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Chess Puzzle of the Week (364)

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 1d

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Can you answer the quick question in this week's puzzle?

Here’s a quick question for you. It’s Black to play. Maxim Dunn (Reading University) v Andrew Smith (Bourne End), from a Berkshire League match last Wednesday, and posted by Andrew on h…

Chess Puzzle of the Week (363): Solution

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 4d

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Did you find the solution to Monday's puzzle?

Monday’s puzzle was taken from Naroditsky – Gareyev (USA Online Championship 2020). Naroditsky won as follows: 28. Rxg7+! Kxg7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 (29… Kh7 30. Nf5 Rxf5 31. Qxf5+ Kg8 32. Qg4+ Kh7 33…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 6d

Gavin Wall Memorial Blitz

The first Gavin Wall Memorial Blitz took place at the Adelaide on 28 October. Organised and run by Mike Robinson-Chui, the tournament attracted a full house of 20 players. Maks Gajowniczek and Mike…

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 6d

Chess Puzzle of the Week (363)

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 8d

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This week's puzzle pays tribute to GM Daniel Naroditsky, whose sudden death last week shocked and saddened the chess world.

You will no doubt have heard the sad and shocking news of the sudden death of the popular American grandmaster, commentator and content creator Daniel Naroditsky at the age of only 29. This week&#8…

Chess Puzzle of the Week (362): Solution

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 11d

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I'm sure you managed to find the forced mate missed by Caruana in Monday's puzzle.

This is Caruana – So, played last Saturday in the US Championship. Caruana only managed to draw from this position, but I’m sure that, if you had enough time on the clock, you would have done bette…

2025-26 Results Bulletin (5)

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 12d

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Three wins from three matches this week.

The results plus a brilliant game for your enjoyment.

After last week’s results it’s good to be able to report three wins from three matches this week. Our Thames Valley B team welcomed Hounslow A to the Adelaide on Tuesday for their retur…

Chess Puzzle of the Week (362)

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

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Are you fabber than Fabi?

I'm sure you are: find out by solving this week's puzzle.

Are you fabber than Fabi? This is Caruana – So, played on Saturday in the US Championship. Caruana only managed to draw from this position, but I’m sure you could have done better. Whit…

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

Pushy Parents and Third Spaces

There have been a couple of articles in the Guardian over the past few days touching on the subject of young people’s lives outside school.

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

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Did you find the hidden queen sacrifice in Monday's puzzle position?

Chess Puzzle of the Week (361): Solution

In the game Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (Greece) – Gawain Maroroa Jones (England) from the recently concluded European Team Championships, White missed an opportunity. White is a pawn up, but Black…

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Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 19d

2025-26 Results Bulletin (4)

A difficult week for us. Two matches, ten boards and ten losses, but for different reasons. On Monday our Thames Valley A team visited Maidenhead A, who were at full strength. Except that it was ac…

Chess Puzzle of the Week (361)

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

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Can you analyse this week's puzzle position accurately?

As always, have fun!

I sometimes take you back to the distant past, but this week’s puzzle is taken from a game played only yesterday. This is Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (Greece) – Gawain Maroroa Jones (En…

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 23d

What a lovely time we had yesterday at the Adelaide, sharing memories of IM Gavin Wall with his many chess friends and family.

Chess Puzzle of the Week (360): Solution

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

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 · 25d

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

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…

2025-26 Results Bulletin (3)

Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club @richtwickchess.bsky.social · 26d

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

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…

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…

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

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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

Minor Pieces 92: Charles and Charles Frederick Chapman

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Richard James @richardjameschess.bsky.social · 28d

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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.

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 · 29d

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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 …