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We are a large, successful and friendly club. We have a junior wing: Exeter Junior Chess Club. We are affiliated to Devon County Chess Association.

Exeter Chess Club meets Tuesdays 7:00pm at Clifton Road Games (No.16)

Juniors meet 5:30-6:30pm, Fridays Sept-May

Tel.Simon Waters (President) 07814981599 Tel.Sean Pope (Secretary) 436 420 Tel.Dave Regis (Juniors) 431 785

www.exeterchessclub.org.uk secretary@exeterchessclub.org.uk juniors@exeterchessclub.org.uk

Exeter Chess Club 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 (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	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).
We have just published 100-odd years of Exeter Chess Club, which we are proud of.	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.	Starting positions from the Rex Willis Memorial Gambit Tournaments The club holds an annual quick-play event where the president chooses a selection of gambits and in each round all boards play the same opening. Gambits Gambits Gambits Gambits Gambits Gambits	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.

Exeter Chess Club

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 (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

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).

We have just published 100-odd years of Exeter Chess Club, which we are proud of.

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.

Starting positions from the Rex Willis Memorial Gambit Tournaments

The club holds an annual quick-play event where the president chooses a selection of gambits and in each round all boards play the same opening.

Gambits

Gambits

Gambits

Gambits

Gambits

Gambits

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.

This document (ecc.html) was last modified on 2008-11-12 by Simon Waters

Reference: D.Regis@Exeter.ac.uk