The Rotherham online chess tournaments are a wonderful way to continue to play chess during the pandemic. I was late to the party, joining in season 4 which was recently completed. Geoff Frost encouraged me to join and i am thankful to him for his encouragement. Oli Brennan is to be applauded for what he…
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Are you a chess mummy?
I came across this amusing quote on the internet from Axel Smith’s book “Pump Up Your Rating”: “In Lund we have an expression for a player who never improves: a mummy. It is not said in a negative sense; the mummy enjoys chess. The romanticizing of the expression has even gone so…
Christmas/New Year B Team report
After a shaky start to the season with a home defeat 2-4 against Ecclesall and 3-3 draw away to Hillsborough the season has got considerably better with us winning our next 4 games in convincing style with a 4-2 win being our worst result. Our next 3 matches were all at home where we beat…
Nomads beat Ecclesall in Richardson quarter final
We’d brought a formidable team for this anticipated quarter final match, with Sam Milson (back in Sheffield) and Kieran significantly improving our chances against a strong Ecclesall. But bumping into Dave Adams in The Abbey carpark, he tells me they’ve been expecting to see Sam: intelligence from somewhere…. But still, great players if not quite…
Woodseats C 1.5 Nomads C 3.5
Nomads C top the table on 20 points out of 20 following a double points win at Woodseats. Wins for Les, Arkady and Sam and a draw for Jo.