(founded 1897)
• June 9th 2012 Aughton
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Our aim is to promote the game of chess throughout the county of Lancashire. This site provides information about adult and junior chess within the county and gives details about affiliated chess clubs, their meeting times and their locations.
A great effort by all the players on Saturday 12th May 2012 in Northampton! Having qualified in the 6th and final place from the northern Zonal and having to face traditionally very strong southern-based teams, we knew that our relatively inexperienced squad would have a huge battle on their hands to secure any points. The fact that they managed to win 15 points was commendable, but particularly pleasing was the way that every single one of them played – slowly, carefully and tenaciously, not yielding anything easily. Excellent by everybody! And a big improvement on the Zonal – Bill’s coaching session definitely had an impact.
The next Lancashire Junior Congress will be held on Saturday 9th June 2012 at Aughton St Michael's Primary School near Ormskirk.
In the first of this year's quarter finals, Lancashire vs. Kent U100 was played on Saturday 28th April 2012 at Watford Gap Village Hall (Northamptonshire). The match finished 6 - 6 but Kent progress to the next round on board count.
The Warwickshire vs. Lancashire match in the preliminary round of the Open section was held at Newcastle-under-Lyme on Saturday 28th April 2012. The match ended in a comfortable win for Lancashire, who will now play Surrey in the quarter finals.
Lancashire won the U18 Northern Counties Team Championships on Saturday April 21st 2012. They won it convincingly, with a clear winning margin - and with an average team age of 14!
The Audley Junior Congress took place on Saturday 24th March 2012 at Audley Junior School in Blackburn.
| KINGS | Marcus Lazenby |
|---|---|
| QUEENS | Raees Samli |
| ROOKS | Nathan Giles |
| KNIGHTS | Ben Dible |
| PAWNS | Ryan Marsh |
| TINY PAWNS | Nathan Jones |
The Lancashire Chess Association's AGM held on 2nd September 2009 adopted a new Child Protection Policy. Actions to implement it have now commenced.
Lancashire Chess Association's Chief Junior Coach, Dave Gaston, has produced a Junior Players Course.
The aim of this course is to take new players to chess, teach them the basics of the game, and then show them techniques and strategies to bring them up to a standard where they can hold their own in a competitive game, whether it be league or congress.
The course manual is ideal for anybody running a junior chess club. To obtain a free copy, please get in touch through our Contact Us page.
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