Battleships

Opening traps

The first game I ever played in a chess club went like this (I was Black)

[Event "Chess Club"]
[Site "Hereward School, March"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stacey, Ian"]
[Black "Regis, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 $4 
(3...g6) (3...Qf6)
4. Qxf7# 1-0

Oh dear!

OK, I haven't been caught like that since. What should Black do about this?

Devon players score for England

News from Mr,Cross:

Over half-term, Devon junior players Caleb Caleshu, Pengxiao Zhu, James Glasson and Joe Forty represented England regional U14 or U12 teams against the equivalent full Wales International teams in Chepstow. Their combined score was 4 out of 8 and they contributed to England winning both matches.

Well done Devon!

Tactical Themes

Mates

Annihilation of Defensive Barrier/Obliteration/Demolition of Structure

Clearance/Line Opening

Decoy/Attraction/Removal of the Guard

Defensive Combinations

Deflection

Desperado

Discovered Attack

Double Attack

Double Check

Drawing Combinations

Fortress

Greek Gift Sacrifice

Interference/Obstruction

Knight Fork(s)

Overloaded Defender(s)

Paralysed Piece(s)

Pawn Promotion/Pawn Breakthrough

Perpetual Check

Pins

Queen Sacrifice

England success

Exeter School pupil Pengxiao Zhu took part in the EPSCA* U11 team trial in Liverpool last weekend and has been selected for the England team. He scored 4/6 points, coming joint third in the competition.

*England Primary Schools Chess Association

UK Chess Challenge 2022

The event dates and qualification rules for the UK Chess Challenge 2022
have been announced.

https://www.delanceyukschoolschesschallenge.com/2022-dates-and-overview/

The UK Chess Challenge is the largest chess competition in the world,
with (pre-COVID) more than 100,000 children taking part in schools and
elsewhere each year. There are different stages to the competition:
school, Megafinal, Gigafinal and Terafinal.

Getting started

We expect young people at our events to know how to play chess. If you want to get started, try here:

Andrew Martin's Newcomers' Booklet: https://issuu.com/stcatherinesbramley/docs/chess_booklet_1_-__newcomers

CSC Worksheets, videos and quizzes: https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/chess-at-home

An Invitation to Chess

Lesson 1: Opening traps: Defend against Scholar's Mate and other tricks
Lesson 2: Checkmates and Endgames: Learn how to finish off a game of chess
Lesson 3: Tactics: Win pieces with these patterns

TBGS through to National Finals

With a 4-2 victory over Taunton School, Torquay Boys' Grammar School have won though to the finals of the National Schools' Chess competition.

Our congratulations to them and our best wishes for the national stage of the event!

ECF Junior Team Chess Challenge 2022 -- SW Final

Great to see this event happening -- very encouraging to see this activity among secondary schools again.

Congratulations to Exeter School for taking 1st place in the U18 section and to TBGS for their 1st place in the U13.

Many thanks to TBGS for hosting and to their Mr Onions for organising.

https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/ecf-junior-team-chess-challenge-2022

Contact

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David Regis, 71 Mary Street, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9HQ

email:

Chess Tips

OPENING TIPS:

(Hort) 14. With White, exploit the advantage of having the first move and try to gain the initiative. With Black, try to organize counterplay. This last point is worth particular attention, for, although it contains much wisdom, it is not always applied in current tournament practice. Unfortunately, we belong to a time when White usually tries to gain only a minimal advantage, because to try for more entails the taking of risks. Black, having no sure method of developing counterplay without risk, usually tries to minimise White's attacking possibilities. The game thus proceeds towards an endgame in which neither side has real winning chances."

Devon Junior Chess Association (DJCA)

Supporting junior chess in the county

Devon Junior Chess

Battleships

Opening traps

Devon players score for England

Tactical Themes

England success

UK Chess Challenge 2022

Getting started

Getting started

An Invitation to Chess

TBGS through to National Finals

ECF Junior Team Chess Challenge 2022 -- SW Final

Contact

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Past events & results

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DJCA kit

Onions Chess

Coaching in Plymouth

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Devon Junior Chess Association (DJCA)

Supporting junior chess in the county

Getting started

Contact

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Connect

Past events & results

Pages

DJCA kit

Onions Chess

Coaching in Plymouth

Chess Tips