All abilities are welcome

Bourne Chess Club welcomes players of all ability. If you are a young beginner, our Tuesday evening session would be a good place to start. Here you can start to learn how the pieces move, what value they have, how to set up the board correctly, how to make moves like en-passant and how to castle the king. You will be introduced to the three different stages of a game of chess: the opening, the midgame and the ending. Some of the key concepts and goals for each stage of a game will be explained. When players start to become more proficient, they are introduced to the use of the clock when playing chess and also recording moves.

For people who have played chess before but it might have been a long time ago, or perhaps other things prevented them from continuing, the Thursday evening session is a good way to get back into the game in a relaxing atmosphere. Please be aware that we do insist on silence when there are competitive games being played so as not to distract others. There are many members who are willing and able to help newcomers to get back into chess again. There are two seperate playing rooms to assist members in keeping the volume down.

There is a library of chess books, self-help guides to get back into the game at home. All we ask is that members return the books.

There is also a Chess Up 2 to help members improve their game that they can utilise if they want a break from playing an over the board match.

Tea/coffee and nibbles are provided free of charge.

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