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Southbourne Championship Swiss 2023/2024
Round 2
C Foley v F Schell
L Laker v M Litchfield
F Spirling v M Edwards
J Harris v P Sandy
J Wang v M Williams
B Curran v C Lane
K Dixon v L Cuthbert
B Sillence v A Dufall
Games to be played by 19 January 2024.
Please contact your opponent as soon as possible.
Round 1
F Schell v B Sillence
L Cuthbert v L Laker
M Williams v J Harris
P Sandy v B Curran
M Edwards v J Wang
C Lane v C Foley
M Litchfield v K Dixon
A Dufall v F Spirling
Games to be played by 10 November 2023.
Please contact your opponent as soon as possible.
Time Control 1 Hour plus 30 Second Increment each move
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Southbourne Championship Swiss 2023/2024
Round 2
C Foley v F Schell
L Laker v M Litchfield
F Spirling v M Edwards
J Harris v P Sandy
J Wang v M Williams
B Curran v C Lane
K Dixon v L Cuthbert
B Sillence v A Dufall
Games to be played by 19 January 2024.
Please contact your opponent as soon as possible.
Round 1
F Schell v B Sillence
L Cuthbert v L Laker
M Williams v J Harris
P Sandy v B Curran
M Edwards v J Wang
C Lane v C Foley
M Litchfield v K Dixon
A Dufall v F Spirling
Games to be played by 10 November 2023.
Please contact your opponent as soon as possible.
Time Control 1 Hour plus 30 Second Increment each move
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MEETINGS AND CLUB LOCATION
SOUTHBOURNE CHESS CLUB
Meets on Friday evenings, 6.00 -7.15 pm (Junior's training) 7.15-10.30 pm (Club & Match play) at Tuckton Social Club, 222 Tuckton Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH6 3AA.
LUDO LOUNGE CHESS
Meets on Tuesday afternoons 2.30-5.00 pm at
Ludo Lounge is at 34 Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth BH6 3RA.
We have five teams in the Bournemouth and District League and one team in the B&DCL Team Handicap Knockout Cup and are specially keen to welcome new members, particularly beginners including those wishing to learn the game.
We also cater for juniors (accompanied by a parent).
So do come and join us, your first week is free!
For more information please contact John Harris (01202) 427523 or email southbournechessclub@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to discuss further.
SOUTHBOURNE CHESS CLUB
Meets on Friday evenings, 6.00 -7.15 pm (Junior's training) 7.15-10.30 pm (Club & Match play) at Tuckton Social Club, 222 Tuckton Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH6 3AA.
LUDO LOUNGE CHESS
Meets on Tuesday afternoons 2.30-5.00 pm at
Ludo Lounge is at 34 Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth BH6 3RA.
We have five teams in the Bournemouth and District League and one team in the B&DCL Team Handicap Knockout Cup and are specially keen to welcome new members, particularly beginners including those wishing to learn the game.
We also cater for juniors (accompanied by a parent).
So do come and join us, your first week is free!
For more information please contact John Harris (01202) 427523 or email southbournechessclub@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to discuss further.
JUNIOR CHESS
- There is individual free coaching being offered at Southbourne Chess Club, between 6pm to 7.20pm on Friday evenings. If you know of any juniors who would be interested in receiving some free coaching then please contact Nikki Forster (nikkiforster2015@gmail.com). The evening includes friendly games of chess, a ladder competition, endgame / puzzles on the demo board and, as always, a supply of biscuits and orange squash.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
OUR JUNIOR CHESS CLUB EVERY FRIDAY EVENING
Formal coaching sessions at 6 to 7.20 pm at Tuckton Social Club
SOUTHBOURNE CHESS CLUB EVERY FRIDAY EVENING
Sessions 7.20 to 10.30 pm at Tuckton Social Club
LUDO CHESS CLUB EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Sessions 2.30 pm to 5 pm at 34 Southbourne Grove, All welcome.
LEAGUE FIXTURES START OCTOBER 2023
Formal coaching sessions at 6 to 7.20 pm at Tuckton Social Club
SOUTHBOURNE CHESS CLUB EVERY FRIDAY EVENING
Sessions 7.20 to 10.30 pm at Tuckton Social Club
LUDO CHESS CLUB EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Sessions 2.30 pm to 5 pm at 34 Southbourne Grove, All welcome.
LEAGUE FIXTURES START OCTOBER 2023
- Sunday 12th to Saturday 25th November 2023 - World Youth Championship (U14, U16, U18) in Montesilvano, Italy - deadline for entry is Friday 1st September ... https://www.englishchess.org.uk/Juniors/forthcoming-european-and-world-youth-championships/#new_tab
Junior Chess at Southbourne Chess Club
Southbourne chess club is now open on a Friday evening from 6.00pm for both juniors and adults. Southbourne is a friendly informal club so very suitable for juniors. Martin Simons, as the chairman of Southbourne Chess Club, is very supportive of junior chess. It's a very family friendly venue which makes it ideal for young players.
This year, Southbourne Chess Club has seen an ever-growing number of young players coming along and, on any Friday, the club has between 5 and 10 juniors. Junior players range in age from around 7 years up to mid-teens.
Abilities are totally mixed from those who are complete beginners, through those with limited experience to those who are quite experienced and are playing in the local chess league teams. The club is proud to welcome all juniors (and parents) and has juniors travelling from across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and even some from further afield.
Beginners’ chess at Southbourne Chess Club
Currently, Nikki Forster is giving informal, fun chess coaching to beginners from 6.30pm on a Friday at Southbourne for about an hour or just over. The sessions cover a range of topics from the basics of how pieces move to tactics such as forks, pins and skewers and how to checkmate. The juniors also work on chess puzzles and play against each other.
To help beginners become familiar with how the pieces move, the following free Chesskid.com videos are a good starting point and are highly recommended:
Pawn level 1 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-rook
Pawn level 2 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-bishops
Pawn level 3 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-queen
Pawn level 4 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-king
Pawn level 5 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-pawn
Pawn level 6 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-knight
Lots of opportunity for more experienced juniors
The more experienced juniors are enjoying playing each other across the board on a Friday evening and playing adult members of the chess club. There is often an opportunity for them to receive coaching from some of these other regular adult players during this time.
Southbourne Chess Club also has juniors regularly playing for the club in the B&DCL league matches, representing teams at all levels from the D team up to the A team.
The club also has a team in the B&DCL Bacchus League which is aimed at junior and inexperienced chess players and, Southbourne, strongly encourages as many juniors as possible to play in these matches (the time control is 60 minutes per player). The club sees this as important in the junior’s chess development.
Dorset Junior Chess
Up to date information on junior chess, along with puzzles and fun stuff can be found on the junior chess page of the Dorset Chess website. Junior Chess | Dorset Chess
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Southbourne chess club is now open on a Friday evening from 6.00pm for both juniors and adults. Southbourne is a friendly informal club so very suitable for juniors. Martin Simons, as the chairman of Southbourne Chess Club, is very supportive of junior chess. It's a very family friendly venue which makes it ideal for young players.
This year, Southbourne Chess Club has seen an ever-growing number of young players coming along and, on any Friday, the club has between 5 and 10 juniors. Junior players range in age from around 7 years up to mid-teens.
Abilities are totally mixed from those who are complete beginners, through those with limited experience to those who are quite experienced and are playing in the local chess league teams. The club is proud to welcome all juniors (and parents) and has juniors travelling from across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and even some from further afield.
Beginners’ chess at Southbourne Chess Club
Currently, Nikki Forster is giving informal, fun chess coaching to beginners from 6.30pm on a Friday at Southbourne for about an hour or just over. The sessions cover a range of topics from the basics of how pieces move to tactics such as forks, pins and skewers and how to checkmate. The juniors also work on chess puzzles and play against each other.
To help beginners become familiar with how the pieces move, the following free Chesskid.com videos are a good starting point and are highly recommended:
Pawn level 1 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-rook
Pawn level 2 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-bishops
Pawn level 3 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-queen
Pawn level 4 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-king
Pawn level 5 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-pawn
Pawn level 6 https://www.chesskid.com/lessons/view/meet-the-knight
Lots of opportunity for more experienced juniors
The more experienced juniors are enjoying playing each other across the board on a Friday evening and playing adult members of the chess club. There is often an opportunity for them to receive coaching from some of these other regular adult players during this time.
Southbourne Chess Club also has juniors regularly playing for the club in the B&DCL league matches, representing teams at all levels from the D team up to the A team.
The club also has a team in the B&DCL Bacchus League which is aimed at junior and inexperienced chess players and, Southbourne, strongly encourages as many juniors as possible to play in these matches (the time control is 60 minutes per player). The club sees this as important in the junior’s chess development.
Dorset Junior Chess
Up to date information on junior chess, along with puzzles and fun stuff can be found on the junior chess page of the Dorset Chess website. Junior Chess | Dorset Chess
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HOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN HELP YOU TO PLAY CHESS BETTER?
Training your brain is just as important as training your body….It’s just like a muscle—if you’re not using it, you can lose it.” Magnus Carlsen
To read more, click on this link
If you have some time to go walking during the day, why not join the Christchurch Health Walks - They are completely FREE?
Also Wellbeing Walks - Walk a mile and get a free coffee & cake in Boscombe
Click Here for more details. includig a list of local guided walks
To read more, click on this link
If you have some time to go walking during the day, why not join the Christchurch Health Walks - They are completely FREE?
Also Wellbeing Walks - Walk a mile and get a free coffee & cake in Boscombe
Click Here for more details. includig a list of local guided walks
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Interesting Chess Articles
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BOURNEMOUTH & DISTRICT CHESS LEAGUE
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CLUB ADVERTISING
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