13^TH SEPTEMBER 2015

AFTER A GOOD & WELL EARNED SUMMER BREAK FOR ALL WE WELCOMED BACK ALL OUR YOUNG, KEEN AND ENTHUSIASTIC CHESS PLAYERS.

IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE A NEW SET OF BEGINNERS, JHWAN, JITESH, OMAR, BJORN, ANDRES, SOPHIA AND SEPANTA. STEVE TOOK ALL PLAYERS THROUGH THE BASICS OF THE BOARD/LAYOUT OF THE PIECES,STRENGTH OF THE PIECES AND ALL AS MUCH AS THEY CAN ABSORB IN A SHORT PERIOD.

WE REALLY HOPE TO SEE ALL OUR BEGINNERS CONTINUE TO LEARN AND DEVLOP THEIR CHESS.

TONY TOOK THE ADVANCED SESSION THROUGH A SERIES OF ENDGAMES AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND I HOPE ALL INVOLVED LEARNT AND CAN PUT INTO PRACTICE SOME OF THESE TACTICS –

Puzzle 1 – Black to play and win

Puzzle 2 – Black to play and win

Puzzle 3 – Black to play and win

Puzzle 4 – Black to play and win

The puzzle solutions are at the bottom of the page.

ERIC/PAUL AND MARTIN HAD GROUPS OFLIAM/MARKAS/PAVINA/KIT AND NIRVAN THROUGH VARIOUS TACTICS. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL THESE PLAYERS CONTINUE WITH CHESS AND ENJOY PLAYING WEEKLY.

Rowley giving full attention to Martin’s position

OUR SECOND SESSION ALLOWED MORE TIME WITH ROWLEY/MANVIK AND NILAY AND AGAIN WE HOPE TO SEE THESE REGULARS PROGRESS AND DO WELL IN THEIR OWN GAMES.

ALL PLAYERS ENJOYED BOUNCE GAMES AND WE WILL START THE LADDER BOARD COMPETITION NEXT SATURDAY.

OUR OVERALL NUMBERS OF 21 WERE GOOD AND IT WAS GREAT TO MEET SOME OF THE PARENTS OF EXISITING AND NEW PLAYERS.

WE HAD THE SUPPORT OF DEE/MARTIN/TONY/PAUL/STEVE AND THE RETURN OF GRAHAM HILLMAN – WELCOME BACK GRAHAM AND I AM SURE YOU DID A GREAT JOB AT WIMBORNE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT SATURDAY.

ERIC SACHS