BOLTON CHESS CLUB

BOLTON JUNIORS

From the Junior Coaching team:

Julian, Ian, Rod, and Mike

We hope you had a Safe and Happy Christmas and

have a great New Year with lots of exciting chess.

Congratulations to all the children who

played for Bolton last year Well done to the children who also

represented Manchester either over the

board or online

We want you to know that there will be lots

more opportunities to play exciting chess in

the New Year at Bolton Chess Club.

THE CLUB RE-OPENS ON MONDAY 10 TH

JANUARY 2022 AT 6.30P.M. FOR

COACHNG AND A JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.

 VICTORIA HALL (rear entrance), BOLTON.

Programme for January

Monday 19 th January 2022

Beginners:

Golden Rules in the Opening. My Worst placed piece and how to improve it.

Practice writing my moves down

Advanced:

Recognising mating patterns. Some standard mates.

Accurate defending. Understand the threats.

Tournament:

Groups of four play all-play-all in five minute blitz (no increment)

Monday 26 th January 2022

Beginners:

Golden Rules in the Opening. Good Knight bad night!

More practice writing my moves down

Advanced:

Recognising mating patterns. Some more standard mates.

Accurate defending. Understand the threats Week 2.

Tournament:

Team match: Junior A vs Junior B 30 minutes on the clock.

(We will try and enter games on the Club’s Chess Base Computer)