Wednesday 20th September saw the launch of the Keddie Cup, at Holmfirth Chess Club. This event is in memory of David Keddie, who passed away from cancer in 2022. David was a longstanding teammate and friend to many of us …

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On the extra boards it was 2-2. So, what did we learn? Starting out in competitive chess is tough. You have to train yourself to slow down and to fully look at the game. Our veteran juniors, Jacob and Awen, …

Harrogate 1 – 5 Holmfirth Saturday 1st April Read More »

I actually had great ideas for an article, with lots of pictures and a huge celebration, when Mike Truran pinged me late at night to write this. Sadly, he messaged me AFTER the game and I was dragooned into playing …

Greater Manchester joins the NCCU (Yorkshire u1850s play at Holmfirth) Read More »

York vs Holmfirth 10th December 2022 Match Report (Steve Westmoreland has supplied the following write-up of the recent Silver Rook match York D v Holmfirth.) It was a cold December day, when Holmfirth arrived in York.  The decision to take …

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Wednesday 19th October saw Holmfirth field its first ever full junior team in the Huddersfield Examiner Handicap League. The juniors were ultimately to fall 4 points to 3.5 against a strong Honley side, but there were fantastic draws for Awen …

Holmfirth Junio… Seniors? Read More »