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There's a lot happening this week!
Tonight our A team travel to play against Bristol & Clifton. On Thursday our B team travel to take on South Bristol. Both matches could...
Iain Bourne
Feb 13, 20241 min read


Take Part this Friday!
This Friday we will be trying out another new initiative, a Club Tournament. It’s just for fun and a way of helping members meet, play...
Iain Bourne
Feb 12, 20241 min read


Andrew demonstrates Spassky’s famous miniature!
Last night Andrew continued his survey of World Chess Champions with Spassky’s win with the black pieces against World Number Two, Bent...
Iain Bourne
Feb 10, 20241 min read


Business as usual!
This Friday, 9th February the Junior (6-7pm) and "All Welcome" (7-9pm) clubs meet as usual - but don't miss Andrew's introduction to the...
Iain Bourne
Feb 8, 20241 min read


A big date in the Junior Chess Diary: The Bristol Megafinals - 8th June
Get your children and their schools involved. It’s a Mega, all inclusive fun event starting in Bristol, progressing through regional...
Iain Bourne
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Chess Tutors Galore!
What an amazing weekend! On Saturday EIGHT of our juniors trained to become Assistant Chess Tutors with Chess in Schools and Communities...
Iain Bourne
Feb 5, 20241 min read


Santosh Shines!
Last night Santosh played his second game for Portishead and maintained his 100% record with a win on board two for the B team against...
Iain Bourne
Feb 2, 20241 min read


And ... Here is our Fixture List!
With so many new teams entering the League this year, everything is a bit fluid. Before the New Year we were in Division 4B, now we have...
Iain Bourne
Jan 28, 20241 min read


February Club Nights! See what's happening!
Here are a few "special events" for you to enjoy: 2nd February: Andrew won't be able to deliver his regular presentation of "The Life &...
Iain Bourne
Jan 28, 20241 min read


Our First Club Rapidplay! 16th February - put it in your diary!
As you know, we like to keep trying different things! So on 16th February we plan to run a friendly 5 round Rapidplay tournament at the...
Iain Bourne
Jan 28, 20241 min read


Portishead vs South Bristol - resumed
So my previous post covered the first four wins. The next two finished very suddenly! In both cases there was little in it until both...
Iain Bourne
Jan 28, 20242 min read


In-club Ratings Updated!
Thanks to SJ for keeping tabs of all the games played each week and updating the database. As you can see the list of players grows...
Iain Bourne
Jan 28, 20241 min read


Key Moments in the South Bristol Match!
Although we won 6-1 we didn't so much outplay our opponents - a lot of the games were fairly level up to a point - but we won in the...
Iain Bourne
Jan 25, 20243 min read


Calling Junior Chess Players - learn how to teach!
Are you aged between 11 and 16 years, with a passion for chess and a desire to help others? Ignite a Passion for Chess Education and join...
Iain Bourne
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Become a Chess Tutor! Act Fast!
Chess Tutor Training for Adults and Sixth Formers · Date: Sunday, February 4th · Location: Redcliffe Bay...
Iain Bourne
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Great Start as A Team win 6-1!
I haven’t had a chance to look at the games yet but the A team put in a great performance to to start the year with a 6-1 win over a...
Iain Bourne
Jan 23, 20241 min read


First League Match of 2024!
After all the excitement of the Junior Rapidplay, tomorrow night (Monday) we “slow down” and play against our “Sister Club” South...
Iain Bourne
Jan 21, 20241 min read


Portishead Junior Rapidplay - Success!
Thanks to Jane's phenomenal energy, Katina's culinary magic and Zahra's amazing organisational skills - combined with Chris and...
Iain Bourne
Jan 21, 20241 min read


Portishead accepted onto ECF Junior Development Pathway!
The ECF Junior Development Pathway is an ECF initiative aiming to: Develop junior talent to reach their chess potential Achieve...
Iain Bourne
Jan 14, 20241 min read


Somerset Junior Chess News!
Many of our juniors have now been invited to join the Somerset Junior Squad - so there latest newsletter will be of great interest. Note...
Iain Bourne
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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