Rolls-Royce Chess Club
Much more will be added to this page in due course but for now, here are details of an early Derbyshire League match between Rolls-Royce and Pastures Hospital on 8th February 1959, kindly provided by Maurice Hill.
Pastures Hospital v Rolls-Royce (RR white on odd)
| 1 | Arthur Randall | 0-1 | Henry Morton |
| 2 | I Klava | 0-1 | Maurice J Hill |
| 3 | J Tweddle | 0-1 | J William Baker |
| 4 | W Stevens | 0-1 | Keith Humberstone |
| 5 | Harry Poopuu | 0.5-0.5 | Frank Wood |
| 6 | J Rickards | 0-1 | P Birkenshaw |
| 7 | H Hackett | 0-1 | Jack Windle |
| 8 | Mrs Klava | 0-1 | Fred Phillips |
| 0.5-7.5 |
Henry Morton was a strong Derbyshire player, graded around 200 BCF, for several years until moving to Kidsgrove in the mid-1960s. Jack Windle continued to play for Rolls-Royce for many more years, while Harry Poopuu later became a well-known Chesterfield player.
Below is Maurice’s win on board 2.