Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club
@richtwickchess.bsky.social
Chess Club serving Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington and surrounding areas. Teams in London, Thames Valley and Surrey Leagues. The Adelaide, Park Road, Teddington Tuesdays 7:30 to 10:30.
minorpieces.uk/2026/10/08/m... You'll really want to read my first article about Agnes (Lawson) Stevenson. Part 2 coming shortly!
Minor Pieces 112: Agnes Bradley Stevenson (née Lawson) (1)
Mrs Rawson and Miss Lawson. Two chess players with similar names whose lives would become entwined. You’ve met the former: now meet the latter. Let’s start with the story of Septimus La…
minorpieces.uk
rtchessclub.com/2026/10/12/c... Another position from Chess Heroes: Puzzles Book 2 for you to analyse this week.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (413)
As we approach the publication of the last two Chess Heroes books, here’s another of the more challenging positions from Chess Heroes: Puzzles Book 2. White to move. What would you play, and …
rtchessclub.com
The return match between our Thames Valley D and E teams resulted in a draw.
Here's the result of our first London League match of the season.
rtchessclub.com/match-result... The return match between our D and E teams in Division 4 of the Thames Valley League resulted in a draw.
Match
Visit the post for more.
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/match-result... Our first London League match of the 2026-27 campaign resulted in a narrow victory over King's College London.
Match
Visit the post for more.
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/10/09/c... Did you choose to accept Black's sacrifice in Monday's puzzle? Click here to find out whether your analysis was correct.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (412): Solution
On Monday I asked you if you would accept Black’s knight sacrifice here. There were some conflicting views in our club’s WhatsApp group. The answer is that the sacrifice is unsound, so …
rtchessclub.com
minorpieces.uk/2026/10/08/m... Agnes Bradley (Lawson) Stevenson was one of the leading English woman chess players of her day. This article traces Agnes's life and career up to the time of her marriage.
minorpieces.uk
Our first Surrey match of the season last week resulted in a draw against Streatham in the Ellery Williams Trophy.
rtchessclub.com/2026/10/05/c... Here's another position from Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2 for you to analyse.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (412)
Here’s another position from Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2 for you to analyse. White to play. Black has just offered a knight sacrifice. Should you accept it or not?
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/10/02/c... How did you get on with analysing Monday's position? Click here to find out.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (411): Solution
Monday’s position was taken from Zukertort – Weiss (Vienna 1882). White, one of the two strongest players, along with Steinitz, of his time, played Rd8 here, eventually losing after erring ag…
rtchessclub.com
richard915.substack.com/p/norwegians... Comparing chess for young children in Norway and New York. I hope Norwegians would like our new junior chess group.
Norwegians Would
But Americans and Brits wouldn’t
richard915.substack.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/28/c... Here's a puzzle from the forthcoming Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2. Can you find the best continuation in this position?
Chess Puzzle of the Week (411)
The final two Chess Heroes books will be published soon. Here’s a position from Chess Heroes Puzzles Book 2. Zukertort – Weiss (Vienna 1882) White, to play, has a bunch of passed pawns …
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/25/c... Did you find the solution to Monday's Proof Game puzzle?
Chess Puzzle of the Week (410): Solution
On Monday I offered you a Proof Game puzzle composed by Gianni Donati (Source: Mark Kirtley’s series of Proof Game Shorties articles found on Angela & Otto Janko’s website and origi…
rtchessclub.com
Great time yesterday. 20 kids at our new junior group, then a busy evening: several 1900-2000 strength players engaged in either rated friendlies or social chess, internal tournament games in progress, lots of new faces! The chess boom is real!
minorpieces.uk/2026/09/24/m... From 1926 onwards the Imperial Chess Club pioneered tournaments for girls. Meet the pioneers from those early years here.
Minor Pieces 111: Imperial Chess Club (3): Girls’ Championships
I left you last time at the end of 1925, with Mrs Arthur Rawson proposing to run a tournament for girls under the age of 21. The reasons for promoting chess for girls were, in one sense, not a lot …
minorpieces.uk
Nick von Schlippe presents our new junior chess group.
Our first match of the new season resulted in a narrow victory for Richmond E against Richmond D in Division 4 of the Thames Valley League.
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/21/c... Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice are back with a Proof Game puzzle for the new season.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (410)
Bob and Carol were back at Cambridge Park Bowls Club after the summer holidays, and surprised by what they saw. “What a lot of new members here! It will be great to get to know them all, woul…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/18/c... How did you get on with Monday's pawn ending?
Chess Puzzle of the Week (409): Solution
I left you with this simple pawn ending with White to play on Monday. It looks obvious for White to continue with b4, a4 and b5 here, but, as White discovered in the game, it’s only a draw. Y…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/14/c... What could be simpler than this pawn ending? White to play: how would you continue?
Chess Puzzle of the Week (409)
What could be simpler than this pawn ending? It’s from Isaac Lam – Rock Yu (Kingston Invitational 2026). White to play. How would you continue?
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/11/c... Did you play Monday's position better than Philidor? Click here to find out!
Chess Puzzle of the Week (408): Solution
This is Philidor – Wilson (London 1789). Black has just mistakenly moved his rook to e8 (d8 would have been better). I’m sure you can do better than Philidor and find the best continuation here. I …
rtchessclub.com
We're pleased to announce that the first official session of our new Junior Group will take place on Thursday. Rather than trying to improve academic performance or produce GMs, we're aiming to build a community of young people united by a shared passion for chess. rtchessclub.com/rtcc-junior-...
RTCC Junior Section
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re running a new junior section of RTCC before the main club on Thursday evenings. We believe there’s a market for a social, community based, fa…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/07/c... Today's puzzle marks the 300th anniversary of Philidor's birth.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (408)
Thanks to Roger Scowen for informing me that today marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great François-André Danican Philidor, a renowned composer of operas, instrumental and sacred musi…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/09/04/c... Did you find the solution to Monday's puzzle?
Chess Puzzle of the Week (407): Solution
Bharat Kumar – Sedykh (Kingston 2026). White continued 29. dxc6 and soon lost. He should have continued 29. Nxe6+! 30. Qxe6 Ne5! (or 30… Qd4+ 31. Kf1 Ne5! with the same result) 31. Qg8+ Ke7 3…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/08/31/c... A position from the recent Kingston tournament for you to analyse this Bank Holiday Monday.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (407)
Here’s a random position from the recent Kingston tournament for you to analyse this Bank Holiday Monday. Bharat Kumar – Sedykh. White to play. How would you assess this position? How w…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/08/30/a... Mike Healey has annotated a typically creative game from our London League match against Streatham last season.
An Entertaining Game
Mike Healey has annotated his game from our London League match against Streatham last May. If you’re familiar with Mike’s play you’ll know what to expect. As he says, an interest…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/08/28/c... Did you analyse Monday's rook ending accurately? Click here to find out!
Chess Puzzle of the Week (406): Solution
On Monday I left you with this position from Adam A Taylor (2269) – Sanjit Kumar (2074) (Kingston 2026 Round 3) with white to play. Black’s last move, 71… Rf1-h1, was a blunder. The fou…
rtchessclub.com
rtchessclub.com/2026/08/24/c... This week's puzzle tests your rook ending skills.
Chess Puzzle of the Week (406)
A test of your rook ending skills this week. Adam A Taylor – Sanjit Kumar (Kingston 2026 Round 3). White to play. How would you continue, and why. As always, I need more than just your first …
rtchessclub.com
