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ChessFest Portishead - A Huge Success!
Here’s a report from British Chess News: ChessFest 2025 opened in the delightful coastal town of Portishead on Saturday 12 July. A new...
Iain Bourne
Jul 19, 20251 min read


Live Human Chess Game
Portishead ChessFest 2025 If you’re hoping to watch the “Alice Through the Looking Glass” display, you are advised to go to the 12.15...
Iain Bourne
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Iain Bourne
Jul 11, 20250 min read


ChessFest 2025 - Parking
Portishead ChessFest Parking There is nothing worse than going to a free festival and ending up with a £100 parking ticket! Here are...
Iain Bourne
Jul 11, 20252 min read


ChessFest 2025 - Eat, Drink and Comfort
Portishead ChessFest 2025 - Eat, Drink and Staying Comfortable For all the information about food, drink, shade, and toilets - go to...
Iain Bourne
Jul 10, 20251 min read


ChessFest 2025 - Location Map
Location Map for Portishead ChessFest 2025 For full information about where everything is happening on Saturday go to...
Iain Bourne
Jul 10, 20251 min read


ChessFest 2025 - The Schedule
Portishead ChessFest 2025 For information about what is happening and when, go to https://www.portisheadchess.com/chessfest-schedule
Iain Bourne
Jul 10, 20251 min read


ChessFest!! Latest Information
Portishead ChessFest 2025 For all the latest details on this Saturday's Portishead Chess Fest visit: https://www.portisheadchess.com/ches...
Iain Bourne
Jul 10, 20251 min read


ChessFest! 12 July - All the Details!
ChessFest - Portishead ChessFest heads south for the very first time – and lands in Portishead! Saturday 12 July 2025 · 10:00–16:00 ·...
Iain Bourne
Jul 2, 20253 min read


Art Sale Raises £600 for the Club
On Sunday the club hosted an Art Exhibition and Sale featuring works by two club stalwarts Andrew and SJ. Such was the success of the...
Iain Bourne
Jun 30, 20251 min read


Training Tomorrow @ The Albion!
Monday Night Training Sessions Tomorrow night, Monday, we will hold another Training Session at the Albion from 7pm. All club members are...
Iain Bourne
Jun 22, 20251 min read


Club Championships: The Quarterfinals!
Portishead Chess Club The pairings for the Club Championship Quarterfinals are now up! Frank vs Oliver SJ vs Andrew Ibrahim vs Cinar...
Iain Bourne
Jun 21, 20251 min read
Draw for the Club Championship!
The draw for the Quarterfinals of the Club Championship will be made tomorrow night at the club. Details will be posted on WhatsApp and...
Iain Bourne
Jun 19, 20251 min read


Video: The Dynamic Queen's Gambit
There are loads of chess videos online covering everything you can imagine. So it's a serious question: what is the point in Portishead...
Iain Bourne
Jun 14, 20251 min read


Club Championship Quarter-finalists!
Last Year's Champion: Andrew Borkowski Following the final round of the qualifying rounds for the Club Championships 2025, we now have...
Iain Bourne
Jun 14, 20251 min read


Monday Night Training Sessions
Portishead Chess Club Training Sessions If you play, or are planning to play for any of our league teams, tonight, and every Monday night...
Iain Bourne
Jun 9, 20251 min read


Club has a YouTube Channel!
Portishead Chess on YouTube It's called (no surprises) Portishead Chess Club. The link is https://www.youtube.com/@PortisheadChessClub ...
Iain Bourne
Jun 4, 20251 min read


June Club Rapidplay & Qualifier
The June rapid play will take place on Friday June 13 . It will be the last qualifier for the club championship 2025 whereby the ...
Iain Bourne
Jun 3, 20251 min read


Our Chess Development Programme
Yesterday saw the start of the Club's Training Sessions at the Albion. These sessions are restricted to players who are playing or hoping...
Iain Bourne
Jun 3, 20251 min read


Sunset Chess - Thursday 29th May: that’s TONIGHT!
Although the club will be closed at Redcliffe Bay Hall on Friday (refurbishments), we will be meeting for Sunset Chess at the Windmill...
Iain Bourne
May 29, 20251 min read
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