Our esteemed colleague Nick Butland is offering group coaching sessions to juniors in Plymouth.
See attached PDF for details.
Our esteemed colleague Nick Butland is offering group coaching sessions to juniors in Plymouth.
See attached PDF for details.
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| DJCA squad training event SAT16th Nov 2024 |
A day for the Devon County Team squads U11 U14 U18 Invitation-only |
Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 10:00 |
| DJCA squad training event SUN 19th Nov 2023 |
A day for the Devon County Team squads U11 U14 U18 Invitation-only |
Sunday, November 19, 2023 - 10:00 |
| U18/U14 training event Sat 3rd June 2023 |
A day for the Devon County Team squads U9 U11 U14 U18 Invitation-only |
Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 10:00 |
| DJCA U18 Training Tournament 2021 |
Open to all players 13+ but will suit stronger players. Invitation spots for strong U13 players. All games to be played on Lichess Players will receive coaching notes from the games
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Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 09:30 |
| TBGS Invitational Training Evening |
Nick Butland Championship Analysis |
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 17:30 |
| TBGS Invitational Training Evening |
Julian Bacon Surviving the Opening |
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 17:30 |
| TBGS Invitational Training Evening |
Dave Regis on Endgames |
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 17:30 |
| TBGS Invitational Training Evening |
Trefor Thynne Master Commentary |
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 17:30 |
| DJCA Invitational Team Training Evening | Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 17:30 | |
| DJCA Training Day |
DJCA squad training day |
Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 10:00 |
| DJCA Junior Squad Training INVITATION ONLY |
Squad members will receive an invitation by email. If you think you have been forgotten, please contact us. This is for all players in the squad, not just those in the team selected for the South Wales & West of England Jamboree on Saturday 13th January, for which invitations have not yet been made.
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Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 10:00 |
| MIDDLEGAME TIPS: |
* ROOK: Rooks must have open lines. This may take some time to arrange, and because they can be chased by minor pieces they are best place in waiting (like the Queen) on the central e- and d-files. Later, they can move strongly up the board using these central files - for example, in the middle game, to e3 and then move over to g3 to help attack the Black King, or right up to the seventh rank on e7 or d7, where it can attack pawns right along the opponent's second rank. This control of the seventh rank is very powerful, particularly in the endame if your opponent's King is stuck on the last rank (a8-h8). Rooks work even better in pairs - for example, by putting them on e1 and e2 they can control the e-file and then often Black cannot swap off by playing their own Rook to e8. Even stronger is to control the seventh rank absolutely with eg. Rook on d7 and e7, where they can gobble up pawns and often Ks. |