Tues 22 Sept 2026

ByDrDave

Welcome to Elliott

We had an unusual game where the Black King charged up the board to e1! This is called a ‘King march’ if the player chooses to do it, or a ‘King hunt’ if the King is chased there.

One of the most famous King hunts was this one:

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    One of the best and best-contested matches I’ve had the pleasure to watch. Well done to all players!

    W Royle ½-½ Fraser
    B Trott ½-½ Whitehead
    S Keat 1-0 Ramesh
    B Terrill 0-1 Chornenkyy

    A tough game fought in the jungles of a hypermodern opening, in the end Black’s
    exchange was enough to balance an advanced passed pawn – or maybe the
    other way around!

    A wild game where both sides did enough to win…

    Some devilishly complicated opening play resulted in an early win of a
    piece for White.

  • EJCC 1-3 Exeter Gambits 30th March 2012

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    A close match ended in a 1-3 defeat for the youngsters. As so often in
    chess, it wouldn’t have taken much to reverse the score!

    The juniors, unusually, fielded a team which had a majority of girls.

    {1. A well-fought game: White got some attacking ideas muddled and lost a piece,
    but pressure won the exchange leaving an exciting RvNN endgame.}

    {2. A carefully-played game ended in a draw, but both sides missed good
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    {3. Black was allowed to launch a tactic to win a piece early on, after which White was not allowed much fun.}

    {4. Black grabbed a Rook but then seemed to run out of ideas; White then
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  • Exeter Juniors (1-3) Exeter School, 11th March 2011

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    Lots to enjoy in an evenly matched contest.

    Board 1

    {A well-played game by both sides. We don’t see close endgames very often in
    junior chess, and this was a fine one.}

    Board 2

    {Black gets a plus in the opening but gets his wires crossed.}

    Board 3

    {The two sides emerge from a stodgy old opening into a stodgy old middlegame
    and then a roughly level endgame. White adds some interest by losing a piece
    (and it could have been worse!) but makes good use of his chances and
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    Board 4

    {The game was close for quite a while, with one side then the other looking
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    tactics or a perpetual. White survived all the threats and spotted a chance
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  • |

    New season 2026/27

    ByDrDave

    8 Sept 2026

    I hope you all had a wonderful Summer.

    The first club night of the new chess season will be on Tuesday 8th Sept 2026, at our usual venue of the “DJ Room”, Heavitree Social Club, EX1 3BS.

    Membership fees of £15 will be due for this 2026-27 year from today; perhaps the easiest way for us both is to use this link:
    https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/exeter-junior-chess-club-membership-fee
    Whatever PayPal try to persuade you, you don’t need a PayPal account to pay through PayPal.
    Instructions for BACS payments are also on that page.

    Looking forward to seeing you all again, and I hope you will not object if I notice you have grown.

    bw

    D

    P.S. I am busy trying to retire from work, which I hope to do some time in the New Year, after which I won’t be coming into the SHEU office in Exeter each week.  If there are any roles you could see yourself doing at the club, please let me know.

  • Exeter Juniors ½-3½ Tiverton Testosterones

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    {A terrific scrap where both sides took and missed their chances. In the end
    the struggle with the 32 pieces on the board was decided as much by the clock
    as by the moves.}

    {White played an unknown system and got a bit lost. Trying to save a pawn,
    White lost one piece and should have lost another. The position settled down
    with Black dominant, and White never really had a chance.}

    See also: http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/making-it-you-go-along

    {Black wins a pawn but misses a discovery to lose a piece. Black keeps going
    and eventually finds a perpetual check.}

    {White started very well but the position became blocked and difficult.
    Trying to get something going, you played a poor move, and things then went
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  • Exeter Juniors 2½-1½ Torquay Boys Grammar School

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    This agreeable annual match is always a friendly and well-contested occasion. As usual, most of the games, and therefore the match, could
    have had a very different result! Well played all.

    Board 1. After missing a chance to win a piece in the opening, White fell into a
    wicked trap.

    Board 2. After a murky opening, White lost the exchange. In trying to force a win,
    Black gave back the exchange, but missed a win or two in the endgame.

    Board 3. After some scrappy play, Black emerged a piece ahead, but allowed his Knight
    to get sidetracked and his King exposed. All credit to White for making
    trouble!

    Board 4. Rather a slow start by both players; a quick break in the centre might have
    upset Black. The game was decided by an amazing double blunder on move 30.