The Inaugural Bristol Junior Chessfest will be the largest Chess weekend to be held in the South West. The festival will have 2 different competitions running over the weekend with something for all junior chess play, from those who have just started to play through to budding grand masters.
When Sat 18th and Sunday 19th May Where: Bristol City Hall (formally the Council House) College Green.
Horfield & Redland is one of the top chess clubs in the Bristol area. We run four teams in the Bristol & District Chess League.
Whatever your playing strength, you are very welcome to come along to one of our club nights. You are under no obligation to join until you've had a few visits to try us out. We play at 1 Redland Park, next to the United Reform Church, just off Whiteladies Road (see map). We are normally open on Tuesdays from 7:30pm to 10:30pm between September and April. Click here to check the list of open dates and here for the Club Secretary's contact details.
| 21 Apr | The KO final date has been set. Horfield will be at home to Clifton on 14 May. |
| 11 Apr | Club championship results:1-2 Mike Harris, Phil Nendick 5 (joint winners of Draisey trophy); 3 Derek Pugh 4.5; 4 Nigel Pollett 3.5 (winner of Whittaker trophy, U150); 5-6 Alex Dunn, Howard Millbank 2.5; 7 Graham Strickland 2/3; 8 Harvey Atkinson 2; 9-10 Jon Fisher, Jim Boyce 1/3; 11 Matt Williams 1. |
| 27 Mar |
Club championship: scores so far are:
Derek Pugh & Phil Nendick 2.5;
Mike Harris, Harvey Atkinson, & Nigel Pollett 2;
Jim Boyce, Alex Dunn, Matt Williams & Howard Millbank 1.
All are welcome in the second leg on 9th April. Those that haven't played in the 1st leg will still be able to take part. |
| 24 Mar | Many congratulations to Kevin Thomas on his wedding scheduled for 26 March! |
| 20 Dec | Dates for the club championship, a rearranged fixture for the B's and club closure dates, are now all on the calendar. |
| 28 Nov | It is planned to mark the mid-season, and our 70th anniversary, at the King's Arms on Blackboy Hill on Tuesday 18th December, with a mixture of chess, drinking and eating. |
| 28 Oct | It's the club's 70th birthday this year. Who can you recognise in the photo above? |
| 6 Sep | A GM playing for Horfield! Congratulations to Chris Jones who has qualified as a grandmaster for chess composition. |
| 6 Sep | Club AGM. Following an unprecedented loss of players moving away from Bristol or otherwise unavailable, the AGM decided to inform the League that we would have to drop one team from Division 2. Better news is that the sound financial position means we have been able to reduce the subscriptions. Minutes of AGM |
| 2 Sep |
Club AGM. A reminder about the club
AGM at 19.30hrs on Tues 4th
September, at The King's Arms on Blackboy Hill.
Formal proceedings normally conclude soon after 9pm, so
there should be time for some casual games and more
general conversation. (It would simplest if a few people
brought their own sets etc.) Agenda 1. Apologies for absence. 2. Chairman's welcome. 3. Minutes of last AGM and matters arising. 4. Officer's reports : secretary, treasurer, team captains. 5. Discussion of teams for next season. 6. Election of officers for 2012-13. 7. AOB. Fixtures are now available. |
| 10 Aug |
Club AGM. The
AGM will be at 19.30hrs on Tues 4th
September, at The King's Arms on Blackboy Hill. If you are going to play in the League next season, you will need to become a member of the English Chess Federation. Most of us will be new members; paying the game fees doesn't qualify as membership! Joining the ECF online is cheaper than otherwise and it will help the club if you can join before 1 September. You will probably want either a bronze membership (just league games) or a silver membership (league plus congresses, but excluding FIDE rated ones). You can join online at the ECF website. Please let Howard Millbank have your membership number. |
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