Competitions
Simultaneous Exhibition with Mike Duggan
11 juniors faced Mike Duggan from Poole Chess Club in a simul. No wins, but five draws! Kacper won the best game…
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Tournament reports, session notes, and club notices.
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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…
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Fried Liver Attack
The Fried Liver Attack is one of the most aggressive openings from white as you will be sacrificing one of your minor…
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Fishing Pole Trap
The Fishing Pole is one of the hardest chess traps not to fall into. White has so many opportunities to hang himself…