Great turnout today with 12 juniors despite the really hot day, as this was the last Saturday morning until September, a bit of fun chess took part before prize giving and various presentations.
First off a round of suicide chess, but first the rules for those who don’t know:-
Suicide Chess Rules
The general ruleset follows:
- The normal chess rules are valid, with the following extensions.
- You must capture whenever possible. If there is more than one capture available, you can freely decide between them.
- When one player loses all his material, they are the winner. If the end of the game is a Stalemate, the player with the least number of pieces wins. If both players have the same number of pieces, it is a draw, the value of the pieces does not matter
- The king is a ”normal” piece, that means you can capture it, there are no checks or checkmates.
This was followed by a round of 960 chess, quickly followed by a round of Hand & Brain, in which some of the parents joined in with the fun.
Hand and Brain game
On to important bit-
Ladder results and Presentations
Many Congratulations to our top three winners.
Ladder winner Constance with her trophy and certificate.
Runner up in the Ladder was Gagan, who has an extremely good chess brain and is destined to become a star player. To honour his achievements this year, I presented him an award for being an ‘Exceptional Chess Player’ along with his Silver medal and Certificate.
Advik was 3rd in the Ladder so gets a Bronze medal along with his certificate. This young man is another one to keep an eye on, he’s very very good.
Other members who allowed photos with their Certificates of Participation.
Maria and Thomas
Eden and Lewis
Anusas
Hand and Brain team who took on their Dads – – Stalemate, Doh!
Don’t forget the Junior Tournament at the Bournemouth Library next Saturday, you are more than welcome.
OPEN COMPETITION TO ALL PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS
SATURDAY 19 JULY 2025 – STARTING 10 AM -12 PM – FOLLOWED BY PRIZE GIVING
PLEASE REGISTER ON THE DAY NO LATER THAN 10 AM TO ALLOW US TO START ON TIME
WE PLAN TO PLAY 6/7 ROUNDS WITH THE TIME CONTROL OF 10 MINUTES EACH PER GAME.
THERE WILL BE TWO SECTIONS – ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATES/BEGINNERS.
BEGINNERS WILL BE SEPARATED WITHIN THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION FOR PAIRING PURPOSES TO MAKE IT FAIR.
PRIZES & MEDALS WILL BE GIVEN FOR WINNERS OF THIS END OF SEASON EVENT.
CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL COMPETITORS.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ENTRY BY CONTACTING GRAHAM MORRIS
Back on September 13th – enjoy your holiday
Graham Morris