Chess across the world.

I had a nice chat at the Spring tournament with Mr Pasupalety and Mr Sequiera, both of whom grew up playing chaturanga. This is thought to be the ancestor of many types of chess played now across the world.

British Chess Champs, Torquay 2019: Junior Bursaries

DEVON COUNTY CHESS ASSOCIATION

British Chess Championships, Torquay 2019: Junior Bursaries

The annual British Chess Championships are returning to Devon for the first time since 2013 and will be staged at the English Riviera Centre in Torquay between 26th July and 4th August. There is a full range of Junior Championships which will be staged at different points during the Congress. The detailed schedule is as follows:

Games from Wales & West of England Jamboree 2019

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Defeat for Grandmaster

Devon junior chess player, Aarv Paul, preceded his fine 2½/3 on Saturday with a defeat of GM Keith Arkell in a simultaneous display last week.

New season 2018-2019

Our schedule is still being confirmed, but we have added firm and likely dates to our events list.

We also have a list of other local junior and open events and there are other places to look for chess events near and far.

Calendars

Chess Calendars

There is a database of past and future Devon Junior events on the Devon Junior Chess Association website.
http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/events

Tim Onions also keeps a list of junior events on his website:
http://onionschess.co.uk/content/events

A plug for Jessica Prescott

A book for young people who want to play chess

My First Chess Book: 35 easy and fun chess-based activities for children aged 7 years +

Most players attending our events have got the hang of playing chess. But there's quite a gap between knowing the rules and knowing how to play. It isn't always easy to know how to get across this gap, and this is where Jessica's book comes in.

A plug for Solitaire Chess

Quite a lot of getting better at chess is just noticing what is going on -- which pieces can be taken? Can the capturing piece be taken after that?

There's a nifty game called Solitaire Chess by Thinkfun which is fun in itself and also helps you practise just this and other chess skills -- like trying things out in a different order.

You can get it as a board game or an app for Android, iPhone or Amazon devices. There is a free 'taster' version which has lots of puzzles and will give you a feel for how it works.

Games from the U14 team trip 2018

Wales and West of England Junior Jamboree

Play through all the games on this page.

Click [...] to see the list of games.

New chess season 2017-18

Our events schedule is just being confirmed.

We have missing or incorrect email addresses for several players -- if you're not getting our emails, send us an email asking to be added to our e-mailing list.

I wish all players an enjoyable and successful season! DR

Proposed dates and other local events:

[Sat/Sun October 7/8th - Millfield International]

*Sat October 14th - Riviera tournament - U9 U11 U14 U18 - Churston Ferrars*

Devon Junior Chess Association (DJCA)

Supporting junior chess in the county

Devon Junior Chess

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