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Social Chess?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:30 pm
by John Reyes
Just wonder what does people view on social chess?
The reason is in Manchester, we have set up a Social Chess Club for all type of players (male, female transgender etc)
and we get people in, but just wonder if any other people do this and also how do they get these chess set etc?
Re: Social Chess?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:15 pm
by David Robertson
John Reyes wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:30 pm
Just wonder what does people view on social chess?
Best treat it as an oxymoron
Re: Social Chess?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:22 pm
by Mike Truran
Re: Social Chess?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:06 am
by Matt Mackenzie
A bit like "friendly game" then?
Re: Social Chess?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:35 pm
by Neill Cooper
I think
Dorset chess might have cracked it:
Relaxed Chess
You may be interested in more informal chess and there are currently these weekly opportunities:
Monday Kinson Community Centre, Kinson 1.45pm to 5pm
Tuesday Ludo Lounge, Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth 2.30pm to 5pm;
Wednesday Flirt Café Chess Club, Bournemouth 2.30pm to 5pm,
Wednesday Amberwood Inn, Walkford around 8pm;
Thursday, Highcliffe Community Association Greystones 1.45pm;
Thursday, Caffe Tratt, High Street Swanage, 10.15am to 12.15pm,
Friday The Crooked Book, Boscombe 11am to 1pm;
Friday (from 2 Nov ’18) Royal British Legion, Wimborne from 10am
(There are no board fees, but chess players are expected to buy a drink, i.e tea/coffee/soft drink or something to eat)
Re: Social Chess?
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:08 am
by Andrew Zigmond
Neill Cooper wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:35 pm
I think
Dorset chess might have cracked it:
Relaxed Chess
You may be interested in more informal chess and there are currently these weekly opportunities:
Monday Kinson Community Centre, Kinson 1.45pm to 5pm
Tuesday Ludo Lounge, Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth 2.30pm to 5pm;
Wednesday Flirt Café Chess Club, Bournemouth 2.30pm to 5pm,
Wednesday Amberwood Inn, Walkford around 8pm;
Thursday, Highcliffe Community Association Greystones 1.45pm;
Thursday, Caffe Tratt, High Street Swanage, 10.15am to 12.15pm,
Friday The Crooked Book, Boscombe 11am to 1pm;
Friday (from 2 Nov ’18) Royal British Legion, Wimborne from 10am
(There are no board fees, but chess players are expected to buy a drink, i.e tea/coffee/soft drink or something to eat)
It sounds like Dorset chess also have a reasonable pool of volunteers (or maybe one extremely dedicated one) to make these weekly opportunities happen.
Re: Social Chess?
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:53 pm
by Simon Rogers
Before lockdown, we had a number of new members who didn't want to play serious chess and just wanted to play social chess which was fine.
They were all beginner standard and I enjoyed teaching them when I didn't have a serious match which they very much appreciated.
