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Chess 960 Variation
On Saturday we reviewed a Chess 960 game between Wesley So and Maxime Vachier- Lagrave. Chess 960 or Chess 9LX is a…
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Presentations and new competition
Two of our four winners were available on Saturday to receive well earnt prizes of magnetic board chess sets. Joey and Harry…
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Simultaneous Results and photos
A scintillating morning of simultaneous chess featuring our very own and highly rated Poole Chess Club player Mike Duggan. Due to Covid…
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Top 35 Chess Principles
Hints and tips that everyone should know We have copies of this to hand out if you’d like one.
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Junior Chess Registration Form
NEW members will be accessed over a 3 month period by the team, to determine whether the junior in question has the…
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Chess “A Game of Life”
I saw this article in the ‘I’ newspaper by Jonathan Rowson, he is a Grand Master who lives in London now and…
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Rule of the Square
If you are trying promote a pawn, you need to know if the king can stop you. This can be time consuming.…
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Chess for Beginners
Chess is a beautiful “Game”, it’s not easily mastered, even experienced players can still learn more, but you don’t have to be…
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End game position – Black to play.
This position was reached in a game played Saturday morning by two of our junior players. The question is, what is the…
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Endgame Tactics
Checkout the NEW page in the menu bar called “Endgame Tactics” Endgames are a weak spot for many players, here’s a few…