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Results
The winner of the tournament was Ian Clark (Wimborne) with 5½ out of 6.
Bruce Jenks (Highcliffe) and Adam Ursell (Highcliffe) came 2nd equal with 4½ points.
Other rating / junior prize winners were Thomas Trach (Highcliffe), Finn Schell (Southbourne) and Zander Booth (Poole), all with 4 points, Florence Spirling (Southbourne) and Adem Avci (Unattached) with 3 points, Dan Ursell (Highcliffe) with 2½ points and Oliver Bradley (Southbourne Juniors) with 2 points.
All players won a book prize.
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MEETINGS AND CLUB LOCATION
SOUTHBOURNE CHESS CLUB
Meets on Friday evenings, 6.00 -10.30 pm 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.
The winner of the tournament was Ian Clark (Wimborne) with 5½ out of 6.
Bruce Jenks (Highcliffe) and Adam Ursell (Highcliffe) came 2nd equal with 4½ points.
Other rating / junior prize winners were Thomas Trach (Highcliffe), Finn Schell (Southbourne) and Zander Booth (Poole), all with 4 points, Florence Spirling (Southbourne) and Adem Avci (Unattached) with 3 points, Dan Ursell (Highcliffe) with 2½ points and Oliver Bradley (Southbourne Juniors) with 2 points.
All players won a book prize.
For Pictures click here
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MEETINGS AND CLUB LOCATION
SOUTHBOURNE CHESS CLUB
Meets on Friday evenings, 6.00 -10.30 pm 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.
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Dorset One Day Closed Congress
Sunday 19th June 2022
Entries OpenAfter a two year break caused by COVID, Ian Clark is pleased to announce that…The 3rd Dorset One Day ‘Closed’ Chess Congress, incorporating the Dorset Championship, will be held on Sunday 19th June from 9:15am to 6:45pm.The key details are:
You can see the full details and enter here on the 3rd Dorset Closed page.
Dorset One Day Closed Congress
Sunday 19th June 2022
Entries OpenAfter a two year break caused by COVID, Ian Clark is pleased to announce that…The 3rd Dorset One Day ‘Closed’ Chess Congress, incorporating the Dorset Championship, will be held on Sunday 19th June from 9:15am to 6:45pm.The key details are:
- Venue: The Elstead Hotel
- 4 Sections: Championship, Major (Under 1900), Intermediate (Under 1700), Minor (Under 1500)
- Maximum of 12 players per section
- 4 Rounds played at 45 minutes plus 15 seconds increment per move
- Eligibility criteria apply
You can see the full details and enter here on the 3rd Dorset Closed page.
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Details of Government statements and ECF guidance relating to COVID-19 can be found here (https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/coronavirus-update-2/).
With regards to the B&DCL and Dorset League, club officials and players are reminded of the following guidelines:
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Details of Government statements and ECF guidance relating to COVID-19 can be found here (https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/coronavirus-update-2/).
With regards to the B&DCL and Dorset League, club officials and players are reminded of the following guidelines:
- All venues should provide sanitising gel
- All venues should be well ventilated
- Boards should be spaced well apart
- We discourage players from gathering around boards particularly at the end of matches.
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Winter Club Championship Swiss 2021-2022
Round 1
Len Laker 1 v 0 Frank Hamilton Taylor
Finn Schell v Brian Curran
Michael Litchfield ** v Alan Reid
Anton Vann v Jamie Doyle
Paul Sandy 1 v 0 Ken Dixon
Florence Spirling 0 v 1 John Harris
Chris Lane 1 v 0 Alan Dufall
Janet Lucas ** 0 v 1 David Arorash
Time Control 35 Moves in 75 minutes, then 15 minutes to finish
Games to be played by Friday 3 December 2021
First named player's please contact your opponent to arrange when to play.
-- Arranged to play 3 December 2021
Round 2
J Harris 1 v L Laker 1
B Curran 1 * v P Sandy 1
D Arorash 1 v M Litchfield 1*
J Doyle !* v C Lane 1
F Hamilton-taylor 0 v F Spirling 0
K Dixon 0 v F Schell 0*
A Reid 0* v J lucas 0
A Dufall 0 v A Vann 0*
* Assumed from round 1
Time Control 35 Moves in 75 minutes, then 15 minutes to finish
Games to be played by Friday 11 February 2022
First named player's please contact your opponent to arrange when to play.
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Len Laker 1 v 0 Frank Hamilton Taylor
Finn Schell v Brian Curran
Michael Litchfield ** v Alan Reid
Anton Vann v Jamie Doyle
Paul Sandy 1 v 0 Ken Dixon
Florence Spirling 0 v 1 John Harris
Chris Lane 1 v 0 Alan Dufall
Janet Lucas ** 0 v 1 David Arorash
Time Control 35 Moves in 75 minutes, then 15 minutes to finish
Games to be played by Friday 3 December 2021
First named player's please contact your opponent to arrange when to play.
-- Arranged to play 3 December 2021
Round 2
J Harris 1 v L Laker 1
B Curran 1 * v P Sandy 1
D Arorash 1 v M Litchfield 1*
J Doyle !* v C Lane 1
F Hamilton-taylor 0 v F Spirling 0
K Dixon 0 v F Schell 0*
A Reid 0* v J lucas 0
A Dufall 0 v A Vann 0*
* Assumed from round 1
Time Control 35 Moves in 75 minutes, then 15 minutes to finish
Games to be played by Friday 11 February 2022
First named player's please contact your opponent to arrange when to play.
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Club Winter Championship 2021/22 - 3rd Round Draw
Len Laker (2) v David Arorash (2)
Alan Reid (2) v Jamie Doyle (2)
Paul Sandy (1+A) v John Harris (1)
Florence Spirling (1) v Chris Lane (1)
Finn Schell (0.5+A) v Alan Dufall (0+A)
Anton Vann (0+A) v Ken Dixon 0.5
Bye - Brian Curran (2A)
Outstanding earlier round matches:
Round 1
Finn Schell v Brian Curran
Round 2
Brian Curran v Paul Sandy
Alan Dufall v Anton Vann
Brian will hope to play his games when he returns to the club (planned for Friday 18th March)
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Club Winter Championship 2021/22 - 4th Round Draw just made!
Brian Curran (3) v Len Laker (3)
Jamie Doyle (2 + A) v Florence Spirling (2)
Anton Vann (2) v Alan Reid (2 + A)
David Arorash (2) v Paul Sandy (1 + A)
John Harris (1 + A) v Finn Schell (1½)
Chris Lane (1) v Ken Dixon (½)
Bye - Alan Dufall (0)
Withdrawals - Michael Litchfield, Frank Hamilton-Taylor & Janet Lucas.
A = a game from a previous round.
Outstanding Round 3 games are ...
Alan Reid (2) v Jamie Doyle (2)
Paul Sandy (1+A) v John Harris (1)
Can all matches please be played by Friday 27th May
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Len Laker (2) v David Arorash (2)
Alan Reid (2) v Jamie Doyle (2)
Paul Sandy (1+A) v John Harris (1)
Florence Spirling (1) v Chris Lane (1)
Finn Schell (0.5+A) v Alan Dufall (0+A)
Anton Vann (0+A) v Ken Dixon 0.5
Bye - Brian Curran (2A)
Outstanding earlier round matches:
Round 1
Finn Schell v Brian Curran
Round 2
Brian Curran v Paul Sandy
Alan Dufall v Anton Vann
Brian will hope to play his games when he returns to the club (planned for Friday 18th March)
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Club Winter Championship 2021/22 - 4th Round Draw just made!
Brian Curran (3) v Len Laker (3)
Jamie Doyle (2 + A) v Florence Spirling (2)
Anton Vann (2) v Alan Reid (2 + A)
David Arorash (2) v Paul Sandy (1 + A)
John Harris (1 + A) v Finn Schell (1½)
Chris Lane (1) v Ken Dixon (½)
Bye - Alan Dufall (0)
Withdrawals - Michael Litchfield, Frank Hamilton-Taylor & Janet Lucas.
A = a game from a previous round.
Outstanding Round 3 games are ...
Alan Reid (2) v Jamie Doyle (2)
Paul Sandy (1+A) v John Harris (1)
Can all matches please be played by Friday 27th May
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Junior Chess at Southbourne Chess Club
Southbourne chess club is now open on a Friday evening from 6.30pm 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 6.30pm 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
Unlike many other games, playing chess does not involve an element of chance: The winner is whoever has the best strategy to outplay their opponent. It’s a game that requires a lot of thinking, and yet, while chess demands more of the player than many other games, playing chess is a popular pastime around the world. Millions of people play chess, from those who enjoy casual play in their home, online, or with a local chess club to those who play competitively in major tournaments. And since people of any age can compete for rankings and championships, even at the national or international level, the game of chess attracts players ranging from young children to seniors.
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