Contact Details

Tony Ransom (01225 774538)
West Wilts Conservative Club,
Lovemead House,
25 Roundstone St,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
BA14 8DG
Tel: 01225 752605

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Welcome to Trowbridge Chess Club

where a warm welcome and great atmosphere awaits all those who wish to enjoy one of the finest board games ever invented.

Trowbridge Chess Club plays in the Somerset and Wiltshire Leagues and caters for those who want to seriously improve their game, or those who simply like to enjoy the fun of friendly games with those fiendish wooden pieces.

We meet once a week at the Conservative Club in Trowbridge (Thursdays 7.30pm-10.00pm) throughout the season (Sept. - May) and for those who are really keen we can offer the facilities during the summer months.

We are always keen to hear from people of all ages and levels of playing strength (from absolute beginner to very strong tournament players) so why not contact us on the details provided below or pop along on club night.
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2010 Blackpool Congress

Latest results from Blackpool:

Many thanks to Dave Marshall for the updates via SMS, who (despite good form all season) had an error-prone weekend. (I suspect over-indulgence at Blackpool's many excellent hostelries.)

Player Section Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Score
Tom Cooper Intermediate 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 3
Adrian Davis Minor 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 3
Steve Williams Minor 0 ½ 0 1 1
Gareth Williams Intermediate 1 0 0 ½ 0
Dave Marshall Intermediate 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1

Incomplete PGN files are now available from the the Blackpool Chess Congress Blog.

Other sites

Ben Edgell has compiled a list of entrants from the South West, including 4 Trowbridge regulars. He is also providing updates on the Westcountry Chess Blog.

In 2009

Pictures from the 2009 congress can be found here.
In the Intermediate section, Gareth Williams scored +1 =3 -1 and Dave Marshall scored +1 =2 -2

Somerset League Results

I've just spotted that the Somerset County Chess Association website now has the league results listed.

Chess Clubs of England

In Google Maps format.

Kidlington Weekender

Here is a somewhat delayed report of Roy Ludlow's results in the 33rd Kidlington Chess Congress (U145).

A Marshall Swindle

I've analysed an interesting Benko Gambit played in the Trowbridge vs Swindon Wiltshire Minor league match.

Match Report!

The long-anticipated Trowbridge vs. Nationwide match report is now available for your reading pleasure, courtesy of the inimitable Dave Marshall.

Wiltshire League Results

The Wiltshire league results have been updated and can be viewed from the Trowbridge results page. You can also view the raw data.

Wiltshire Chess League Calendar

Wiltshire League Secretary Adrian Gladwell has provided the Wiltshire League fixtures. I have created a Google Calendar for the data.

A Famous Win

Animated Game

The start of the 2009 - 2010 season and a glorious triumph for our web editor!

The game shown here was played by Gareth Williams, who arrived in Taunton for the WECU Jamboree match with just a minute to spare before being defaulted. Playing 29 minutes behind on the clock he offered a brave pawn sacrifice, and managed to lull his higher-graded opponent Robert Thompson into a false sense of security. Gareth won a queen for rook and took home the point. The game can be replayed here.

Wiltshire win WECU Jamboree Open

4 Trowbridge regulars helped Wiltshire to achieve victory in the annual West of England Chess Union Jamboree, with a crucial win on board 15 for web editor Gareth Williams.

The Chess Devon website has a selection of games from the Open and Grade-limited sections.

Yeovil Congress

Games from the 2009 Yeovil Congress are now available on BRITBASE.
Players include Trowbridge's own Tim Woodward (+2 =2 -1) and Nigel Crucefix (+1 =1 -3) plus other local characters such as Jim Sherwin, Gerry Jepps, and Greig Sweetland.

Full results are available from the Bristol web site. A summary of the winners can be found here.