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…
The London System
Last Monday at Woodseats Chess Club, the talk was about openings again. Of course, the above mentioned came up in the conversation. It's a very 'marmite' topic. You're either for…
The Black Lion
There are no Chess matches at the moment for Woodseats Chess Club. We're still meeting though, and there has been a goodly assembly. If you want to join in and…
A wonderful backgammon board, with its junior friend and interesting acoutrements!
An Alternative to Chess?
Perhaps you'll say that there isn't one but, if you're a chess player (or anybody else for that matter) who is seeking a challenging alternative to the 64 squares, why…
Hull Chess Classic!
Chess in Schools and Communities
Yesterday, Andrew Ledger and I attended a training day in Hull for CSC. It was a great success, lots of interesting content and very well delivered by chess trainer Sean…
World Championship Chess at Woodseats Library
Another session at Woodseats Library yesterday and there is much to report. The ghosts of great players (and we're talking about World Champions) were abroad! I was playing against Steve,…