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  • Anstey Chess Club’s partnership with the Regency Chess Company

    Introducing The Regency Chess Company In return for some advertising space on our website, The Regency Chess Company have kindly donated a beautiful wooden chess set, together with a generous lifetime 25% discount code. This code is to be used by club members only on the Regency Chess website, please contact Ben who will hold…

  • Tales in the opening – the first move

    Seasoned chess players around the world recognise three main parts of the game – the opening, the middlegame and the endgame. Every part is important and could lead to one side winning the game, but there is a certain fascination with the opening which is unprecedented. In these series, we will take a look at…

  • Basic Checkmating Patterns – Part Four

    When it comes studying chess, one of the most underestimated elements of the game are the checkmating patterns. In this series we look at this very important part, focusing on the most common checkmates and characteristic patterns leading to them. We have already looked at the majority of the pieces and their abilities to deliver…

  • Basic Checkmating Patterns – Part Three

    When it comes studying chess, one of the most underestimated elements of the game are the checkmating patterns. In this series we look at this very important part, focusing on the most common checkmates and characteristic patterns leading to them. In this part of the series we take a look at common checkmating patterns involving…

  • Basic Checkmating Patterns – Part Two

    When it comes studying chess, one of the most underestimated elements of the game are the checkmating patterns. In this series we look at this very important part, focusing on the most common checkmates and characteristic patterns leading to them. In part two of the series we will turn our attention on various checkmating patterns…

  • Basic Checkmating Patterns – Part One

    When it comes studying chess, one of the most underestimated parts of the game are the checkmating patterns. In this series we look at this very important part of the game, focusing on the most common checkmates and characteristic patterns leading to them. In the first part of the series we will look at some…

  • Facing a chess master – Game #1

    John Robinson vs Glenn Flear, British Championship Qualifier Tournament, 29/11/1976. In this series we will look back at some of the games of John Robinson against chess masters. One of our most decorated players(currently rated 1967 FIDE), John has had decades of experience and has played against some of the biggest names in chess. Today…

  • Presenting Anstey Chess club: Oskar

    Welcome to the another interview from ‘Presenting Anstey Chess club’. In this series we present the players from the club and this week we had a chat with our second team captain Oskar Rudczenko. Another young promissing player from the club and dedicated contributor to the community, Oskar shares his insight into the game of…

  • Presenting Anstey Chess club: Ben

    Welcome to the first interview from ‘Presenting Anstey Chess club’. In this series we will present the players from the club starting naturally with ‘El Presidente’ Ben who is our chairman. An experienced chess player and a busy father of one, Ben takes us through the joys of being a working dad, league chess player,…

  • From chess bug to chess club

    The roots of Anstey Chess club I initially learned about chess at school but daren’t play due to the fear of losing – especially against younger players at the time! What got me first interested was the Short v Kasparov match in the mid-90s with Raymond Keene, Daniel King and Carol Vorderman providing analysis and…

  • My first steps in chess – the story of a beginner

    Yes, I am one of them – the many who decided to get into/get back to chess because of the miniseries “Queen’s gambit”. Shortly after watching the series, I became part of the sea of aspiring chess beginners who wanted to try the game. The series reminded me the main features of the game of…