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Results of the northern U 11 semi final.

1st Nottingham High 8/12 ( qualifying for the final).

2nd RGS Newcastle 6.5

3rd Forest School, Timperley 2

4th Ladybarn School, Cheadle 1.5

Full results of yesterday’s southern semi final. As soon as the northern result comes in, I will post it here. U19. 8 teams qualify for the final. 1st. Brighton College 12/15 2nd Chelmsford County High 10.5 3rd= Stroud HS, St Paul’s GS, North London Collegiate A 10, Haberdasher’s Aske’s 10 7th Abbey...

Earlier this week, I received the terrible news that my old friend Bob Long had been murdered. Strangled to death in his own home. He was 74. It has been a terrible shock. Bob was a one-off, in the chess world a promoter , a publisher of eclectic material, and a bookseller, all on his own terms. I k...

I heard bad news this morning that my old friend Bob Long had been murdered on Tuesday evening in his home. A brief internet search confirmed this to be true: https://woc1420.iheart.com/featured/woc-am-local-news/content/2020-01-08-teen-charged-in-murder-of-74-year-old-davenport-man/ Bob ran a chess...

This is a final reminder that entries close for the southern event in six days time. Absolutely no late entries will be permitted.

Happy New Year to all.

We are now up to 84 teams of three in the southern semi final.

Five teams in the north. Vast areas of the country unrepresented.

The closing date for entries in the south is 5th Jan. I’m willing to keep entry open for as long as possible in the north.

Teams of three, that’s all.

It was nice while it lasted.

I regret that it can...

Normal chess, but nobody wearing a hat would play the moves required.

Very nice try Jack, but.......

Here’s a nice easy question.

How long is the shortest game which ends in ‘ castles queenside’ checkmate? Who wins and what are the moves?

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