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    Khyber Cup

    Once again, John Upham has kindly offered to host the 2018 Khyber Cup. This friendly summer rapid play tournament is an annual event open to all club members.

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    Christmas Speed Handicap

    Wellington College Staff Bar (Napoleon's Retreat)

    The annual Crowthorne speed handicap tournament, also known as the Crowthorne chess club Christmas party, will be on Friday the 21st December, from 7:30, in our usual venue of the staff bar. Do reserve the date in your diary.

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    Khyber Cup 2019

    John Upham's House

    Once again, John Upham has kindly offered to host the Khyber Cup. This friendly summer rapid play tournament is an annual event open to all club members.

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    Mini Rapid Tournament

    Following Richard’s entertaining talk last Wednesday we plan to have a mini rapid tournament this coming Wednesday (10th July). The exact time control and format will be determined by how many people we have, but we’ll aim for all-play-all with … Continue reading →

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    Summer event: Mini Rapid Trompowsky Tournament

    Room PE1 Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire

    This coming Wednesday's summer event will be a restricted opening rapid tournament. The opening will be fixed with 2 moves (for each player) into the Trompowsky: 1.  d4  Nf6 2.  Bg5  Ne4 Exciting stuff. Expect varied results. If this works … Continue reading →

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    2019 Christmas Handicap

    Wellington College Staff Bar (Napoleon's Retreat)

    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 →

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    Khyber Cup (Online)

    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 →

  • Christmas Handicap (online)

    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 ...

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    Crowthorne Chess Club – online club night

    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 →

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    Khyber Cup – Over-the-Board!

    Pinewood Centre Pinewood Centre, Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

    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 →