Bury St Edmunds Chess Club

30/11/2021

I just wrote a new article on the club blog. The Electric Monk: How Not To Analyse Your Games.

Chess Improvement Uncategorized  The Electric Monk: How Not To Analyse Your Games 30 November 2021 Steve Lovell 0 Comments All serious chess players know that in order to improve at chess it’s important that we analyse our games. And all modern players know that analysing our games has become mu...

12/12/2020

I don't think I've written a chess book review before, but "Chess Improvement" by Barry Hymer and GM Peter Wells was a truly inspiring read. It's full to the brim with practical chess wisdom for players, coaches and parents. I thoroughly recommend it. https://bsechess.org.uk/wp/2020/12/book-review-chess-improvement-by-barry-hymer-and-peter-wells/

10/11/2020

Has the Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit" (re)ignited your interest in chess?

We're thinking of running some free online coaching sessions for adults, including some for complete beginners. Let us know if you'd be interested. If there are enough of you, we'll see what we can arrange.

An indication of your level of experience would be helpful too. Include your lichess.org or chess.com username if you have one!

24/05/2020

As hinted in recent emails, the club now has a shiny new website. You can check it out at www.bsechess.org.uk.

If you've got any comments or suggestions for improvement, do let me know and I'll see what we can do.

With the Bury Area Chess League and the Suffolk League both currently “on hold” due to Coronavirus, the 2019-20 seasons

17/05/2020

Great to see former Bury St Edmunds junior Anita Somton reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Online English Blitz Championship.

http://bracketcloud.com/tournament/167372

Dad, Somton Ukken, should be very proud. Congrats to you both.

Chess bracket created by alexholowczak on Mon 11th 2020. [color= #333333][size=2][font=Roboto, arial, sans-serif]The Knockout Stage of the 1st English Online Women's Blitz Championship, to be pla... Match scores, real time updates and live chat - BracketCloud, Tournament management in the Cloud.

03/04/2020

As you'll have probably guessed, our "real world" chess club is currently closed.

However, we've brought our chess.com club to life. If you live in or around the Bury St Edmunds area you'd be welcome to join us. You can probably find us there without too much difficulty, but if you'd like a direct link then do get in touch.

10/12/2019

I've just been chatting chess with James Hazell on BBC Suffolk. Listen from around 11:35am (10 December).

If you fancy dipping your toe into over-the-board chess, do get in touch or simply drop into the club one Thursday evening!