Chess for Fun

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New members are welcome.

Do you enjoy playing chess for fun? Then this group is for you.

We meet at 7.30pm in the café at the Sports and Tennis Club, Muddy Lane SG6 3TB, on the third Monday of the month. 

We start with a short demonstration/ lesson on playing the game then we pair up and play in a relaxed setting with no pressure. Please bring along a chess set if you have one.

Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. If you are interested, please get in touch with Nayier: chess@lalg.org.uk

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The Greek Gift sacrifice as a pattern/motif which you are likely to encounter in your games, so it's very useful to be able to recognise it, whether as a threat or an opportunity. As ever, there are plenty of related online videos and lessons available. The Greek Gift is an example of how quickly a game can culminate through a sequence of forcing moves. Such moves - checks, captures or threats of capture - force your opponent's hand, leaving them with few if any choices as you strengthen your position and weaken theirs. So look for forcing moves in your games!

Mark's useful info: On Monday we looked at a famous chess puzzle, a mate-in-2 problem designed by the America

Group member Mark Paulson says: there are a couple of excellent, accessible chess websites which I’d say are guaranteed to improve anyone’s game!  They are chess.com and lichess.org.

They are both generally free to access, with additional premium services available for a price. They offer