Welcome!

Snodland Chess Club welcomes players of all ages and abilities from complete beginner to Grandmaster.

We are a friendly, welcoming club and we can provide free coaching to take you from beginner to winner! We particularly welcome junior members.

You can e-mail
david_lettington@hotmail.com for more details or just turn up at the club any Thursday evening.

We have teams in Kent County Chess Association and English Chess Federation competitions.


Sunday, 7 October 2007

Latest results...David takes A-league lead

The latest results are as follows:

A-league:
David Lettington 1-0 Dean Thompson
Nick Allen 1-0 Matt Gazes
Len Hammond 0-1 Henry Williams

B-league:
Neil Miners 1-0 Tim Gazes
Arjun Toor 1-0 Jason Boyes
Ben Edwards 1-0 John Morgan

So, David Lettington takes a clear lead in the A-league, and Henry Williams got his season off to a winning start. There was shock result in the B-league, as the leader John Morgan lost to newcomer Ben Edwards. Well done Ben!

Tuesday, 2 October 2007

Matt scores a quick win.

Here is a quick win from Matt Bunn in the recent Crowborough Rapidplay tournament.

The first eight moves are pretty even, but 9.Ng5 is not very useful and Matt takes full advantage with a quick build up on the Kingside. 14.Bd2 is a clear error, as 14.f3 or 14.h3 are necessary. The unnatural looking 15.Nge4 is better than Nf3 as Matt unleashes a devastating series of blows culminating in 18...g5 which forces his opponent's resignation.