Countdown to Christmas
25 Christmas Puzzles Competition – best score to date is 13! Open until 18 Jan to give more time
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Dorset Junior Championship 2020
Dorset County Chess Association is delighted that Bournemouth School for Girls will be hosting this year’s Dorset County Junior Chess Championship and invites all chess players in school years 3 to 13 inclusive to come along for the annual junior chess championship on 8th February 2020
Southbourne launch 7 week “bitesize” Junior Chess Club, 6.30pm to 7.15pm starting Fri 8 Nov ’19
28 Oct: Martin Simons is keen to publicise another local initiative to encourage junior players of all ages. This one is being run by Southbourne at Tuckton. Here is the message Martin has sent:
Junior Chess Classes in Wimborne every month
Mike Davidson, Wimborne Chess Club, reports that the junior chess club has restarted morning classes at Wimborne Library. These take place on the first Saturday morning of each month, 10am, and started 6th Oct ’18. All junior players are most welcome for games and tuition.
Junior Chess Club continues at Castlepoint Library, Bournemouth; ages 7 to 11; some tuition
We are very excited to announce that we have managed to secure a new free Junior Chess Club for 7 to 11 year olds at Castlepoint Library on Saturday mornings (10.15am to 12noon). This club will be run by volunteers from the B&DCL on behalf of the library.
Dorset Junior Larissa Cuthbert selected to play for England in Estonia later this year
27 Sept: Many congratulation to Larissa Cuthbert, aged 10 years from Dorset, who has been selected to play for the England team in the European Youth Rapidplay and Blitz Chess Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in Nov/Dec this year.
Nikki Forster is appointed as B&DCL and DCCA Junior Chess Coordinator
On behalf of the Bournemouth & District Chess League and Dorset County Chess Association, we are very pleased to formally announce the appointment of Nikki Forster as the B&DCL and DCCA Junior Chess Coordinator.