EJCC 2-2 Seaton

ByDrDave

Another close match which could have gone either way.

Some homework study may be required!

{Some simple tactics decided this game. In fact, they are the tactics most
often missed in junior games: discovered check, outnumbered, undermining.}

{WARNING: This next game contains uncut scenes of graphic chess violence. The part of Ming
the Merciless was played by Taylor Finch.}

{A great fightback after losing your way in an unfamiliar opening.}

{In a line you hadn’t faced before, you struggled to find a way to complete
development and be able to keep going forward. In the end, the squares you
lost on the board were less important than the minutes you lost on the clock.}

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    New season 2026/27

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    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.

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