ANOTHER ENJOYABLE SESSION YESTERDAY WHERE 16 JUNIORS CAME ALONG TO ENJOY AND PLAY CHESS. THE SUN WAS SHINING WHICH RESULTED IN ABOUT 6 OF OUR REGULARS JUNIORS CHOOSING TO ENJOY THE GOOD WEATHER –UNDERSTANDABLE. TONY OUR PUZZLE KING, TOOK THE Read more
WE WERE DELIGHTED TO RETURN YESTERDAY AT OUR BOURNMEOUTH LIBRARY CHESS CLUB AND TO SEE NEARLY ALL OUR REGULARS RETURNING AND 2 NEW PLAYERS MAKING A TOTAL OF 19 JUNIORS LEARNING AND PLAYING CHESS OVER BOTH SESSIONS. SO, WELCOME FOR Read more
JUNIOR CHESS STARTS ON THE 7TH SEPTEMBER AT BOURNEMOUTH LIBRARY WE WELCOME BACK ALL OUR REGULAR PLAYERS FROM LAST SEASON AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOME NEW PLAYERS COMING ALONG. OUR REGULAR COACHES OF STEVE, PAUL, AZHAR, TONY, MARTIN AND Read more
Congratulations to Zander Booth who was the top placed local player coming 14th out of 86 players with 4½ points out of 7 including a win in round 4 against GM Keith Arkell in a Lichess Blitz tournament. Here was Zander’s win against the GM … https://lichess.org/OJpxSqHI
Many, many thanks to all who signed the huge paper/card on Saturday, a nice touch in which all of us involved in the club appreciate it immensely. Thank you all.
2024 UK Chess Challenge Southern Gigafinal Under 12 Boys Huge congratulations to Leo from Poole Chess Club and until recently our very own Bournemouth Junior Chess Club, who played in the Southern Gigafinal Under 12. He got some excellent wins Read more
On our final Saturday before the summer break we held a 10min ea, 6 round tournament, split into two sections, advance and intermediates. 17 juniors took part, 10 advanced and 7 intermediates. Refreshments were served very kindly by Daniele, thank Read more
We hosted a special event this morning which was a simul given by Finn Schell to our 10 advanced and intermediate players. The matches started at 10.10 and finished at 11.45 with a score of 8.5/10 7 won games and Read more
Another sunny day and we had a good turnout of 17 juniors despite being advised many of our players have other commitments in July as the holiday season approaches. Just a reminder we are hosting a simul next Saturday 13/7 Read more
Another hot and sweltering day brought us 20 youngsters still eager for a game of chess, unfortunately we were a little light on tutors due to holidays and illness but Azhar, Martin and Graham did their best to educate and Read more