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3 April 2025
A new annotated game has been added.12 March 2025
A new set of three puzzles have been added.31 January 2025
The final instalment of ‘The 10 endgames you should know’ has been added to the Learning page. There is also a new puzzle to solve.7 January 2025
The 2nd instalment of ‘The 10 endgames you should know’ has been added to the Learning page, covering Rook and Pawn endings. Also a new puzzle has been added.20 December 2024
The ever popular Christams Doubles Blitz tournament attracted 23 players, making 10 pairs and a team of 3. There were 5 rounds, with a time control of 5 minutes plus 5 seconds per move. The winners were Phil Horspool (who also won is last year) and Chris Brown, with 4 points. A new article has been added to the Learning Page, ‘The 10 endgames you should know’.29 November 2024
A second article has been published on the Learning page. This one discusses why and how we should analyse our own games.
April 2025
Congratulations to Wigston 4 who beat Heathcote 1 and Market
Harborough 3 on the way to winning Division 3 by a huge margin.
Wigston 5 retain a 1 point lead at the top of Division 4 after a draw
with Braunstone 2 and a narrow win against Ashby 4.
Wigston 2 lost their final match to Anstey 1, but will finish the season
in an excellent 3rd place in Division 1.
March 2025
Wigston 1 followed a rather fortuitous win over Loughborough with a
draw against a strong Anstey team, and remain top ahead of the key
match against Syston 1.
Wigston 2 had an excellent win against Shepshed to follow a
comfortable win versus Syston 2.
Wigston 4 beat Kirby Muxloe 1 to maintain a big lead at the top of
division 3.
A win and a draw in the month saw Wigston 5 stay top of division 4,
with Wigston 6 also having a win and a draw.
February 2025
Wigston 2 followed a win over Market Harborough with a draw
against Syston 1. Wigston 1 took advantage of further dropped
points by Syston 1 to open up a 3 point lead at the top, with 5-0 wins
against Syston 2 and Shepshed.
Wigston 4 followed a big win over Wigston 3 with a draw against
Ashby 3, and are 6 points clear at the top.
Two wins and a draw in the month moved Wigston 5 to joint top of
division 4.
January 2025
Wigston 4 had an excellent month beating Anstey 3 and Leicester
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