Puzzle Night 2022
The club recently had a puzzle night, In the pictures you can see us deep in thought and 2 of the challenging mate in 2 puzzles with white to play.
5 minute Blitz tournament 2022
The club recently had a 5 min Blitz tournament, that consisted of 7 rounds. The results were: 1st Steve 7/7 2nd Dale 6/7 3rd Kyle 4/7 There is a short breakdown of each round [...]
AGM 2022 and Awards night
Chairman (Martyn Griffiths), Secretary (Hywel Griffiths) and Treasurer (Anthony Beck) were all re-elected. Michael Beck, Steve Smith, Dale Westcott, Andrew Powell, John Davies and David Lucas were elected as Committee Members. Presentations were made [...]
Quickplay Championship 2022
The club hosted it's first quickplay championship in 3 years. It proved to be a great success with 22 players competing and enjoying the games. It was a 5 round event with each player [...]
Problem Solving 2017
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP There were a few strange results in the second round played last week. In the Championship section Louis beat Michael. Apparentlly Michael touched a piece and was obliged to move it. This is [...]
“Tactics flow from a superior position.”
“Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check.”
“Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders.”
“The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.”
“When you see a good move, look for a better one.”
“The pawns are the soul of chess.”
“The hardest game to win is a won game.”
“A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it.”