Update for the Bournemouth Junior Chess Club – Saturday 23 April Saturday’s theme was blindfold chess and playing chess by V.I. (visual impaired) players 1st part Eric gave a talk on the history of blindfold chess including details of demonstrations by some of the greats – Philidor/Reshevsky and Alehkine. Records Read more…
BRAILLE CHESS ASSOCIATION Enabling blind and partially sighted people to enjoy the game of chess. The 2021 BCA Telephone Email Skype Summer Ladder (TESSLa short) event was played over three months, 27 competitors played 214 games! They also used Lichess, Zoom and SMS text. The year’s U1450 Ladder Champion is Read more…
24 Juniors took part in Saturdays Handicap Tournament over 6 rounds with challenging time controls for some, those with quick thinking used time as an added weapon against their opponents. Congratulations to Zander in the advanced section with 6 wins from 6 and Yash in the intermediates also with 6 Read more…