The River Chess

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:20 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Chess

Has anyone ever visited it and were they inspired to play some chess there?

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:24 pm

I and some others walked along it to raise money for a chess event back in around 2001. Well, we didn't walk the entire length, but it was a whole afternoon of walking. Nice countryside.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:33 pm

Great to hear.

Richard James · Post by **Richard James** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:35 pm

There's a village in the Chess Valley called Sarratt which shares its name with one of England's leading chess players and writers in the late 18th/early 19th century, one of whose books was entitled, in some editions, Sarratt on Chess.

http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.c ... -club.html

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:39 pm

Thanks Richard, great info as always.

Alan Walton · Post by **Alan Walton** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:52 pm

One of Sean Hewitt's e2e4 events back in 2009 (I think) played at Latimer House (played under Amersham) overlooks this river

So it has already been done, great venue and good weather allowing drinks on the terrace looking down at it

Roger de Coverly · Post by **Roger de Coverly** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:17 pm

Alan Walton wrote:One of Sean Hewitt's e2e4 events back in 2009 (I think) played at Latimer House (played under Amersham) overlooks this river

4NCL Division 3 as well, although that was in the depths of winter.

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3964

JustinHorton · Post by **JustinHorton** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:54 pm

In Argentina: el Río Ajedrez.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:12 pm

JustinHorton wrote:In Argentina: el Río Ajedrez.

Looks a little different to the home counties.

David Sedgwick · Post by **David Sedgwick** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:01 pm

Alan Walton wrote:One of Sean Hewitt's e2e4 events back in 2009 (I think) played at Latimer House (played under Amersham) overlooks this river

As well as being in the Chess Valley, I recall that that venue had one feature which made it particularly desirable for a chess event.

There was no mobile phone reception in the playing room.

Steven DuCharme · Post by **Steven DuCharme** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:29 pm

nirvana indeed

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