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Excellent news, I have pencilled it in!

Gavin, count me in if you can get a venue and I'm not already busy on the relevant weekend. I have fond memories seeing as I won a wee prize!

Thanks David, people at the club seemed fairly positive towards my idea. Our problem is that we only have use of one room on our club nights and it's got to be quiet for games - be they league games or internal club championship games. We have three rapid-play tournaments per year and I'm going to s...

Yes, I agree, David. I've been a member of the Southampton club for just over a year now and I'm going to see if people are up for the idea of some informal sessions for training and welcoming newcomers. Our AGM is tomorrow evening and I shall raise the idea there. I've got a few friends who are qui...

Off-beat might be useful if you're playing someone who's likely to have more openings knowledge than you - so you at least get into a decent middlegame. But in my own experience, spending a bit of time on some main-line openings does give a more rounded chess knowledge. In my first year of serious c...

Dean Madden wrote:Thanks to everyone involved.

Pleased with my first grade of 50.

I'll add my thanks to Dean's - I also got my first grade and I now feel like a proper chess player! One full year of competitive playing behind me and I'm looking forward to building on things next season. Bring it on!