Thanks to Oliver McCoan for this nice finish to one of his games in the recent Birmingham U-135 tournament
Amazing chess game!! Wei Yi plays his Game of the Century
If China’s Wei Yi goes on to win the World Championship we may look back on July 3rd 2015 as the day he played his equivalent of 13-year-old Bobby Fischer’s “Game of the Century”. Even if he doesn’t, the 16-year-old’s win over Cuba’s Lazaro Bruzon was an exquisite king hunt, where White sacrificed a full rook and bishop to hound the black king from g8 to h3. Jan Gustafsson takes a look at the game for us, noting the “quiet” moves are what really make it stand out.
Magnus Carlsen Educational Chess Set | Official Chess Set | New & Direct from Manufacturer
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William wins Norwich Mega Final
Congratulation to William Stoppani who won the u-11 group of the Norwich Delancey Schools Mega Final held in Norwich on the 2nd May.
He won his first five games, which meant that he was the only player to go into the sixth and final round with more than four points – so he had effectively won his age group before the sixth round games took place!
Although William lost the final game and commented – “I was not careful enough when sacrificing my queen!” – the game was exciting with just 1 minute left on the clock.
William now heads to the Giga Final in Manchester. Two years ago, he arrived in the sixth round of the Manchester Giga Final with 4.5 points and had he won that game then he would have been crowned champion. Best of luck for this year William!
Christmas Quickplay
Our Christmas Quickplay competition was an all-play-all event – good fun with a lot of games to play in an evening!
Congratulations to our winner, Jonathan Wells, with a 100% score. Also well done to Martin Burnham for the grading prize, and Thomas Larner for the junior prize.
En Passant
The Acclaimed Norfolk Chess Magazine
En Passant is the monthly Norfolk chess magazine. It is immensely popular – nearly 100 subscribers for a single county must be some kind of record, and it is probably read by far more than that number. It is also highly acclaimed, having been named BCF Magazine of the Year in 2004 and ECF Magazine of the Year in 2007 and 2009, the only years in which it entered the competition. Norfolk chess magazines have been produced on and off for several decades at least – one collection has them going back to 1964. Its current incarnation grew out of the results bulletins that the Norfolk League Controller, John Charman, sent regularly to club secretaries. That turned into the monthly En Passant in November 1995, and it has been published every month ever since.
For more information, or to subscribe to the magazine, please follow the link below:
En Passant (Norfolk County Chess Association site)
GB Ch 2014 Aberystwyth Game of the Day Rd 5 – YouTube
Welcome to the North Norfolk Chess Club website
We play in the Norfolk League and have 2 teams, the Seals (Division 2) and the Crabs (Division 4).
We run a Club Championship throughout the season (standard play), and also a rapidplay competition. We also have a team that plays in the English Chess Federation 4NCL online league.
If you love playing chess or would like to learn how to play, then please contact us, or just call in on a club evening and have a chat and a game.
North Norfolk Chess Club
- Venue: Morley Club
- Chess Night: Friday @ 7.30 pm
- Address: 48 Cromer Road Sheringham NR26 8RS
Google Map - Email: contact@northnorfolkchessclub.org.uk
- Venue Tel No: 01263 822087
The new July 2014 grading list is out!
The list is calculated on games played up to 30th June 2014. Congratulations to Peter Bond, Jonathan Wells, Dave Clear, Edward Hackford, Mike Sallon, Jack Evans, Tony Larnerand Tom Larner, whose grades all went up this year. Good job.