We hosted Gavin Wall last year for a simultaneous display, which proved highly popular.
Gavin was an International Master, who had grown up in the area and joined Richmond Juniors as a kid and then RTCC - Richmon
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Did you find the solution to Monday's mate in 2 problem?
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Can you solve this week's Mate in 2 problem, composed by a Broadmoor problemist in 1929?
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The inaugural Gavin Wall Trophy match, a challenge match between Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club and Richmond Junior Chess Club, will take place at Orleans Park School, Twickenham on the afternoon of Saturday 20 June.
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Here's a fun position for you to analyse this Bank Holiday Monday.
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How far did you get in analysing Monday's puzzle position?
#2 Laurence Cyril HallamThe Referee 29-04-1929 The solution to Monday’s puzzle is 1. Rg4!. Congratulations to Maks, who was the first to come up with the solution, and thanks to all who …
My latest Minor Piece tells the story of a group of chess problemists from Broadmoor, in the terminology of the times a criminal lunatic asylum, in the 1920s. You’ll find several problems the…
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Losing IM Gavin Wall last summer was an enormous blow to Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club in so many ways. Gavin was our long-standing London League captain and top board in our Thames Valley L…
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Chess by correspondence, in the middle decades of the last century, was a very popular activity. It’s still played occasionally, by email rather than post of course, and there’s no rest…
On Monday I invited you to analyse this position. The game concluded with these moves, most of which were forced. 45.Kg3 Qe1+ 46.Kg4 h5+ 47.Kg5 c1=Q 48.Qxd5 Qg3+ 49.Kh6 Qxf4+ 50.exf4 Qxf4+ 51.Kh7 R…
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You don't want to miss the story of the chess playing murderers I met in Broadmoor.
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In our last TV league match of the season our A team were outrated and outclassed by second placed Hammersmith A.
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2 of my oldest friends, Jimmy Adams, a fine historian, writer & editor, and Malcolm Lightfoot, RTCC star of the 1970s, have died in the last few days. Here's a position from one of Malcolm's games for you to analyse.
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Did you see the potential queen sac in Monday's position and analyse it correctly?
One of the most important things you need to know about me is this. My grandfather spent time in Leicester Gaol. My uncle spent time in an approved school. My father spent time in Feltham Borstal. …
Our last Thames Valley League match of the season pitched our A team against second placed Hammersmith A. With nothing at stake we hoped they might not be at full strength, but that wasn’t th…
Two of my oldest chess friends have died in the last few days. Jimmy Adams (1947-2026) was an outstanding chess historian, writer and editor whose books, often on players who just missed out on wor…
Monday’s position was a tribute to my late friend (and 1970s RTCC star) Malcolm Lightfoot. The game Lightfoot – Cowlrick (Charlton Open 1973) continued with a queen sacrifice: 24. Qd8+ Rxd8 2…
