Chess Reboot for 2022
Hey up chess fans! Hope you all had a lovely break and enjoyed the holidays. We'll be back for more chess from Monday the 10th of Jan (upstairs function room…
British OTB Final Results
We were following the British OTB Championship with some interest. One of our members, IM Andrew Ledger, was doing rather well, and after 8 rounds, he was in joint 1st…
British OTB Chess Championships 2021
After 3 (of 9) rounds, in the British OTB Chess Championships 2021, one of our members, IM Andrew Ledger, is doing rather well. Currently Andrew is on 2.5 points out…
Recommended on YouTube
As you know, there is a ton of quality chess content on YouTube. I quite like the following playlist from IM Kostya Kavutskiy. To view the individual videos in the…
The Mark Allinson Show
Last night at Woodseats Chess Club we had a special event that Bill affectionately refers to as 'The Mark Allinson Show'. Mark talked us through a couple of his games,…
More Chess at Kelham Island
The fifth episode in a series of chess events at Kelham Island run by Geoff Brown, will take place on Sunday 22nd August. They tend to be either 3 or…
Simul with an International Master
Tonight at the Abbey, we hosted a chess simul with International Master Andrew Ledger. Everyone seemed to enjoy the experience, despite the fact that Andrew soundly thrashed us all, the…
Events for August 2021
Following on from our opening on the 26th (thanks to everyone who turned up), we have a number of exciting chess activities planned for the coming weeks. These are optional of course,…
Opening on the 26th July
We're pleased to announce we will be open for new members, to join us at the Abbey on Chesterfield Road, from the 26th of July. Of course, this is provisional…
Time Traveller’s Emporium
Congratulations to our junior member, Daniel Clayton, on winning the Time Traveller's Emporium Trophy at this Saturday's over the board tournament at Birley Spa church. It's an award for the…