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Storm on a chessboard

Submitted by DrDave on

A few years ago I was interested in David Pritchard's account of an original
French game (Tempête sur l'échiquier) in his book of chess variants. I found
the artwork a delight, and was curious recently to try and discover what had
been made of it since - in particular, if there is now an English version.
Indeed there is, released by Steve Jackson games:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightmare_Chess

And it has a fan page:

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Solitaire Chess

Submitted by DrDave on

Visiting the hospital recently I spotted a nice new game. You'll know the game Solitaire, where you reduce a set of pegs by capturing to a single survivor.(Peg Solitaire to the Yanks [what they call Solitaire, played with cards, we call Patience]). http://www.web-games-online.com/peg-solitaire/ ThinkFun have produced a chess version, available as a physical set, or a mobile phone app that you can try for free. http://www.thinkfun.com/solitairechess

Exeter Junior Chess Club: Season 2012-2013

Submitted by DrDave on

I hope you have all had a good summer and that any and all tests or exams went well.

The first club night of the new season will be on Friday 16th September 2011 as I'll be away playing chess the previous week.

The Heavitree club doesn't have a membership fee if you're under 14, so I'll run this year again without a subscription. Please note that all matches will still be charged a £1 board fee for refreshments or petrol.

Pairing of the decade?

Submitted by DrDave on 

[Event "Bygger'n Masters"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2006.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Time, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.09.24"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8.
Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. Rhe1 b5 13. Ne5 Nd4 14. Qd2

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