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…
‘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…
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…
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…
My opponent won’t resign!
Following of from last week’s presentation, Mark Allison runs through a game and talks about staying calm and keeping a cool head, when your opponent won’t resign a lost position. (more…)
Lichess
Quite a few of us have been playing on popular internet chess website lichess.org. More recently, we've been running an online tournament for club members every Sunday evening from 6:30pm.…
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