Woodseats Chess Club, which is actually in Heeley and easily accessible on the 24/25/43 bus routes out of the town centre, is one of the oldest chess clubs in Sheffield and welcomes players of all strengths. Whether you’re a beginner who has discovered chess on the Internet or in the …
Woodseats B 4 – 2 Sheffield Nomads B Mon 15th Oct 2018
Woodseats 2 4 – 2 Ravenfield Mon 8th Oct 2018
Woodseats B 3 – 3 Rotherham B Mon 24th Sep 2018
Woodseats C 3½ – 1½ Sheffield Deaf A Mon 1st Oct 2018
Long standing Woodseats CC member, Andrew Ledger is about to participate in the European Club Cup! You can follow Andrew’s progress here: http://eurochess2018.com/participants/ Looks like Andrew is playing for Blackthorne Russia, and may be playing St Petersburg in the first round. They’re not bad. Good luck Andrew!
Here are some openings that you might like to try while you’re enjoying your cup of Coffee: • King’s Gambit Accepted: Basman Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3. Qe2) • Sicilan Defence: Paulsen-Basman Defence (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5). The example might be a slightly improved version. …
Thank you to everybody who have shown an interest so far. There won’t be any more Wednesday sessions for the time being but we hope to restart the clock sometime at the end of October / beginning of November. Peter Hulse
It doesn’t really . . . but in November (9-28 November 2018) for the first time for eighteen years (Kasparov v. Kramnik) it will be staged in London. Another significant anniversary is that it is twenty-five years since British born (Leigh in Lancashire) Nigel Short challenged Kasparov for his crown …
