Exeter Chess Club Homepage

 was established in 1895 and so we celebrated our centenary in 1995.

 As part of our centenary activities we held a Simultaneous Display by IM Gary Lane, which was repeated in 1996.

International Internet Challenge

We have held Internet matches:

• a single-board consultation match with Hafnarfjardar (NEW home page) (Hafnarfjörður), an Icelandic chess club,
• a four-board junior match with the University of West Alabama
• a seven-board match with Warwick University
• a double-round eight-board match with the West Wales Internet Chess Association
• We would be interested in hearing from clubs elsewhere to play live team chess via one of the chess servers ( BICS for preference: I know it's quiet but it's very fast!).

Coaching

We run a weekly coaching/discussion group, which include what we think are professional-looking handouts. There is an index of some of the ideas and materials to be found here, namechecked by "the Doc" (John Nunn) in the BCF Yearbook (1997).

Games of the Year: brillancies and others

The 1994/95 Alexandra Buchanan Brilliancy Prize was won by Rex Willis ahead of two cheapos by Dave Regis. [Alexandra is MacGregor B's very new daughter!]

Press releases

An index of selected press releases from the last few years.

HON. SECRETARY'S REPORT 1995

PUBLICITY OFFICER'S REPORT 1995

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

1994 HIGHLIGHTS

Internal Club Competitions

We run an individual club competition in three sections of Swiss; also held annually are a 10-second tournament and other speed events.

Membership

We have about 40 members at present

Membership information

Regional and National Competitions

Exeter currently dominates the Exeter and District League, the Devon County Leagues and the Devon County teams. We have recently entered the National Club Championships; in 1995 we won the National Major Plate, and in 1996 won the Intermediate cup and were again finalists in the Major Plate.