South Shields teams through to Round 2 of Summer Knockout
July 25, 2021
Friday's victory by the A team against the Forest Hall C team by a game score of 4-0 (4-2.5 after handicap) saw them join the B team in round 2....
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Themed Blitz 29th July – Leonhardt Gambit
July 24, 2021
First, massive congratulations to Jay Steel for solving the 5x5 Rubik's Cube under pressure before the last round of last week's themed blitz - Larsen's 1. b3. Speaking of which,...
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Themed Blitz 22nd July – Larsen’s Opening: 1.b3
July 11, 2021
Last Thursday, 8th July, the Noteboom themed blitz was won by Brian Towers with 6/7. Ray Wynarczyk was second with 5.5/7 and Jay Steel and Paul Bielby were equal third...
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Themed Blitz 8th July – NoteboomVariation (Semi-Slav)
July 3, 2021
We're back, folks! We held a themed blitz last Thursday, 1st July, on the Marshall Gambit in the Semi-Slav. Congratulations to Jay Steel who won with 5.5 out of 6....
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End of Season Roundup
April 1, 2020
The Northumberland league and county championships have been suspended, so there remains a remote chance that more games will be played, but the Durham league has been terminated with further...
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North East League – FIDE Rated Chess in the North East
February 24, 2020
The fourth round of this FIDE rated club competition was at Forest Hall on Sunday with 6 teams of 5 players each fighting it out to be the North East's...
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South Shields Success in Northumberland Rapidplay Championship
December 12, 2019
Good to see almost as many South Shields players there as on a typical club night during the season ... and it paid off! Well done to Dave Walker who...
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Northumberland Championship Rapidplay – 8th December
December 2, 2019
Get your entry in if you haven't already done so! This tournament will take place this Sunday at Forest Hall Chess Club. The entry form plus more details are available...
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Supporting the Durham Congress
November 12, 2019
This years Durham Congress will be held on the weekend 1st to 3rd May 2020 . Save the date its the week before May Bank Holiday this year . More...
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South Shields Success in Northumberland Congress
October 8, 2019
We had players in all four sections of the Northumberland Congress and they did well. In the Open section, Dave Walker overcame a slow start (Swiss Gambit?) which left him...
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Themed Blitz 3rd October – Nimzo-Indian Defence
September 29, 2019
Congratulations to John Boyd and Dave Mooney who finished equal first in the Petrov Defence themed blitz with 7.5/9. Full details here. Perhaps also worth giving a shout-out to Mike...
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Themed Blitz 26th September – Petrov
September 23, 2019
Congratulations to Dave Mooney who won the Ponziani’s themed blitz with 8/8. Well done to Yaroslav Kolodiy for coming second with 5.5/8. Full details here. Next Thursday, 26th September, the...
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