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Upcoming Events

Nov 28
9:30 am - 5:00 pm

DJCA Individual Championships and Schools’ Team Competition 2026

Jan 30
All day

S Wales & West of England Junior Chess Jamboree (DJCA vs the rest!) 2027

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Latest content

  • Play like Paul MorphyOctober 24, 2026
  • Tactics adviceOctober 22, 2026
  • Openings adviceOctober 22, 2026
  • U9/U11 Skills and linksOctober 22, 2026
  • ENDGAME TIPS: tip175October 22, 2026

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CHESSBOARD HELP: click [...] to see a list of games, click on the g8 square to see all commands

OPENING TIPS: tip010

(Hort) 10. With the help of your pawns, try to get an advantage in space and weaken your opponent’s pawn position.

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  • NEWS
  • Events
    • Getting started
    • About our events
      • List of DJCA events
        • Notes for Room monitors / Board Stewards
      • List of non-DJCA events
    • List of Training events
    • County matches
  • About
    • About
    • Officers
    • Gallery
      • Prizewinners
      • Teams and players
      • Odd photos
    • DJCA YouTube channel
    • Safeguarding
    • Privacy Notice
  • Merch
  • Training
    • Getting started
    • Advice
    • Training
      • List of Training events
      • DJCA YouTube channel
      • Lichess Studies
    • County matches
    • World Chess Champions
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