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Resumption of League Chess
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- Written by John Redmond
- Category: Club News
To all members of Atticus CC,
With the recent improvement in the outlook for playing chess, the MCA is considering a resumption of over-the-board competition in September. We would like to gauge the interest of Atticus players in playing over-the-board league chess in the coming season. Please get in touch either with your team-captain or with a member of the committee to indicate your interest in playing. Likewise if you have any concerns please let us know.
Note: The Cross Keys will be available for us to use from May 17th. The playing-area upstairs has been completely refurbished.
John Redmond
Chair, Atticus CC
ECF Yearbook 2021
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- Written by Martin Blasczyk
- Category: Club News
The ECF Yearbook 2021 is now available for download for free. The printed version will be soon available too.
Phil Hopkins Chess Coaching 19/1/21
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- Written by sjb
- Category: Club News
Hello all.
I used to be a member of Atticus chess club, from 2007, to 2010. During this time Atticus members, played a huge part in my chess development, and now I would like to help develop some of you, with online chess lessons.
If you are enthusiastic about chess, and are looking to improve your rating, or perhaps know of anyone else who may be looking for a teacher?, then do get in touch.
My contact details:
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Telephone: 07912434358.
All lessons will be hosted via lichess or playchess.com, and over a telephone call during the lesson.
£15 for 1 hour, or £25 for 2 hours, per session.
My Credentials:
I am consistently rated 2300+ on lichess, playchess.com and on the chess24 website.
I have achieved 189 ECF on slow and 201 ECF on Rapid, winning the Norwich open section, late 2019 before the corona virus pandemic hit.
I have already accumulated a number of regular students, who have improved their game through my lessons and have received lots of positive feedback from my teaching methods.
I hope to hear from some of you soon.
Regards Phil
I can play
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I can play
by Jim Wiseman
"I can play," but Andrej said
"You may prefer another instead.
My game of late has not been good
Choose someone better if you could".
"For a GM to become
Go lose a thousand games, say some.
So, Andrej, worry not" said Kee
"You know that what will be will be. "
Now Sanjoy upped and had his say,
"Poor form will pass but class will stay...
Though can I talk of Class when bred
In low-life, rough-edged Birkenhead?"
Then Lee chipped in, he thus assumed,
"Poor me it seems that I am doomed.
If class doth stay, then to my cost
The same is true when Class is lost!"
Webb rounded on Lee's tale of woe
With acid tongue he laid him low
Fired bullets with a smoking gun,
"You cannot lose what's ne'er been won!"
Pretty harsh but such is life
Webb's turns of phrase cut like a knife
But in the end, Yes you've guessed,
They're only words Tom speaks in jest
Bobby Fischer 9/3/43- 17/1/08
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- Written by iluveu
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Tomorrow is the anniversary of the passing of the great enigmatic world chess champion Bobby Fischer,
Atticus 2 player John Williams is seen here visiting his Gravesite in Reykjavik in 2018. John a regular Marathon Runner was taking part in the August Iceland Marathon.
