English Chess Forum

So we know that a lot of chess clubs play in pubs. What then happens to the chess club if the pub closes down either by a brewery or by the landlord. Obviously the chess club would then have to go to a new venue but how often does this happen.

A few years ago I seem to remember that the Midlands Chess Counties Union (MCCU) wanted to organise a National Chess Day with the idea that chess events would be going on up and down the country to promote chess and local chess clubs etc. Since then I have heard little about it. Does such a day exis...

Hi Jon

Well it has took me a while but I have got round to completing our chess club profile for Brewood Chess Circle. I have sent it to your email address Jon.

Hello everyone.

Is there a national chess day this year and if so when is it. I have heard about this in the past but as far as I know very few events were organised.

If you have a chess.com account I'll play against you in an odds game if you like. With yourself as white the first 8 moves will be: 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 Nd4 Ng8 3 Ne6 Nf6 4 Nxd8 Ng8 5 Ne6 Nf6 6 Nf4 Ng8 7 Nh3 Nf6 8 Ng1 Ng8 This will lead to a starting position without my queen. From then on I'll play normall...

It probably is a bit misleading to compare amateur league chess, to a professional sport such as football (although I have made the unfair comparisons myself on many occassions!) Obviously professional football teams don't conceed fixtures, but then again professional football teams don't have their...

I assume that most chess clubs don't own the building they play in, so what is the room rate per week that you pay in rent to play in the room?

And what do you think is a reasonable rate?

I never met Richard, but here is one of many stories that unless you were personally involved with, you would never know about. During the 2013-2014 chess league season, the existing local grader for the Cannock Chess League (which also included Brewood's internal club championship grading results) ...

It is actually my target that we do get full teams out, and I think it is realistic.

These statements that Mike Basman is making, are they actually helping save the UK Chess Challenge?

I haven't commented on this thread for some time. I think it is a shame that the future of the UK Chess Challenge is in doubt, regardless of the reasons for it. I hope that some sort of chess competition for children like it continues if the UK Chess Challenge does not. Many people on here probably ...

The later stages of the tournament are ECF graded.

I didn't know we were here to discuss cases with Apple and Google, but if we are, then they haven't done anything wrong.

Wish me luck. I have offered to help out the Staffordshire Under 100 team.

Well, I do support the UKCC in general, but I am not signing any such petition to save it, under my name, with references to comparison of slavery, and that includes if the statement is edited.