Cumnor Chess Club

“Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation”(Max Euwe)

CUMNOR CHESS CLUB 

 

 The club meets every Thursday evening

between 19:00 and 21:00 at

Cumnor Old School

 

Closed throughout August & the last two weeks in December.

 open approximately 46 evenings a year

 

 Club Fees

For new visitors the first session is free

 

Option 1. Annual fee of £45 payable in January 2009

 Option 2. Each visit £2

(same family members only pay £45 or £2 per family, not £45 or £2 each)

 

Visitors from other Oxon League clubs 50p

 

 For those joining during the year and wishing to pay annually, the fee reduces, as follows:

February £42 

March £38

April £34

May £30

June £26

July £22

September £18

October £14

November £10

 

The club hosts in-house annual tournaments for it's senior and junior players, played throughout the year. A trophy is awarded to the winner, runner-up and third place in both the senior and junior tournaments.

 

 Cumnor Chess Club is a member of the Oxford Chess Association and plays in the OCA League. The 08/09 season starts on October 08 and ends in April 09.

The club plays in Division 4.

 

Refreshments provided during the evening.

 

Steven Bennett  01865 862788 or email westfs@aol.com

Club venue: Cumnor Old School, High Street, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9PE

see website for directions, http://www.cumnorchessclub.com/

Forthcoming Tournaments

We would like to encourage all the juniors at the club to enter the Oxon Junior Congress 2009, which is a two day event held over Wed 8th & Thu 9th April 2009. The tournament is being held at Abingdon School. Click Here for the entry form.

Infinity Chess
For all who like to play ‘human’ Blitz chess we will have regular Blitz Nights. 1st money prize: 1’500,- Fini (= €150); this is also a Grand Prix Prix series. The next Blitz Night will be on 28.03.2009 (Sat). Further details

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