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Tension at The Old Mill!
On Monday night our A Team took on Hanham A while the C Team took on Clevedon C - both at the Old Mill! Just as well because a...
Iain Bourne
Dec 3, 20241 min read


A Team triumph at Downend!
Last Wednesday the A team put in a fine performance to win 4-2 against a Downend team. Baptiste maintained his 100% performance on board...
Iain Bourne
Dec 1, 20241 min read
Trip to Bath!
Last night the B team set off to face a strong Bath team. In the end luck wasn’t with us. Alice pulled off a fine victory. Meanwhile,...
Iain Bourne
Nov 21, 20241 min read


More Success for the C Team!
The C Team travelled to take on a Bristol & Clifton team last night and came away with a fantastic 3-1 win! Santosh, on board one, had a...
Iain Bourne
Nov 13, 20241 min read


Rapidplay Success!
Eighty budding junior chess champions plus their friends and family joined us at Somerset Hall for our 3rd Portishead Junior Rapidplay....
Iain Bourne
Nov 10, 20241 min read


Ibrahim and Hugo Shine!
It wasn’t just the A team in action on Monday night, the B team were also taking on a Clifton side. Unfortunately the only information I...
Iain Bourne
Nov 6, 20241 min read


Andrew and Baptiste Win!
On Monday night the A team faced a strong Clifton side. Andrew had a very smooth and quick win over one of the top local juniors. Playing...
Iain Bourne
Nov 6, 20242 min read


WHAT'S COMING UP!
... but first of all what's NOT! Owing to a Beer Festival at Redcliffe Bay Hall, there will be NO club meetings this Friday! On Monday,...
Iain Bourne
Oct 30, 20241 min read
First Success for the C Team!
Last night Yate’s C Team arrived - via an unfortunate detour to Redcliffe Bay Hall - at The Old Mill to take on our C Team. So far this...
Iain Bourne
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Club Championship Update!
Last night saw the Semi-Finals of the Club Championship being played out. The match between Edward and Santosh went 2-0 in favour of...
Iain Bourne
Oct 19, 20241 min read


Feisty C Team Miss Out!
On Wednesday night our C team travelled to play against Bristol Four Knights A team. Jane’s son Ollie, a former England Junior Team...
Iain Bourne
Oct 17, 20242 min read


League Update
So last night the A Team's opponents pulled out due to lack of players (!) - "Should've gone to Portishead!" - so we chalked up a 6-0 win...
Iain Bourne
Oct 8, 20241 min read


Great Start for Baptiste!
Last night the A Team travelled to Clifton for their first match of the season. Another first was Baptiste playing his first game for the...
Iain Bourne
Oct 2, 20241 min read


Hooray for Hugo!
Last night the C Team took on South Bristol D at home. Here is Jane's match report: "Hugo won on board 3 against a 1500 adult. Mark lost...
Iain Bourne
Oct 1, 20241 min read


A Very Busy Week Ahead!
Lots going on this week! Tonight the C Team are at home (The Old Mill) against South Bristol D. Why not pop in and offer your support? On...
Iain Bourne
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Chess in Portishead Schools Begins!
The club has no less than 17 trained chess tutors and this week began it’s new Chess in Schools initiative at St Peter’s Primary School....
Iain Bourne
Sep 28, 20241 min read


18 Turn Up for Friday’s Junior Rapidplay!
The junior club hosted it’s monthly Junior Rapidplay on Friday with 18 players in attendance. The eventual winners were Curtis and Leo -...
Iain Bourne
Sep 28, 20241 min read


Talk by FIDE Master Tyson Mordue on Friday!
Tyson a FIDE Master (FM) and a four-times Bristol Champion, as well as a several-times champion of both Glos and Somerset. To get an FM...
Iain Bourne
Sep 28, 20241 min read


All Square in Club Semi-finals!
Last night Andrew played Oliver and Santosh played Edward in the Semi-finals of the Club Championship. As it happened both matches were...
Iain Bourne
Sep 28, 20241 min read


Curtis and Andrew draw in B Team's first match of the Season
On Thursday evening our B Team travelled to take on Bristol University. University teams are always an unknown quantity at the beginning...
Iain Bourne
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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