It’s December, nearly, and Christmas is not far off, which means our annual Christmas handicapped mini rapid play tournament is coming up. We have the Wellington social club, Napoleon’s Retreat, booked for the Friday before Christmas ,that’s Friday 20th December. … Continue reading
Jonathan has set up the Khyber Cup for Saturday 5th September, 14:00, and has provided the followng details. Please see his email for more information. This is a 5 round Swiss, with 10m+5s time control and a couple of minutes … Continue reading
This year we will hold the Christmas Handicap using Zoom and Lichess. The prize is the coveted Harvey-Ironside Shield . Please keep the date free ...
On this Wednesday’s club night we will have a mini tournament using a relatively fast time control. We will default to use 5m+5s, unless there is a clear preference for something else. We’ll be using chess.com instead of our usual … Continue reading
The infamous Crowthorne Chess Club summer mini-tournament, the KHYBER CUP, will be next Sunday, the 29th August. This will be at the Bar & Café in the Pinewood Centre off New Wokingham Road/Peacock Lane in Crowthorne. Doors open at 10am … Continue reading
UPDATE: Unfortunately it has been necessary to cancel the Christmas Handicap this Saturday because the College has closed the bar until further notice (quite understandably in view of the omicron variant).
This year's Khyber Cup will be held at Jonathan's house. Please refer to his email for the address. The Khyber Cup is a long running Crowthorne Chess Club summer friendly tournament. It’s open to all club members, their family members, … Continue reading
This year’s Christmas Speed Handicap is to be held on Friday the 9th December. It will be in the Pinewood Centre, where we meet on Thursday nights, but in the Gym there, which is a couple of blocks to the … Continue reading
This year’s Khyber Cup is being held on Saturday the 29th July, kindly hosted by Harriet Haslehurst. Please see Jonathan's email for the address and other details. Could you aim to arrive for a 10am chess start. Lunch: There are … Continue reading
Our annual Christmas Speed Handicap has been booked for Friday the 15th December. This will be in the rear function room at the Pinewood Centre.
