We had a good number of budding and keen young chess players who came along to learn and play chess despite the half term and sunshine, along with all the attractions from outside. We welcomed back Manvik, also Dima who is from Ukraine and is a promising player. Eric went Read more
Happy half term holidays to all our readers & the weather looks set fair for the week. Welcome newbies Jack, Manvik and Dima Happy Birthday to Kane, who couldn’t be with us today. Many thanks and welcome to James Comer who is a 1st year student at Bournemouth University who Read more
28 junior chess players turned out on this sunny Saturday morning, a warm welcome to Dima, a new recruit today. Taking a mid term break from the ladder, Tony Sanderson, from the Poole Chess Club, gave a simultaneous display in each session to the advanced groups, winning 12 of the Read more
31 juniors today and a total of 7 helpers to keep order, tough but rewarding. A warm welcome to our newest recruit, six year old Sophia, who incidentally played a very good game to get a draw – one to watch! Graham Hillman took the advanced groups and talked about Read more
As there has been some question regarding the Ladder calculations, I have amended the posting for 6th May. I have hidden the grading figure away from the current score to avoid this confusion. Zander has been removed at his request. I welcome further comments and suggestions if clarification is needed. Read more
28 very enthusiastic potential Kings came to our Coronation chess club this Saturday despite the rainy day and the Coronation taking place in London. Young Marcus lead the way by coming along wearing a Kings crown. Graham Hillman took the 1st session advanced groups and went through opening gambits both white Read more
DING DING – Round 1 Finn watched and notated this game played on Saturday between Alfie and Bertie, it may not be the best game played that day, but it’s worth looking at and understanding what were good / bad moves played and learn from that. Alfie opened with a Read more
A Bank holiday chess bonanza when 38 juniors turned up to learn and play chess. The new players seem to be coming every week and we welcomed Carlos and Harish and wish them well with their chess. Next Saturday is coronation chess day and to confirm by popular demand we Read more
With the Easter holidays now over we had a return of some of our regulars, so welcome back Woody, Jiya, Swara, Shriya, Leland, Noah, Lathujan, Pavina and Lewis, plus new players Robin & Roni, which resulted into a major 2nd session with an overall total of 32 attendees. We also Read more
We always expect the numbers to drop during the Easter holidays and half term break, however we still had an enthusiastic 20 budding eager young chess players learning and socialising on this last Saturday of the School Holidays. It is noticeable we are getting more interest now from senior school Read more