An eight-year-old girl has been crowned best female player at the European blitz chess championships. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, north-west London, scored 8.5/13 at the event in Croatia, finishing ahead of seasoned professionals in the process. She defeated an international master and drew with a grandmaster, in a result described Read more
Our end of term Christmas competition was played in an excellent spirit, where 20 junior players took part in 5 rounds of competitive chess. I am delighted to report all entrants arrived on time, sat down to play and give their all over the next 3 hours. There were two Read more
In the final week before our Christmas competition, we had a strong attendance of 26 juniors, well done everyone for coming along to learn and play chess. Eric took the advanced sections and reviewed a dynamic game played by Nikolas Theodorou and Teimoura Radjabov in the recent European team championship. Read more
We need to make sure we are all protected at this time of the year with various virus’s/flu/colds going round. Can all parents ensure that when children attend lessons, they are fully fit/healthy and at least make sure they have protection by having tissues/handkerchiefs ready to avoid spreading any germs. Read more
We enjoyed the company of 24 enthusiastic and keen young juniors itching to move the pieces on a bitterly cold December morning. It is a pleasure to see so many coming along to learn and play chess. We were without Graham Morris for the 1st time in 6 years due Read more
An open tournament for all local juniors under the age of 16, there are a limited number of tables available so book early to avoid disappointment.