2010 Atticus Chess Club

 

Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008

Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Place, Liverpool L3 5UL

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Atticus Chess Club

   
   

Formed in 1972 Atticus CC has a long and proud history. We are based at the Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Place, Liverpool, with members meeting most Mondays for matches and during the summer, for friendly games and tournaments ... read more

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‘Develop a winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.' - Brian Tracy

 

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Recent results

Div 2: Tue 09-Mar Waterloo 1 4-3 Atticus 3

Div 1: Wed 03-Mar Aigburth 1 4½-3½ Atticus 1

Div 2: Mon 01-Mar Atticus 4 4-1 Hoylake 1

Div 5: Mon 01-Mar Southp't Jnr 2-3 Atticus 6

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League tables 09/10

See our latest team positions in Divs 1, 2, 3 & 5 (updated 10 Mar for Atticus 3).

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Nigel Short simul at Atticus Chess Club

Nigel Short  

Former World Championship contender & elite Grandmaster, Nigel Short, is willing to play a simultaneous exhibition at the club in the week beginning March 22.

 

This will be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to play Nigel. If any club member is interested in organising such an event - 20 boards minimum; 30 boards maximum; with an individual board fee - please let Dave Robertson know.

 

Nigel is an author, columnist and coach, working with several top contemporary chess talents, including Harikrishna, Negi and Karjakin. In appreciation of his many accomplishments, he was awarded an MBE in 1999.

 

His many achievements include being a candidate for the world championship several times, including runner up to Kasparov in 1993. He won countless open and closed tournaments since the early 1980’s. Nigel is a multi-time British and Commonwealth champion with a current FIDE rating of 2686.

 

More details about this fabulous opportunity and occasion will follow soon.

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Atticus History - Part 3: by John Carleton

Sensational archive material has recently been released by the British Library, and, as with all documents relating to the noble game, a priority copy was promptly forwarded to the Club in recognition of the high esteem in which we are held throughout the academic world. Here is an extended extract from the most exciting document, one which casts new light on the origins of Atticus.

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British Championships, 2010

 

The University of Kent, the UK’s European University with 17,000 students will host this year's Championships.

 

Established in Canterbury in 1965, it has grown significantly whilst retaining the academic and social structure that makes it a popular place to work and study. Kent has campuses at Canterbury, Medway, and Brussels.

 

Click to see the first set of entrants for 2010; 50 @ 9th March.

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4NCL Rapidplay Championships 9-10 October 2010 by Mike Truran

 
   
 
 

Mike Truran

The 4NCL will be holding its first team and individual rapidplay championships on 9-10 October 2010 for which entries are invited from all interested teams and players.

 

For those of you with long memories, the format we are using is not dissimilar to the now defunct British team lightning championships (held between 1953 and 1992), with the team championship held on the Saturday and the individual championship on the Sunday.

 

Winners will hold the title of 4NCL Team and Individual Rapidplay Champion respectively for 2010/2011. We are guaranteeing a prize fund of at least £2,000 for the weekend.

 

 

4NCL at Barcelo Hotel, Feb 2010

Hopefully both the format (significantly different from the previous 4NCL rapidplay events last held in 2008), the time control (10 minutes + 5 second increment per game) and the time of year (a month before the start of the new 4NCL season) will prove attractive.

 

Although it would of course be unrealistic to expect entry fees to be paid in advance of the deadlines (30 September, or 30 June for discounted entry fees), I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know whether you expect to enter. That will help me give the venue an idea of likely numbers in advance.

 

Click for full details of this event.

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Recognition for Atticus CC

“It took me hours ploughing through all the stuff on Atticus CC, but I am better informed as a result. I feel generally uplifted by the open and honest debate, and the sense that there are still people out there working intelligently to improve the running of British chess. It’s probably the best British chess website", John Saunders, editor, British Chess Magazine. John's comment in full.

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