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Dressed for Success How London Is Becoming the Chess Capital of the World Chess.May.21/4/11 21/4/11 14:51 Page 1 www.chess.co.uk Volume 76 No.2 May 2011 £3.95 UK $9.95 Canada Dressed for success How London is becoming the chess capital of the world Drunken Knights Vs Wood Green The strongest ever English League match! ChessChess andand FFootballootball Tournament Reports Amber (Blindfold + Rapid), 2011 European Championships, 4NCL Contents May 2011_Chess mag - 21_6_10 27/04/2011 17:38 Page 1 Chess Contents Chess Magazine is published monthly. Founding Editor: B.H. Wood, OBE. 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Each Saturday the park activity in London this past month, so whose performance in the London keeper will bring out the set and there much so I am almost becoming League this year deserves a mention. will be lessons for children in what is a optimistic. It’s not just the continued The team, captained by my old drinking delightful setting. This idea is relatively display of advertising hoardings with partner, the irrepressible Nevil Chan, low cost for these straightened times Magnus Carlsen in his latest pair of jeans succeeded in winning nine straight and should be replicated but readers or even the chess-themed window of a matches and led the league before the need to take the initiative. department store featuring the latest (probably) decisive showdown against Agent Provocateur fragrance it’s the the giants of UK club chess Wood Green, Also in the amateur realm, Chess Boxing range and frequency of the chess events who have won everything umpteen times. seems to be taking off, as the most which are broadening the appeal. recent gathering illustrated. Over 600 The contest must surely have been the spectators came to North London to There was the RAC Club Centenary strongest ever 12-board match watch, and some had to be turned away, 100 board simultaneous which I helped between UK clubs as Wood Green so the next event will have to be staged organise at the RAC Club House in Pall captain Brian Smith wielded the cheque at a larger venue. The non-chess players Mall. Chess is thriving in the private book and put out ten GMs and two IMs do seem to enjoy the chess. The next member London Clubs where they to DK’s one guest GM, Stuart event will be in the Autumn but there is a complete annually for the Hamilton- Conquest, and 2 IMs. The result was card at Berlin on 24 June which features Russell Cup. That’s not the Hamilton – 10-2 to Wood Green. There was a three chess boxers from the London- Russell trophy competed for at the great atmosphere and it’s good to see based club. Olympiad but it is the same Hamilton- that pub chess in the UK is still alive Russell. This year the competition was and well, and not just in London. The 3rd London Chess Classic is coming won by the Royal Automobile Club and along nicely and I can reveal to those of Oxford and Cambridge University Club. This brings me to what I feel could be a you who don’t follow me on Twitter that In keeping with the sporting traditions big factor in chess development if there have been acceptances from: and the amateur spirit in which all these everyone works together, wherever they Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru matches are played, there didn’t have to are. Permanent places to play chess are Nakamura Mickey Adams, Nigel Short be a winner, no tie break, just joint great for the game’s growth. There are and David Howell. The ninth player is custodianship of the trophy. one or two places in London but they still the subject of feverish speculation but I am saying nothing here other than I John Saunders covers the day in more receive zero or very little publicity. There expect this year’s tournament to be even detail inside this issue but I would just is a café in South Kensington and a stronger than last year's. I am looking at add that I was delighted to be able to regular gathering at Caffè Nero on further improving the online presentation. bring along a team from Chess in Kensington High Street which I stumbled Tickets won’t be going on sale for a Schools and Communities who had the upon by accident once and couldn’t couple of months. most enjoyable day which is described believe my eyes. There must be a lot more going on around the country and I by CSC field worker Sabrina Chevannes It’s good to see that chess is also doing inside. As this was the youngsters’ first would like to hear from readers of any well outside the capital. The 2011 British experience of chess outside school, I permanent places to play on giant chess Championships will be held in Sheffield hope they don’t think all tournaments sets, or any cafes or pubs where chess while the 4NCL continues to are like this. can be played outside traditional chess club hours. If people knew where to go, expand and now even has a Northern Next month we will have coverage of these places would be so much better Division.
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