Dorset Junior Chess Festival 2022 Tournament – 2nd Section Results
Player no.* Name Total score Position 40 Joshua Richards 6.0 1 41 Harvey Howard-Thomas 5.0 =2 27 Matthew Butcher 5.0 =2 46 Samuel Hayward 5.0 =2 39 Nathaniel Pua 4.5 =3 18 Egor Baldwin 4.5 =3 5 Cyrus Piao 4.0 =4 14 Alex Velosa 4.0 =4 6 Daniel Gover 4.0 =4 23 Ben […]
Dorset Junior Chess Festival 2022 Tournament – Top Section Results
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Score 1 Zander Booth 3= 5+ 4+ 2+ 8+ 7+ 5.5 2 Finn Schell 7+ 4+ 3+ 1- 6+ 8+ 5.0 3 Ted Paul 1= 6+ 2- 7+ 4+ 5+ 4.5 4 Florence Spirling 8+ 2- 1- 5+ 3- 6+ 3.0 5 Larissa Cuthbert 6- 1- 8+ 4- 7+ [...]
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Oct
30
Halloween Puzzles – Answers
The wicked Black Witches have been up to mischief again... they have been CHEATING at chess... did you manage to undo their fiendish tricks? 1. The Black Witch did not like losing at chess so she magically turned all the pieces green! Can you colour the pieces black and white to create a legal position? [...]
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2015 Dorset Open
This tournament was held at the Carrington Hotel. Ian Clark thanked Matthew Staniforth for his generous bid of £3000 for the Drueke Chess Set and Board with proceeds going towards junior chess in Dorset.
May
09
Daily Quiz Answers
Test Your Chess Knowledge No.330 – Bits & Pieces! This is the last Daily Quiz Question and will be replaced by the Weekly Find The Plan Question on Saturday. So, to celebrate all our publications during Lockdown … To the nearest 50, up to today (7th June 2021), how many main Bulletins, extra Bulletins (when [...]
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Mar
21
Daily Quiz Answers 251-300
Test Your Chess Knowledge No.300 – Bits & Pieces! Which music composer was a strong enough chess player to beat each of Lasker, Capablanca and Rubinstein in simuls? A) Sergei Prokofiev B) Maurice Ravel C) Dmitri Shostakovich D) Aaron Copland E) Edward Elgar Answer: A Prokofiev was a keen follower of chess, a personal friend [...]
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Jan
29
Daily Quiz Answers 201-250
Test Your Chess Knowledge No.250 – Bit & Pieces! Which of these famous people is the strongest chess player? A) Bill Gates (business) B) Steve Davis (snooker) C) Simen Agdestein (football) D) Ivan Lendl (tennis) E) Lennox Lewis (boxing) Answer: C Simen Agdestein played football for the Norwegian national team (8 caps, 1 goal) and [...]
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Dec
24
Countdown to Christmas – December 24th
Phil Taylor-Bowd sacs the lot to finish top of our Christmas tree!
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Dec
23
Countdown to Christmas – December 23rd
Tim Lines provides a vivid account of how it feels to be on the receiving end of “A blast from the past'!
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Dec
22
Countdown to Christmas – December 22nd
Mike Waddington shows great imagination to produce a quick mate.
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Dec
21
Countdown to Christmas – December 21st
Christian Westrap shows you don't need a queen to go on a king hunt! Very pretty!
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Dec
20
Countdown to Christmas – December 20th
Alan Dommett's Budapest punishes his opponent's early queen advance.
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Dec
19
Countdown to Christmas – December 19th
David Fuller with another f5 Grand Prix special. See 8th December if you missed the first!
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Dec
18
Countdown to Christmas – December 18th
In an opening where White normally builds gradually, Bill Adaway takes a short cut to victory.
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Dec
17
Countdown to Christmas – December 17th
Martin Simons outguns a Gunderams Defence in the Blackmar Diemer Gambit.
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Dec
16
Countdown to Christmas – December 16th
Peter Anderson takes advantage of his opponent's slow development to launch a direct attack.
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Dec
15
Countdown to Christmas – December 15th
Eagle-eyed Mike Waddington makes it look easy (but it isn't) with accurate play and a sharp finish.
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Dec
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Countdown to Christmas – December 13th
Alan Dommett's Black Lion roars to a rapid win with a stunning 8th move!
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Dec
12
Countdown to Christmas – December 12th
Martin Simons, when still a junior, being given a harsh chess lesson by a Grandmaster in waiting!
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Dec
11
Countdown to Christmas – December 11th
John Weatherlake produces a very pretty mate in just 10 moves!
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