IN SUMMARY TODAY I AM DELIGHTED TO REPORT WE MADE A DONATION OF £400 TO 2024 CHILDREN IN NEED. THIS WAS ACHIEVED WITH THE GREAT SUPPORT OF OUR PARENTS AND OUR COACHES AND THE CLUB MATCHED EVERY £1 CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GREAT CAUSE.
WE HAD ANOTHER FULL HOUSE OF 29 KEEN AND ENTHUSIASTIC JUNIORS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS TO COME AND ENJOY CHESS.
WE HAD THE USUAL PROGRAMME OF PUZZLES REVIEWED WITH TONY SANDERSON AND BOTH NATHANIEL AND NICOLAS DID REALLY WELL. PUZZLES PROVIDE PATTERN RECOGNITION AND OUR ADVANCED PLAYERS ARE ENJOYING THIS WAY OF DEVELOPING.
PAUL WENT THROUGH A VARIATION OF THE FRENCH DEFENCE TO OUR INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS AND IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE JUNIORS USING THE OPENING IN THE LADDER BOARD GAMES.
STEVE WORKED VERY HARD WITH A FULL COMPLIMEMENT OF EVER INCREASING BEGINNERS IN BOTH SESSIONS AND IT IS REWARDING TO SEE THESE YOUNG PLAYERS IMPROVING.
MARTIN WENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF OPENING ON THE DEMONSTRATION BOARD TO THE 2ND SESSION INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS AND THIS WAS WELL RECEIVED. HE ALSO WENT THROUGH A FAMOUS GAME – https://www.bournemouthjuniorchess.com/games/
AZHAR TOOK THE MANTLE WITH 2 NEW PLAYERS – ZARA AND ZAYEEM WHOM BOTH SHOWED PROMISE AND ARE MORE THAN BEGINNERS. IT ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE NEW PLAYERS COMING ALONG NEARLY EVERY WEEK NOW.
RAFAN GAVE YOURS TRULY A COMMENDABLE GAME IN THE 2ND SESSION WHEN WE AGREED AN HONOURABLE DRAW AND FULLY DESERVED. WELL DONE RAFAN.
LADDER BOARD GAMES
THERE WERE EXCITING AND CLOSE GAMES PLAYED TODAY WITH 15 MINUTES EACH ON THE CLOCK IT IS REWARDING TO SEE MOST PLAYERS TAKING MORE TIME TO FIND DEEPER MOVES.
IN THE ADVANCED SESSION THINGS ARE HOTTING UP WITH PETER AND NICOLAS TOPPING THE TABLE BUT NATHANIEL, NEIL AND TRISTAN ARE CLOSING UP AND ITS ALL TO PLAY FOR WITH 3 WEEKS TO GO.
AMALEE IS SLIGHTLY AHEAD IN THE INTERMEDIATE AND BEGINNER SECTION WITH PAVINA CLOSING IN.
ARTHUR IS THE CLEAR LEADER IN THE 2ND SESSION INTERMEDIATE AND BEGINNER SECTION BUT ALFIE IS ONLY1 POINT BEHIND AND IT’S A SHAME RAFAN MISSED THE EARLY PART OF THE TERM AS HIS RECENT RESULTS HAVE SEEN HIM MOVE UP THE TABLE.
CHARLOTTE /ZAYEEN AND ZARA HAVE ALL TO PLAY FOR IN THE BEGINNERS SECTION AND AS THEY ARE ALL NEW PLAYERS ITS PROMISING TO SEE THEM DOING WELL.
AS ALWAYS, THE SESSIONS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE CHESS TEAM OF STEVE/TONY/AZHAR/PAUL/MARTIN AND YOURS TRULY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ANOTHER FULL HOUSE AND EXCITING GAMES NEXT SATURDAY.
ERIC SACHS
You can download the mobile chess app ‘Analyze This’ from the App Store for Apple or for Android on Google Play
Here are some really good external links –
https://www.youtube.com/@PowerPlayChess
https://www.youtube.com/@agadmator
Play chess online – https://www.chess.com/play/online or https://lichess.org/
Regards, Martin.