The latest news from around the club.
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In so many ways everying is going well for Lichfield Chess Club yet it is now faced with the prospect of its plans to expand the number of league teams it operates are now in jeopardy. Not only that but the number of teams may have to be reduced, not
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Round two of the Club Championship, originally scheduled for 9th Januar, was postponed because of a snow warning and has proved extremely difficult to re-arrange. Fewer than half of the original contenders opted out of round two in the Kings Head and just 10 players contested the last four rounds.
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Some members of Lichfield Chess Club will have played against former world championship contender Nigel Short when he gave a simultaneous display against 20 or so Lichfield Chess Club players some years ago. Now there is an opportunity to purchase one of the tiny number of books not only written
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A problem affecting many sports and social clubs is that it is relatively easy to attract newcomers but much more difficult to retain them. Young and old alike can under estimate the ability level of the existing members and quickly decide it is not for them. Yet if they stay
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Chris Benson is not a man to shrink from a challenge so when he needed to return to the UK from China for his wedding he decided to cycle all the way. That meant a ride of 4,800 miles for Chris and it took 48 days of riding 100
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It is unlikely to last but the combined Lichfield and Burton teams are currently the dominant club in the Derby League. L and B are second in Division 1 and top of both the Second and Third Divisions.
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Lichfield Chess Club’s management team are delighted with the success of a new internal tournament introduced and run by club chairman David Fone The Swiss tournament, which involves members playing a round each month throughout the season, has attracted 26 players, just over half the club membership. Leaders after
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It is such rarity for the Midlands to boast a woman in their top team that there is extra interest in Lichfield newcomer Turan Asgarova, who has started brilliantly by winning her first two games, the second being against the board one of the Birmingham League’s champion team. She
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Ben Nevett Forman collected two trophies for his performances last season and promptly won another one- the five round Quickplay Tournament whick kicked off the new season in the Guildhall. Ben collected maximum points to head Mircea Mesesan and Elliot Ward who finished level second on four points. There were
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For the first time since April Lichfield Chess Club members will next week have the opportunity to attend twice a week until the Christmas break. On Monday , 1st September the Kings Head in Bird St will be open for social chess and on Thursday, 4th September the Guildroom at the
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For the first time Lichfield Chess Club is giving members the chance to earn FIDE rating points without leaving the clubroom. There are 25 entries for a Swiss system which starts on 1st September and will run until April. Players will complete one match per month and venues and dates
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With a round to go eight players were still in with a chance of winning the Lichfield Lightning Tournament No surprise then that two players, Brian Denny and Ben Nevett-Farman finished with 4.5 points out of five and could not be separated as they drew the game played between
