Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
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Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
We plan to hold a huge simultaneous display in Guildford on Saturday September 11th.
Enter for free and please spread the word.
Full details can be found on the attached poster.
Enter for free and please spread the word.
Full details can be found on the attached poster.
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Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old
Dear Club Secretary and / or Team Captain,
Guildford Chess Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a huge (125 boards) public open air simultaneous display in Guildford town centre on Saturday September 11th, 2021.
Yourself and all of your club members are invited to participate in the display against a variety of players including
GM Gawain Jones
GM Nick Pert
IM Andrew Martin
IM Nigel Povah
IM Matthew Wadsworth
FM Harry Grieve
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan
Jessica Mellor
Entry to the simultaneous display is free and you are encouraged to play in more than one session during the day.
Details may be found here http://www.guildfordchess.co.uk/
We are accepting free entries via EventBrite here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guildfor ... 9487552563
Please pass this invitation to any chess friends, team mates or anyone who might be interested.
Best regards,
John Upham, Guildford Chess Club 125th Anniversary Event Organising Committee Member
Guildford Chess Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a huge (125 boards) public open air simultaneous display in Guildford town centre on Saturday September 11th, 2021.
Yourself and all of your club members are invited to participate in the display against a variety of players including
GM Gawain Jones
GM Nick Pert
IM Andrew Martin
IM Nigel Povah
IM Matthew Wadsworth
FM Harry Grieve
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan
Jessica Mellor
Entry to the simultaneous display is free and you are encouraged to play in more than one session during the day.
Details may be found here http://www.guildfordchess.co.uk/
We are accepting free entries via EventBrite here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guildfor ... 9487552563
Please pass this invitation to any chess friends, team mates or anyone who might be interested.
Best regards,
John Upham, Guildford Chess Club 125th Anniversary Event Organising Committee Member
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Courtesy of Nigel Povah, BCN has published a history of Guildford Chess Club coupled with details of the 125th anniversary event.
Thanks Nigel.
Thanks Nigel.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Impressive work managing to keep a club open for over a century. The founding members may be long gone (I expect even if they were alive today they would still be dead) but I'm sure they would have been very pleased to see their legacy intact.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Joey Stewart wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:08 pmI expect even if they were alive today they would still be dead
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Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:32 pmJoey Stewart wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:08 pmI expect even if they were alive today they would still be dead
This reminds me of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csAdh-0pAf0
by James Marshall Hendrix
Maybe the Guildford members were similarly experienced?
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
IM Nigel Povah is the latest contributor to the Guildford cc You Tube channel;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtjY0RJ2HU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjaNOqvVrF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtjY0RJ2HU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjaNOqvVrF8
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Completing the line-up of simul givers on September 11th
Over 300 places now filled for the display. We can take up to 100 more
3 sessions ,at 1030 am, 1230pm and 230pm. You may play in any or all of them against different masters. Entries can still be accepted at the link above in this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8jiGHIjj20&t=63s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1OuBF4Heg&t=1084s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NbCp7x15DE&t=51s
Over 300 places now filled for the display. We can take up to 100 more
3 sessions ,at 1030 am, 1230pm and 230pm. You may play in any or all of them against different masters. Entries can still be accepted at the link above in this thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8jiGHIjj20&t=63s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1OuBF4Heg&t=1084s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NbCp7x15DE&t=51s
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Is Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
No and Yes.Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pmIs Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
However, Guildford has used the very same venue (The Guildford Institute) since its inception.
I would say that was unusual but probably not unique.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Liverpool was formed in 1837Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pmIs Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
Manchester was over 200 years ago now but no longer exists
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Same venue is amazingJohn Upham wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:19 pmNo and Yes.Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:11 pmIs Guildford Chess Club the oldest chess club in England?
Is there any other chess clubs in England over 100 years old?
However, Guildford has used the very same venue (The Guildford Institute) since its inception.
I would say that was unusual but probably not unique.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
If you had to play a match there you might not think that.
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Re: Guildford Chess Club is 125 years old.
Ian, the Institute has undergone a major refurbishment since (I think) you last played there.Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:56 pmIf you had to play a match there you might not think that.