Great turnout today of 12 juniors, we welcome new beginner Jake who with Mum is learning from scratch, I hope he learnt enough today to encourage him to return in the future.
On Thursday afternoon(2 – 4pm) we had 3 juniors and 5 adults enjoying some banter and chess in Ferndown Library. If you have the time, pop along, as a bonus the Library serve Tea, Coffee and biscuits all afternoon free of charge!
Birthday Wishes this week to Rowan on the 2nd July – we miss you!
This weeks theme is not wins or loses, but DRAWS
There are a few ways in which a game can be drawn:-
- Insufficient pieces left on the board ie:-only 2 Kings and a Bishop, King against King, King and Knight against King
- By agreement – you or your opponent could offer a draw
- If the same position occurs 3 times during a game, a player can claim a draw
- 50 move rule – if no pawn has been moved and no capture of a piece after 50 moves by each player the game is drawn
- Stalemate – It is a draw when a player whose turn it is to move is not in check but cannot move without going into check
- Perpetual check – repeating the same move over at least 3 times
If Black moves the Queen to e3, not checking the King, the white king has nowhere to go – Stalemate, a draw.
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If white leaves the Queen on f7 and moves the King to get closer, the black King has nowhere to go – stalemate.
to avoid this, keep the Queen on the 7th rank but further away, ie:- e7,d7, c7 etc
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An example of Perpetual check – White is ready to mate the Black King but the Black Queen can force a draw by continually checking the White King – draw!
Game of the Day - Lewis v Gagan
A good game played at a steady pace, plenty of thought from both players, a few mistakes but that's expected at this level. Take heed and move on!
Latest Ladder positions after this weeks games and Quiz results.
Are you a climber?
or a faller?
Wins today for Michal, Jacob, Anusas, Advik and Gagan.
Quiz results;-
Red Zone - Gagan 3 points, Constance, Advik and Lewis all got second question wrong - 2 points ea
Green Zone - Michal 2 points with 8 correct from 12, Anusas 1 point with 4 correct from 12, Eden had the wrong question sheet altogether, a very difficult one in fact but I will award 1 point for effort.
Michal played Constance on Thursday as a pre-game for today in Constance absence, which resulted in a win for Michal (3 points).
So here are the standings, Gagan returns to the top spot, with Advik, Constance and Michal very close behind.
Only two weeks left, still all to play for!
A midweek quiz will be out on Tuesday !st July.
Red Zone players
Gagan, Advik, Constance and Michal.
Green Zone Players
Lewis, Anusas, Eden, Lishanth, Shlok +
July 19th Open Tournament for juniors
A reminder that anyone from this club can join in free to compete in a Swiss tournament at the Bournemouth Library.
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. Medals will be given for winners of this end of season event.
Please let me know if you wish to attend.
Graham Morris