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NAG PREPARATION GAMES

 For those who have registered to play the National Age Group from Dec 1-5, please note the time control. It is CLASSICAL, ie 90 minutes with 30 sec increment . This means the games should finish at least 2.5 hours and not 20 minutes. As the location is at One Punggol (which is on the far North eastern corner of Singapore), it is not practical for those in the West to head home and go for the next round should there be 2 rounds on that day ( there are 3 such days). Hence it is important to prepare your child to condition themselves to play SLOWLY. The conditioning takes time, certainly not over 3 to 4 games but over at least 4 months which a game played weekly. Thomson CC is able to help if interested players are committed to play a weekly game - please register your interest each week so that we can pair you against someone in your age group. Registrations close by 12 pm each Thursday to allow time for pairings. It's absolutely FREE. Note that we have room for only 12 players for ...
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JULY 2 - PLEASE REGISTER HERE IF YOU ARE COMING

Click on link below to fill up the registration please https://forms.gle/thTzfHSBb98eR3HT6    
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ACTIVITY

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PLEASE MIND YOUR LANGUAGE

An incident happened at the Club last night. 2 girls who played with a teenager were called names and labelled repeatedly during the session. The Club welcomes players of all levels so long as one knows the rules of the game. It is a place for many to play and learn so they can improve. If you find that your opponent is not playing to your level, it is fine to stop further games nicely and introduce them to someone else who may suit them better.  No one has the right to single out weaker players for we were once weak players too.  Humility is what we learn from the game of chess - everyone has the right to play.  If you cannot bring yourself to accept that I would recommend that you stay home and play online.  Please.
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ANY TAKERS? CLASS STARTS 3 MAY

 https://chessaddict63.blogspot.com/2026/04/prospectus-for-zoom-class-for-adult.html    Please read the Prospectus and if you are interested, drop me an email at jfan2003@gmail.com.
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THOMSON RAPID : FINAL STANDINGS & PRIZE GIVING

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 The Final Standings are : Senior standings   Junior Standings  The Prize winners with their prizes The Junior Champ Nathan Jaylene 3rd Guangming 2nd  The Senior Champ Arlan so I gave him the prize Darren 2nd  Jireh 3rd Benson finished 4th    All players had a good time over the last 3 Thursdays, with some takeaways on how not to lose winning games in the Junior section. There were many upsets which won games were lost due to a missed back rank mate. Some need to learn the Laws of Chess (understandably, it being their first tournament). With the prizes we hope to inspire more to read about chess and learn from the books. It is by far the most useful way (as reading makes you ponder).  Thanks again to Arlan and Ryan for assisting throughout the tournament! 
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RAPID TOURNAMENT UPDATES

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Standings after Round 5 Senior  J unior     Pairings for Rd 6   SENIORS   JUNIORS
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