English Chess Forum

The website address for the Blackpool and Fylde League is
www.blackpoolandfyldechess.org.uk

The website address for the Lancashire Chess Association is
www.lancashirechess.uk

One of my jobs during lockdown is to categorize my chess book collection into the following sections
1. Openings
2. Middlegames
3. Endgames
4. Books for Juniors
5. Puzzle Books
6. General

It's been announced on the Chess Direct website
12th to 14th June Huddersfield Congress
at the University of Huddersfield has been cancelled.

The sad news has just been announced on the Welsh Chess Union website that Joe Spooner has died. He died peacefully, after a short illness, on Thursday 21st May at Morriston Hospital, Swansea. Joe was a popular member of Morriston Chess Club in the West Wales Chess League. Before that, he was a regu...

Thanks Gordon. He was a great man, putting other people before himself.
Running a successful school chess club with over 50 pupils attending.
Supporting the future of chess in the area.

There are lots of interesting information about Harry Golombek that I am reading here which I didn't know. Keep on posting.

Lockdown is being lifted too quickly. Expect a second wave.
I have no intention of playing any OTB chess for the forseeable future.

I'm afraid there is no chance of life returning to normal in the North of England. The infection rate is highest in the North East. According to the Manchester Evening News, there are 18 areas in England where the peak of the first wave has not been reached. These include Preston, Carlisle and my lo...

I agree with Kevin. It's better to be safe than sorry. Even wearing a face mask will not offer complete protection to your opponent across the board. You will probably need to wear a visor aswell. I would feel very uncomfortable if I was asymptomatic and passed the virus to my opponent. There is a t...

I'm hoping it will be sooner. I will probably still renew my membership the same time in September, unless the ECF instructs us not to.
For me, I feel like I'm supporting the ECF and chess in general.

Which ones? What other tournaments was he an arbiter at?

I didn't realise Harry was an arbiter aswell. Clearly a man of many talents.

Just been announced by the Australian Chess Federation that one of their biggest tournaments has been cancelled.
2nd to 6th July Gold Coast Open.
Queensland, Australia.
This normally attracts around 200 players including many GMs.

BBC2 tonight 7pm until 8pm
Code-Breakers--Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

Series about the wartime code breakers. Not sure if it will mention Harry Golombek.