Prizewinners

What have we learned today? "Bronstein is cool"

[Event "Hastings 1975/76"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1975.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Julio Kaplan"]
[Black "David Bronstein"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6
gxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 c5 9. d5 f5 10. dxe6 fxe4 11. exd7+
Qxd7 12. Qc3 O-O 13. Nd2 Qf5 14. O-O-O Qxf2 15. Nxe4 Qf4+
16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Re1 Bg5 18. Bd3 Rae8 19. Ref1 Qe3 20. h3 Be2
21. Rf5 Bh6 22. Bxe2 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Rxe2 24. Rd5 Rxd2 25. Rxd2
Rd8 26. Rhd1 c4 0-1

Coaching evening notes

Notes for each of the coaching sessions are attached to the event pages; the latest is here: Dave Regis on Endgames

Chess across the world.

I had a nice chat at the Spring tournament with Dr 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.

Devon Junior Chess Association (DJCA)

Supporting junior chess in the county

Devon Junior Chess

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