Mayor’s Parlour
In October a group of us went to the Mayor's Parlour at the Civic Centre in Port Talbot. The mayor this year is Councillor Robert Wood who joined our club when he was about 8 [...]
Dennis 90th Birthday
Dennis Thomas has just celebrated his 90th birthday (2nd October). Dennis came to the club when it was first formed in 1978 intending only to introduce his two sons to the game. He stayed [...]
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 [...]
“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.”