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Exactly 19 months to the day after our last league match, league chess resumed. Our 3rd team suffered an unexpected defeat at WB 3. On board 1 Keith’s game had to be restarted, according to article 7.2 of the Laws … Continue reading →

After almost 18 months the club is open again. The club held an AGM on Tuesday. We held a minute’s silence in memory of Alan Groves. We will enter three teams into what is likely to be a much smaller … Continue reading →

Alan sadly died on 22nd March. His health had gradually deteriorated over the past few years. Alan joined Gambit in the early 1970s when the club moved to Federation House where he was on its committee. He was our club’s … Continue reading →

Due to the current situation the LMC has had little option but to call a halt to the 2019-20 league season. It has used % of points gained to determine the final positions. Gambit 4, who were leading division 4, … Continue reading →

On Tuesday our 4th team all but secured promotion with a 5-0 win over Central 2. Mick & Maggie won very quickly v Jonathan Moore & Michael James. Derek should have lost a piece but Simon Parham missed his chance. … Continue reading →

Our 4th team won their 7th match in a row, beating promotion rivals WN 3 4-1. They were without Mick ‘n’ Mags but were able to call upon Steve and Gary who won their games. Graham and Derek also won, … Continue reading →

The NRP was held at the high school as usual and, for the 5th year running, attracted just over 120 players. Considering that just a month ago we were not even sure it would go ahead, the fact it did … Continue reading →

Our 1st team won both their matches, v Gambit 2 & WN 1 to keep up their title challenge against Grantham 1 who lead by a point. Our 2nd team beat WN 1 to move above Mansfield and 3 points … Continue reading →

We start 2020 with the very sad news that Robert Richmond has died unexpectedly. Robert was an invaluable member of our chess community. He was our President 2010-13, Treasurer 2005-10, League Secretary 2007-09, Congress Director 2006-19, County Championship Controller 2008-19, … Continue reading →

John Swain (controller) reports: Twelve players participated in the traditional pre-Christmas Gambit Lightning, open to members and guests.  The format requires moves to be made every ten seconds – sometimes even every five seconds towards the end of a lengthy … Continue reading →