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Iain Bourne
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Well done Brad - a shining light in a disappointing Monday doubleheader!
On Monday night the A team aimed to continue their push for the top of the league, while the B team sought to gain experience against a...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 17, 20241 min read
Photos from the South Bristol Junior Chess Rapidplay
Jacob, Mark, Tobias, Hugo, Edward and nathan all played: Results can be found at: https://chess-results.com/TurnierSuche.aspx?lan=1
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Iain Bourne
Mar 17, 20241 min read
What's on this Week?
On Monday night we have another double header with boith our A and B teams in action at home: Portishead A vs South Bristol C Portishead...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 17, 20241 min read
Club Ratings Update!
Following Friday's Rapidplay, SJ has updated the internal club ratings.
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Iain Bourne
Mar 16, 20241 min read
Five Portishead Juniors play in South Bristol Rapidplay!
The 2nd South Bristol Junior Rapidplay was held at Whitchurch RUC today - Saturday 16th March. 60 juniors in total competed in different...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 15, 20241 min read
Dan wins our 2nd Rapidplay with a Perfect 5/5!
Our second Rapidplay was a very closely fought contest, especially at the top where several games went down to the wire and were decided...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Join us for our Chess Rapidplay Tournament this Friday!
Portishead Rapidplay Chess Tournament
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Iain Bourne
Mar 9, 20241 min read
Internal Club Rating Update
Following Friday's Junior Blitz, SJ has updated the internal ratings for us. Next rated tournament will be this Friday at 7pm, our 2nd...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 9, 20241 min read
Game of the Week!
Click on the link below to play through a very nice game by Dan in Monday's match. Dan's opponent doesn't make any major mistakes but is...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 9, 20241 min read
Our 1st Junior Blitz!
Sixteen young players rocked up last night to take part in our first Junior Blitz Tournament - 5 rounds with each player having only 5...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 7, 20241 min read
What's Happening this Friday?
Don't forget between 6 and 7 pm we are holding the first of our monthly Junior Blitz tournaments. 5 minutes each on the clock, 5 rounds,...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Portishead A go Top of the Table!
Five of our players travelled to take on League rivals, Yate, last night. As predicted, it was a very close match with fortunes ebbing...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Junior Blitz Tournament this Friday!
Following the introduction of the monthly Rapidplay Tournament in the "All Welcome" club, this Friday sees the introduction of the...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Crunch Match Tomorrow Night!
On Tuesday night our A Team travel to Yate & Sodbury for a top of the table showdown. Yate have an identical record to us with two wins...
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Iain Bourne
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Spectacular Finishes by Curtis and Oliver!
There were two stand out moments from the matches on Monday night and both featuring our junior players - this time Oliver playing Board...
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Iain Bourne
Feb 27, 20242 min read
Portishead A Climb to the Top!
Two matches were held simultaneously last night featuring no fewer than thirteen of our own players! Especially pleasing was the...
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Iain Bourne
Feb 25, 20241 min read
Double Header Coming up & Updated Fixture List
The fixture list has been updated to allow both our A and B teams to play their home matches on the same evening. Tomorrow night is the...
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Iain Bourne
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Andrew’s Demonstrations!
This Friday Andrew will treat us with a fascinating insight into the games and turbulent life of Bobby Fischer, probably the best known...
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Iain Bourne
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Demonstrations, Blitz and Rapid Plays - All coming up very soon!
Here’s what’s happening. This Friday, 23rd February: Junior 6pm, Everyone 7pm. PLUS @ 7.00pm Andrew will demonstrate a game by Bobby...
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Iain Bourne
Feb 18, 20241 min read
Internal Club Ratings Update
SJ has updated the club ratings speadsheet following Friday's tournament. Please note that these have no meaning outside the club and are...
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