Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

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Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Andrew Martin » Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:56 pm

We plan to hold a huge simultaneous display in Guildford on Saturday September 11th.

Enter for free and please spread the word.

Full details can be found on the attached poster.
Chess Club Invite v1.0.docx.pdf
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Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old

Post by John Upham » Mon Jul 12, 2021 5:37 pm

Dear Club Secretary and / or Team Captain,

Guildford Chess Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a huge (125 boards) public open air simultaneous display in Guildford town centre on Saturday September 11th, 2021.

Yourself and all of your club members are invited to participate in the display against a variety of players including

GM Gawain Jones
GM Nick Pert
IM Andrew Martin
IM Nigel Povah
IM Matthew Wadsworth
FM Harry Grieve
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan
Jessica Mellor

Entry to the simultaneous display is free and you are encouraged to play in more than one session during the day. :D

Details may be found here http://www.guildfordchess.co.uk/

We are accepting free entries via EventBrite here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guildfor ... 9487552563

Please pass this invitation to any chess friends, team mates or anyone who might be interested.

Best regards,

John Upham, Guildford Chess Club 125th Anniversary Event Organising Committee Member
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Post by John Upham » Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:03 pm

Courtesy of Nigel Povah, BCN has published a history of Guildford Chess Club coupled with details of the 125th anniversary event.

Thanks Nigel.




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Post by Joey Stewart » Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:08 pm

Impressive work managing to keep a club open for over a century. The founding members may be long gone (I expect even if they were alive today they would still be dead) but I'm sure they would have been very pleased to see their legacy intact.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:32 pm

Joey Stewart wrote:
Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:08 pm
I expect even if they were alive today they would still be dead
:shock: :!: :?:

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Post by John Upham » Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:27 pm

Christopher Kreuzer wrote:
Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:32 pm
Joey Stewart wrote:
Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:08 pm
I expect even if they were alive today they would still be dead
:shock: :!: :?:

This reminds me of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csAdh-0pAf0

by James Marshall Hendrix

Maybe the Guildford members were similarly experienced?
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Andrew Martin » Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:46 pm

The Guildford Chess Club You Tube channel is now open:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TL3WmjOI4w

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Post by Andrew Martin » Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:31 pm

IM Nigel Povah is the latest contributor to the Guildford cc You Tube channel;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtjY0RJ2HU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjaNOqvVrF8

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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Andrew Martin » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:07 pm

Completing the line-up of simul givers on September 11th

Over 300 places now filled for the display. We can take up to 100 more

3 sessions ,at 1030 am, 1230pm and 230pm. You may play in any or all of them against different masters. Entries can still be accepted at the link above in this thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8jiGHIjj20&t=63s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1OuBF4Heg&t=1084s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NbCp7x15DE&t=51s
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Simon Rogers » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pm

Is Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?

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Post by John Upham » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:19 pm

Simon Rogers wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pm
Is Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
No and Yes.

However, Guildford has used the very same venue (The Guildford Institute) since its inception.

I would say that was unusual but probably not unique.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:32 pm

Simon Rogers wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pm
Is Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
Liverpool was formed in 1837

Manchester was over 200 years ago now but no longer exists
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:34 pm

John Upham wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:19 pm
Simon Rogers wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pm
Is Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
No and Yes.

However, Guildford has used the very same venue (The Guildford Institute) since its inception.

I would say that was unusual but probably not unique.
Same venue is amazing
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Ian Thompson » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:56 pm

Mick Norris wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:34 pm
Same venue is amazing
If you had to play a match there you might not think that. :lol:

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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.

Post by Mike Gunn » Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:02 pm

Ian Thompson wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:56 pm
Mick Norris wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:34 pm
Same venue is amazing
If you had to play a match there you might not think that. :lol:
Ian, the Institute has undergone a major refurbishment since (I think) you last played there.

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