SIMULTANEOUS RESULTS 29/1/22. Zander and Harry took on 12 opponents in a SIMUL display with a score of 8/12. (Eight wins from 12 games). This highlighted the strength and ability of both players to take a group of other opponents, Read more
Guidance and goals from the chess team of Eric/Graham/Steve and Paul – January 2022 We want to highlight some points and objectives to help you progress with your chess. Standard you wish to reach – goals – what are your Read more
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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 Read more