Author: Nick London

Once upon a time all chess activity at our club used to stop for the summer, and we all went on our holidays, or sat in the garden and forgot how to refute the terrible Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. By contrast, and despite the record breaking hot sunny weather this year, we have enjoyed a record-breaking level…

This was a fiercely fought contest running throughout the season, and with a record number of games played (118!). With so many members new to the club, the competition provided an outlet for those who had to take turns at selection for league matches.The time handicap system evidently worked well, as only Alan G gained…

Members of Radcliffe & Bingham Chess Club organised a unique event on Saturday 26 April 2025, when a visiting junior team from Lithuania competed with children from the South and East of Nottinghamshire over the chess board. The event took place at Carnarvon Primary School, Bingham, which generously provided accommodation for the European visitors as…

Barry Redburn, long-time member and officer of Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club, has passed away.He died suddenly earlier this month. Barry was a stalwart of Club, League, County and Congress chess for many decades.  He first got involved in chess at Radcliffe in 1980 after he moved into the area, having engaged with the game,…

The club juniors of ‘Radcliffe Rockets’ have been competing in the Notts Minor League against (mostly) junior teams from other clubs in the County.  The season finished with an emphatic 7-3 win against ‘Ashfield Rapids’ with every player winning at least one of their two games each. The main aim of the Minor League is to give new and young players an opportunity…