Southport Chess Club News

  The Queen's Gambit, released by Netfix as a mini series in 2020, is based on a book by Walter Tevis first published in 1983. Southport Chess Club member Paul Dansey has produced a review of the book which you can read  here .

   We may not be able to meet in person, but that doesn't stop you playing other members of the club. O ur On-line club is f or members of Southport Chess Club, people we know and people who wish to get to know us in order to play chess. To join our online chess club,  register at  https://lichess.org/team/southport-chess-club  Have fun!

 Due to the Coronavirus, we have suspended all chess club activities for the foreseeable future.  There will be no Tuesday club nights for the Juniors or Seniors.  The Merseyside Chess Association (MCA) has stopped all their competitions so there will be no team matches either, until further notice.  The MCA has not yet decided how or whether to complete the 19/20 season, including issues like promotion and relegation.  Watch this space for news about important future developments........

 The 2019 Summer Lightening Tournament was held on Tuesday 13th July. There were 18 entrants, three of whom came from our Junior Club.  Ten seconds were allowed per move, as signaled by a buzzer  - three short bleeps followed by a long bleep on which each move must be made.  The Tournament was held over five rounds, using the Swiss System in which winners play winners and loosers play loosers - thus the "cream" rises to the top and players with similar scores play each other, but never more than once.   The winner was Carl Kennedy, who won all five of his games; with Chris Kaye being the runner up.  The photo shows Carl (on the right) being presented with the Tournament Trophy by Phil Ramsey, the Club President.