ELSTEAD HOTEL 18 DECEMBER 2021 Well done to all our 20 juniors who joined in and competed in a Lightning 10 second buzzer competition. Dress attire was all things Xmas, including the management that wore Elves hats to make the kids feel at home. As always, the games were played Read more…
Over the last 3 months our All-Play-All event has produced some great games and some not so great games, but the experience in playing competitively is game changing. Well done to all those who took part, next year we will resume with the infamous Ladder competition. The juniors who have Read more…
On Saturday we reviewed a Chess 960 game between Wesley So and Maxime Vachier- Lagrave. Chess 960 or Chess 9LX is a variant of chess as we know it. It has the same rules of normal chess except the major/back pieces are moved on the back rank ensuring no pieces Read more…
Two of our four winners were available on Saturday to receive well earnt prizes of magnetic board chess sets. Joey and Harry R H have shown excellent progress over the past weeks and months, both winning their retrospective Ladder competitions. The other two winners unable to attend were Zander and Read more…
A scintillating morning of simultaneous chess featuring our very own and highly rated Poole Chess Club player Mike Duggan. Due to Covid restrictions and some juniors having to isolate, numbers were depleted to only 11 taking part, nevertheless, some Stella performances evolved, of which all participants can be very proud. Read more…
Hints and tips that everyone should know We have copies of this to hand out if you’d like one.
NEW members will be accessed over a 3 month period by the team, to determine whether the junior in question has the right aptitude and determination to take his/her Chess to the next level. We receive many requests for us to take on new members and we want to give Read more…
I saw this article in the ‘I’ newspaper by Jonathan Rowson, he is a Grand Master who lives in London now and has taught one or two of our juniors here in Bournemouth. He talks about his life as a junior and how Chess has helped him develop a lifetime Read more…
If you are trying promote a pawn, you need to know if the king can stop you. This can be time consuming. However, by knowing the “rule of the square ” you can instantly know if the King can catch your pawn. With White to move, once you push the Read more…
Chess is a beautiful “Game”, it’s not easily mastered, even experienced players can still learn more, but you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy playing Chess. Over the following weeks, we will guide beginners through the basics and more, hopefully you’ll discover the enjoyment that Chess can give Read more…