Bulletin No.31 – Bashing the Birds Opening in only 3 Moves – Updated!
Bulletin No.30 – The Chess Problem Column in the Bournemouth Echo
Bulletin No.29 – Blunders Part 4: Local Blunders
Bulletin No.29 – Blunders Part 3: Why Do Blunders Happen?
Bulletin No.29 – Blunders Part 2: International Hall of Fame
Bulletin No.29 – Blunders Part 1: World Championship Matches
Bulletin No.28 – Patzer: the Australian magazine featuring Dorset chess!
Patzer is a regular publication produced in Australia but this edition features games by local players.
Bulletin No.27 – Purbeck Chess Club Returns to Outdoor ‘over the board’ Chess
Following several months of isolation and limited over the board chess, Steve Peirson reports on the welcome return to face-to-face combat for some Purbeck Chess Club members.
Bulletin No.26 – Animal Openings Part 4: Wrap Up and Local Games
Bulletin No.26 – Animal Openings Part 3: The Weird and Wonderful
Bulletin No.26 – Animal Openings Part 2: The Birds
Bulletin No. 26 – Animal Openings Part 1: The Mammals
Bulletin No.25 – Poole Club Chess International
Pictured above is Roy Milner, main organiser for the international trips. Did you know? Back in the mid 1970s the first informal (and unofficial) Poole Club Chess International trip abroad took place visiting a team in Cherbourg. The name of Poole was chosen at the time to reflect that Poole was twinned with Cherbourg […]
Bulletin No.24 – The Dorset Chess Website (Mike Jay and Peter Anderson discuss its history and future)
A brief history of the Dorset Chess website
Bulletin No.23 – Correspondence Chess and the Dorset County Team
A brief history of correspondence chess in the county.
Bulletin No.22 – Chess at the Cafe Tratt in Swanage
With lots of thanks to Derek Mount and Steve Peirson who produced the article. Pictured above, left to right, are Dick Woodford, Brian Beard, Paul Stanley and Derek Mount enjoying a relaxing game of chess at Caffe Tratt. Taking inspiration from the Flirt Café in Bournemouth, in autumn 2017 Purbeck Chess Club member Derek Mount […]
Bulletin No.21 – History of the Dorset Individual Chess Championship
The history of the Dorset Chess Championship in words and photos, and a few introductory words on bulletins for the comings weeks and months.
“Dorset Local Chat” – Articles 1 to 10
Dorset Local Chat N0.10 – The Dorset Rapidplay – 25 years strong and last UK Chess Tournament standing in 2020 by Martin Simons and Mike Jay How it all started, then developed – The Tuckton Social Club years (1995 – 2012) – Martin Simons discusses these early years (pictured above Bruce Jenks playing in […]
Bulletins 1 to 20 – Martin Simons reflects on 30 articles, 61 puzzles & 2 Towns
(Pictured above Martin Simons, Chair B&DCL and DCCA Executive Committee member. He has been the inspiration behind all the website “Bulletins” & “Dorset Chess Chats” over the last 2 months, providing interest and information during lockdown. They have required a huge amount of research and we are all very grateful to Martin. Also, as several […]
