Author name: Steve Westmoreland

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, demonstrated this slow play and showed the stamina to last the pace. We have an […]

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 for the u2050s at the time, meaning my phone was switched off with no means

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 public transport rather than the car, turned out to be a poor idea.  The train