Chess is Suspended
Given the current situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus, and recent government advice, we have decided to cancel our Monday evening sessions at the Abbey, with immediate effect. We'll keep you…
Another famous chess player in black and white!
Who is the player on the left and why was he famous? A story about him might follow: Peter
Petrosian plays blitz!
Since lichess.org. is practically melting at the moment, I thought I would go back to a time before the Internet, when they played 'Blitz' with proper chess clocks! There are…
Members of Woodseats Chess Club
Two well-known members of Woodseats Chess Club have taken the opportunity of some unexpected leisure to indulge in deep analysis of their favourite openings!
‘Wild Bill Batley’ rides again.
This is another game from a simultaneous exhibition, again featuring William Batley, the well-known Woodseats Chess player (see recent posts on this site) v. Akiba Rubinstein, a member of the…
Woodseats Player defeats World Champion Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine was World Champion at the time that this game was played. Batley did play for Woodseats (see previous posts on this site). There's more about him here, though I…
Latest Woodseats Chess Club news:
More news of members of Woodseats Chess Club from another very critical moment in history: C.G. Harbord was the first secretary of the club and his father was the…
Breaking News: Woodseats Chess Club more than a hundred years old!
This really doesn't need a lot of explanation. It's taken from the "Green'UN", which obviously has a very long history- for 1915! It had a regular chess column at that…
Do you offer draws?
Rob raised the question of 'draws' and the vital statistics of same: Here's an interesting article that I've just pinched off the Internet that gives a lot information and comparisons:…
A tiger writes . . .
A member of the club, who is a bit of a literary gent on the quiet, recently sent me an email that started off "Dear Tiger . . .", an…