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Trowbridge Chess Club was originally the Bradford-On-Avon Chess Club which met at Robert Race's house at Saint Margarets Place, Bradford-On-Avon. The Club played in the Somerset Leagues.
In 1979 they joined the Wiltshire League.
From 1980 the Club moved to the Swan Hotel and was run by Andy Hurst.
In the Late Eighties the Club amalgamated with Hattersley Heaton Chess Society and was known as Trowbridge/Bradford Chess Club, meeting in the Factory Canteen, Bradley Road, Trowbridge.
In 1989 Tim Woodward took over the running of the Club and it became Trowbridge Chess Club.
In 1992 Hattersley Heaton closed and the Club relocated to the Usher Club, Back Street, Trowbridge.
In 2001 Tim handed over the reins of running the Club to Andy Bosworth and Dave Allberry.
In 2003 after the closing of Usher Brewery the Club moved to its current location - West Wiltshire Conservative Club Lovemead House, 25, Roundstone St, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8DG. Andy Bosworth has now moved onto pastures new and the Club is now run by Tony Ransom.
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Tony Ransom 01225 774538 mailto:chessalsa@aol.com |
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West Wilts Conservative Club, Lovemead House, 25, Roundstone St, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8DG Tel: 01225 752605. |
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HISTORY |
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TROWBRIDGE CHESS CLUB |
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ENDGAME STUDY |
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The above puzzle is a very old but interesting study brought to my attention by one of our members Paul Girdlestone. Black to play and draw! Hint - first four moves are forced,! If you fail to solve it………...
Click on the arrows to move the pieces if you must and, and for a full explanation scroll down on the box below, as appropriate. |
-This puzzle is an instructive exampe of several useful tactics to help improve your chess. 2 - Understanding the general endgame principle of K v K and RP and here specifically K v K,B and RP(s) with wrong coloured Bishop to be of any assistance to the white army!
In the final diagram you will notice that if white captures black's Bishop he will have doubled up pawns on the Rook's (h) file. He will be unable to convert either of these to a Queen, as black can simply move backwards and forwards between H8 and G7 (dark squares) without ever being removed because the Bishop is white Squared. TRY IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Visit our Trowbridge Games section
to see complete games or other studies like this.
4 - The execution of the PIN!
5 - Always be looking for creative ideas even when all seems hopeless!
If white tries to advance the pawn and King then ultimately the Black King will be stalemated in the corner for half a point.
If white avoids taking the bishop (with Kf2 for example) black simply captures whites G pawn which is unable to move due to the pin on the King, and white is left with the same Rook's pawn (h) that he is unable to convert.
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TRY THIS ONE! |