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Read more about the article Yorkshire Championships

Yorkshire Championships

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:May 3, 2022
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This was the game that won me the Yorkshire championships. This season it was decided at the Scarborough congress and going into the last round, I was on 4/4. Unusually,…

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British Championships Round 8

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:January 27, 2022
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Some of you will have heard that I came close to winning the British Championships in October. Sadly, I mucked up the last round, but this is the game that…

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Chess Reboot for 2022

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:December 28, 2021
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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…

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British OTB Final Results

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:October 14, 2021
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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…

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British OTB Chess Championships 2021

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:October 4, 2021
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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…

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Recommended on YouTube

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:August 31, 2021
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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…

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The Mark Allison Show

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:August 24, 2021
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Last night at Woodseats Chess Club we had a special event that Bill affectionately refers to as 'The Mark Allison Show'. Mark talked us through a couple of his games,…

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More Chess at Kelham Island

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:August 11, 2021
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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…

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Simul with an International Master

  • Post author:Jamie
  • Post published:August 9, 2021
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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…

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Events for August 2021

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  • Post published:July 27, 2021
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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,…

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Lichess

Quite a few of us play on popular internet chess website, Lichess.

We also run an online tournament for club members every Sunday afternoon from 4:00pm.

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    January 27, 2022/
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    Lichess Tournament #6
    September 12, 2021/
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New Members

We meet every Monday evening from 7:30 at The Abbey on Chesterfield Road. We’re a friendly club and cater to all levels of play.

You’re most welcome to drop by for a casual game of chess; but please get in touch and let us know you’re coming.

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  • Address:The Abbey 944 Chesterfield Rd, Sheffield, UK, S8 0SH
  • Email:woodseatschess@gmail.comOpens in your application

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