney | 1885 |
| Phillip Mitcheson | 1878 |
| Gary Dixon | 1849 |
| Ernie Lazenby | 1833 |
| Aryan Nalawade | 1821 |
| Dominic Leigh | 1815 |
| Sam Greig | 1806 |
| Ray Honeybourne | 1758 |
| Dave Richardson | 1758 |
| Steve Rodgers | 1757 |
| Chris Swales | 1742 |
| Sagar Patil | 1740 |
| Peter Harker | 1707 |
| Tashil Lankapura | 1693 |
| James Urwin | 1681 |
| Joe McGinnis | 1679 |
| Chris Carabine | 1668 |
| Bill March | 1660 |
| Brian Whitaker | 1653 |
| Tom Marwood | 1649 |
| Phil Wales | 1641 |
| Maurice Olum | 1634 |
| Jonathan Feasby | 1629 |
| Santiago Palencia | 1621 |
| Stephen Ollis | 1616 |
| Joseph Machin | 1609 |
| Brad Werritt | 1607 |
Most Appearances (20 Or more)
| Mike Creaney | 375 |
| Brian Whitaker | 252 |
| Brian Ellis | 206 |
| Joe McGinnis | 137 |
| Ray Honeybourne | 126 |
| Nick Tadd | 116 |
| Chris Swales | 111 |
| Bill March | 109 |
| Paul Douglass | 108 |
| Francis Batchelor | 104 |
| Steve Rodgers | 77 |
| Chris Carabine | 71 |
| Iain Mellis | 68 |
| James Urwin | 68 |
| Joseph Machin | 67 |
| Ernie Lazenby | 64 |
| David Wise | 64 |
| Geoff Howsden | 57 |
| John Heeley | 55 |
| Andy Austen | 53 |
| Malcolm Goldspink | 53 |
| Sagar Patil | 50 |
| Sam Stevenson | 50 |
| Mike Closs | 48 |
| Tashil Lankapura | 47 |
| Maurice Olum | 45 |
| Stephen Ollis | 43 |
| Phil Wales | 43 |
| James Mann | 42 |
| Neil Sotheby | 42 |
| Josh Clements | 41 |
| Toefl Lankapura | 37 |
| Dave Richardson | 37 |
| Alan Stockley | 37 |
| Stewart Dinsdale | 36 |
| Sam Greig | 36 |
| Dominic Leigh | 36 |
| Rhys Orton | 36 |
| Jayden Wang | 36 |
| Geoff Mann | 35 |
| Eva Harris | 32 |
| Ajay Selvan | 32 |
| Tim Hind | 31 |
| Philip Mitcheson | 31 |
| Janos Mehes | 29 |
| Zhuoyi Lin | 28 |
| Faruk Serin | 28 |
| Charles Hind | 27 |
| Pete Townson | 27 |
| Ollie Walton | 27 |
| George Butterworth | 26 |
| Aryan Nalawade | 26 |
| Norman Stephenson | 26 |
| Shanaya Chauhan | 25 |
| Freya Hind | 24 |
| Matt Jackman | 24 |
| Chris Ross | 23 |
| Jonathan Feasby | 20 |
| Sachin Saggar | 20 |
Most Points (10 Or more)
| Mike Creaney | 190 |
| Brian Whitaker | 122.5 |
| Brian Ellis | 107 |
| Paul Douglass | 75 |
| Ray Honeybourne | 73 |
| Joe McGinnis | 66 |
| Francis Batchelor | 58 |
| Chris Swales | 56.5 |
| Bill March | 48 |
| David Wise | 44 |
| Chris Carabine | 43.5 |
| Mike Closs | 43.5 |
| James Urwin | 38 |
| Steve Rodgers | 37.5 |
| Nick Tadd | 37.5 |
| Ernie Lazenby | 32.5 |
| Tashil Lankapura | 30.5 |
| Iain Mellis | 29.5 |
| Joseph Machin | 29 |
| Stephen Ollis | 28 |
| Malcolm Goldspink | 26.5 |
| Sagar Patil | 26.5 |
| Phil Wales | 26 |
| Sam Greig | 25 |
| Sam Stevenson | 25 |
| Jayden Wang | 23.5 |
| Josh Clements | 22 |
| Geoff Howsden | 22 |
| Dominic Leigh | 21.5 |
| James Mann | 21.5 |
| Maurice Olum | 21.5 |
| Alan Stockley | 21.5 |
| Aryan Nalawade | 19 |
| Faruk Serin | 19 |
| Eva Harris | 17.5 |
| Geoff Mann | 17.5 |
| Dave Richardson | 17.5 |
| Neil Sotheby | 17.5 |
| Norman Stephenson | 17.5 |
| Philip Mitcheson | 17 |
| Andy Austen | 15 |
| George Butterworth | 15 |
| Rhys Orton | 15 |
| Ajay Selvan | 15 |
| Chris Ross | 14.5 |
| Stewart Dinsdale | 14 |
| John Heeley | 13.5 |
| Matt Jackman | 13 |
| Toefl Lankapura | 13 |
| Pete Townson | 13 |
| Shanaya Chauhan | 12.5 |
| Tim Hind | 12 |
| Santiago Palencia | 11.5 |
| Freya Hind | 10.5 |
| Zhuoyi Lin | 10.5 |
| Jonathan Feasby | 10 |
