THOMSON CHESS CLUB

Singapore Chess Meetup Organiser Mr Bradley Loh has graciously volunteered to conduct a 45min lecture each month on a World Champion and his life/1 game. This is suited for post-beginners and young players aged 8 and above. We start the first in the series with Paul Morphy - the first American chess champion before Bobby Fischer. The Lecture shall be on February 12 2016 at 8pm and will last 45minutes. The room can sit no more than 16, so please email me at johnwongfk63@gmail.com to book your seats. Members only please

2015 is drawing to a close. We are forming plans to make Thomson Chess Club even more vibrant. Here's some of the plans: THOMSON CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 31 JANUARY  2016 I propose the following changes to the Club Championship as a testbed for more of such activities to be organised at the National level if we succeed. 1  Rapid with increment     The time control of 25 minutes will be adjusted to 22 minutes with 5 second increment. For a game of average 50 moves, that takes 26 minutes approximating the usual 25 0. This will be a 7 round event starting 9am.  2   New Veterans Section     This category is introduced to allow older players who have not been playing to come out of "retirement" against fellow adults aged 40 and above. With more practice they should be able to hold their own against the younger players. THOMSON CLUB LEAGUE The new league will start 1st Friday of January 2016. This will commence on 745pm sharp with no zer...