Today we held an Arena event.  Number were slightly down due to AbleLopsidedGiraffe, OliverRichards and RowanKent taking part in the online London Junior Chess Championships U12 finals which are running throughout today. Midnight17 looked sure to follow up his victory…

Well played to Midnight17 who won this event, playing no less than 13 games of chess in one hour, and won all but 3 of them – very well played.  RowanKent also played very well to…

Last Monday, for the first time, we took part in the Inter County Battle Blitz.  This is an event run by Alex Holowczak and is formed of two divisions.  We joined in Division 2 while…

A match took place today between Essex, King Edwards Grammar School (Chelmsford) and Suffolk in a Team Battle Blitz on Lichess. It was a great event and played with a great spirit. With…

Can anyone stop him???  RowanKent had a night to remember – played 11, won 11.  Not a bad streak!  Well played.  With a number of players tied on 14 points at the end, Koliyfl0w37 mounted a late…

A bit of a change today. We are playing Essex next weekend – Sunday 22nd November at 10.30am in a Battle Blitz on www.lichess.org, so we thought we had better have a trial…

What is Chess Notation and why is it used? Chess notation is the method by which chess games are recorded. Chess games are often recorded in chess tournaments – the sort of tournaments…

OK – so chess is a game where you simply play the moves. No pressure. No drama. I remember watching a YouTube video a few years ago and I loved it. Garry Kasparov…