BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 1902, my ECF is 1913 and my ICCF is 2277.

Sunday 5 May 2019

River Chess

NO, River Chess is not the name of a new chess variant, but of a chalk stream rising in the Chilterns near Chesham, Bucks, running to Rickmansworth, Herts.

The Chess near Rickmansworth

I was beside it yesterday when I joined a 10-mile circular walk organised by South Bank Ramblers.
The name of the river has no connection with chess the game, but is derived from the name of the town near where it starts.
The walk's leader told me he is from Orpington and played chess at college, reaching the semi-final of a knockout championship held there.
By coincidence I am due to play for Hastings & St Leonards today in the semi-final of the Kent League 155 average … against Petts Wood & Orpington.

BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

Sunday 5 May 2019

River Chess

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