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Congrats Tim! Can I invite you, Chris and Helen to the Nat Schools girls' semi final at St Catherine's School in Bramley on January 12th to talk about the ECF plans for increasing female participation and involvement. Last year approx. 270 girls attended, plus tens of parents, teachers and influenti...

All systems are now go for the chess congress in January. We have opened up for entries. Links below: Website: www.southofenglandjunior.com Event webpage: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-of-england-junior-chess-congress-2020-registration-74597520191 As usual, we look forward to welcoming you to...

Entries to date Southern U19 St Catherine's Bramley 2 teams Tormead,Guildford 1 team Haberdashers’ Aske’s 4 teams. Southern U11 St Catherine's Bramley 8 teams Tormead, Guildford 2 teams Yateley Manor 2 teams Edgeborough, Frensham 1 team. St Joseph’s Primary, Headington 2 teams Northern U 19 Northern...

Entries are now open for the 2020 semi-finals. Teams of three. All welcome, from beginner to expert. U19 and U11 sections. Southern and Northern semi-finals with the final in early April This has been a very successful and popular 'grass roots' event over the last six years and we hope to build our ...

Monday's blog:


https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/09 ... arly-bath/

For what it is worth, as a previous Manager of Coaching, I thought the system should have been revised and tiered according to experience and expertise. This would have taken a fair bit of work to sort out. To me, scrapping the scheme altogether just said that the ECF didn’t have the manpower or tim...

Nigel states that you should 'use it or lose it':

https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/09 ... r-lose-it/

I quite agree.

The September 2nd blog discusses a defence to the Queen's Gambit:


https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/09 ... ns-gambit/

Nigel is on a long and winding road:


https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/08 ... yi_o-aeGZg

Bank Holiday blog:



https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/08/26/gambit-play/

Nigel’s latest column:

https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/08 ... W-X9RvjWDU

The Monday blog.

https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/08 ... d-studies/


Answers lie at the bottom of the article, but you will get a lot more out of trying to solve them first.

https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/08 ... ernatives/


Nigel’s Friday column

Monday blog published early due to holidays!

A man for all seasons:

https://masterchessroadshow.com/2019/08 ... l-seasons/

I’m looking for someone to help run a one-day Midlands/North semi-final for the ECF Girls National Schools competition. This will take place in January on the first or second weekend. This is an essential grass roots event in the sixth year, which has been successful and designed to boost interest a...