We have moved to The Customs House and no longer are playing at the New Ship.
August 26, 2015
Thursday the 27th August has been set for the Annual General Meeting of the club members .
Areas under discussion include ideas for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations next year ,election of committee members , pencilling in of team names for the coming season . We expect to play 4 teams , 3 in the Northumberland and 1 in the Durham League . There will also be the presentation of Trophies to Competition Winners .
August 10, 2015
This years British Chess Championships were held at Warwick University . A few of our members took the time to play in some of the events and it with great pleasure we can report that Paul Bielby became joint OVER 65 champion with a score of 4.5 out of 6 . Next years Championship will be held on the Riviera of the South ,,,, Bournemouth .
Mike Savin is organizing a 10 minute Rapid Play , This Thursday the 13th August . Please try to arrive by 7.15 pm …. If you know you are definitely coming then send him an email .
I have also added a new feature to the website , if you register your email address then you will get automatic updates telling you when a new post has been added to the site .
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