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IM Gavin Wall was one of the first members of Richmond Junior Club, which met for the first time 50 years ago almost to the day. It's poignant that today his family and friends will be remembering his life and raising a glass to his memory. The Adelaide, Teddington 12:00-15:00.

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 14d

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I hope you all analysed Monday's pawn ending accurately!

Chess Puzzle of the Week (360): Solution

It was White to move in Monday’s very simple pawn ending. What could be easier than a position with just four slow-moving pieces on the board? The brief answer is that 1. Kb3! leads to a draw…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 15d

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Two wins and two defeats for our teams in this week's matches.

2025-26 Results Bulletin (3)

Two wins and two defeats to report this week. It’s not going to be easy for our London League team this season without Gavin, but we got off to a winning start against Lewisham on Tuesday. Co…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 17d

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Mike Healey has annotated this wildly entertaining game he played on top board in last week's Thames Valley League match against Hammersmith.

A Game from Mike Healey

Healey,Mike – Kiremitciyanar,Ari [B23] Hammersmith v Richmond A B1, 02.10.2025 First game of the season and the first in Gavin’s place as board one. 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6!? 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7…

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Richard James @richardjameschess.bsky.social · 18d

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Charles Frederick Chapman, who promoted chess in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight and in many places along the South Coast, shouldn't be confused with Sevenoaks and Kent stalwart, estate agent and scoutmaster Charles Chapman.

Minor Pieces 92: Charles and Charles Frederick Chapman

I’ve written in the past how, back in the 1930s, chess was used in a variety of ways to help those with a range of disadvantages. We visited the Royal Star and Garter Home for Disabled Ex-Ser…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 18d

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True mastery is about doing simple things well, so here's a simple puzzle for you to solve.

Chess Puzzle of the Week (360)

I’ve always believed that achieving true mastery is about learning to do simple things well, rather than trying to do complicated things badly. Here’s a very simple position for you to …

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 21d

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Our Thames Valley A and B teams played their first matches of the season this week, losing and winning respectively, while our D team scored a revenge victory against our C team.

2025-26 Results Bulletin (2)

We had four Thames Valley League teams in action this week, with two wins and two defeats to report. Our B team opened their Division 2 campaign away to Hounslow A. An excellent start to the season…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 21d

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Did you analyse Monday's position correctly?

Chess Puzzle of the Week (359): Solution

Monday’s position was taken from Tarrasch – Gunsberg (Frankfurt 1887). It’s obvious to start with 28. Ra6, when Black can neither capture the rook nor defend a7 directly. So you h…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 25d

A great win for our B team in our first Thames Valley League Division 2 match of the season.

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 25d

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Here's a position for you to analyse and assess.

Have fun!

Chess Puzzle of the Week (359)

Here’s a position for you to analyse and assess. You’ll need to look 11 moves ahead to reach a conclusion – are you up to it?

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 28d

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Did you find the solution to Monday's Proof Game problem?

Click here to find out.

Chess Puzzle of the Week (358): Solution

On Monday I left Ted and Alice trying to work out how Bob and Carol reached this position after 7 moves. Here is the solution. e4 Nf6 2. Qh5 Nxe4 3. Qxh7 Nc3 4. Qh5 Nxa2 5. Qd1 Nxc1 6. Qxc1 Rxh2 7.…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · Sep 24

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We're up and running for the new season with a Div 3 Thames Valley League match between our C and D teams.

Following the sad loss of Gavin Wall, we're looking for 2000+ rated players for our first teams. If you know anyone who might be interested put them in touch.

2025-26 Results Bulletin (1)

We’re up and running for the new season, starting with a Thames Valley Division 3 match between our C and D teams. Here’s what happened. 6-0 wins don’t happen very often: our C te…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice are back at the Adelaide preparing for the new season. Can you help Ted and Alice work out the first moves in Bob and Carol's very strange game?

Chess Puzzle of the Week (358)

Regular readers won’t be surprised to hear that Bob and Carol were back at the Adelaide getting some practice in before the start of the new season. When Ted and Alice arrived they saw this p…

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