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Last month was the British Universities Team Championships. Bristol entered two teams; Bristol 1 had high hopes for finishing in the top area but I was playing for Bristol 2. Now, for some people the real draw of this event is the top class chess ... | Read More
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Everyone knows the Dragon. The double-edged theoretical minefield of tricks, traps and tactics gets played from club level all the way up to Magnus himself. But why? I mean, how many players enjoy the white side of an Albin Countergambit? Or the b... | Read More
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Really? I can't believe you haven't heard. But then again, I suppose I have kept it rather quiet. Definitely low-key. Maybe not that many people know. Well, we'll come to that. It's just that I got to play an FM.
Actually it gets better. I ... | Read More
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To those of you not familiar, the 4NCL is a British chess league filled with the nation's best chess players that compete for their clubs and teams for acclaim and glory. To give you some idea of the standard, the 2009 British champion was playi... | Read More
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At the University, we consider ourselves to have 2 chess varsities; 1 for the A-team and 1 for the B-team. Although I should probably clarify that "we" is actually just "me" and that since the A-team plays Bath University in division 2 and t... | Read More
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Last week was the University’s “Fresher’s Week”. You know, that week where all students celebrate the end of an interminably long summer with their family by binge-drinking and possibly some other unwholesome “activities”. As a pos... | Read More
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"Do not think you have to win. Rather, think that you do not have to lose"
Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shotokan Karate)
As quotes go, I think this one ranks at about a 9.2/10 on the Yoda scale of awesome and it's something I've had bouncing ... | Read More