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The Phoenix Chess club has changed its venue. It’s now every Tuesday at the Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane S3 8AT.

Busy times at Woodseats Social Club as the B, D and E teams all had home matches. 25 tables meant we had just enough space and equipment to host our various visitors….once they arrived. Bradford A were around 10 minutes … Continue reading →

Please note that Mick Clark will be captaining Worksop B team as well as the A team with immediate effect details as follows Michael Clark & Richardson Cup I Tel: 01909 489 283 mickclark56@aol.com

We had a strong team out for this outing to Bradford – with the dramatic ‘clash of the fronts’ weather forecast issued days in advance, the main issue was whether we were going to make it. Uncomfortable with delaying matches, … Continue reading →

It has been a tough season so far for Sheffield E, who barely escaped relegation last year and are fighting for survival in the IM Brown. With Martin Sheard away on holiday, Netherton were not at their strongest and the … Continue reading →

Sheffield Woodseats is about to start an Internet e-mail match against a Greek Chess Club on the Island of Rhodes.  Reason?  We just wanted to prove how international Sheffield Chess is!  If you remember in the recent Chess Olympiad, the … Continue reading →

First, a few words about the Sheffield B v Wakefield B match. Despite Wakefield having no other reason than not being able to field a side, I agreed to a postponement. The match is now to be played on the … Continue reading →

With Matthew Webb and Adam Lang not part of Bradford B’s initial lineup, it was clear that we would have to go seriously astray not to win this match. And indeed, on most boards from early on, things were either … Continue reading →

A positive result for Sheffield F. Everybody played with great passion and in solid style. Sam Cobbold the up and coming star was first to finish in crushing style, leaving his opponents pieces battered and bruised.  Not long after Steve … Continue reading →

Here’s the write-up for the Sheffield D match (with Oskar’s awesome victory against James Adair included… I must point out that I also saw the great Bg5+ move that was the catalyst for him turning the position around, if only … Continue reading →