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March was always going to be a pivotal month for our teams’ fortunes in the league and so it proved. Of the seven matches played in the month, we won five, drew one and lost one. This meant that two of our teams won promotion from their respective divisions whilst another retains an evens chance…

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…

Going into February, our first, second and third teams were top (or joint top) of Divisions 2, 3 and 5 respectively, whilst our fourth team were keen to continue their impressive form in Division 5. NB. In Divisions 2-5, the top two teams at the end of the season are promoted. Overall, it turned out…

The 34th Nottingham Rapidplay was held at the High School on Sunday, 2ndFebruary. Rapidplay is a form of chess where the time control is relatively short, in this case each player having 20 minutes plus an incremental 10 seconds per move to complete each game. The organisers, the Nottinghamshire Chess Association, were delighted at the…

After the Christmas and New Year break, the Nottinghamshire Chess league seasonresumed with our teams being involved in six matches, winning two, drawing two and losing two matches during January. First team (Division 2) The first team (P8 W4 D3 L1 Pts11) played just one match in January, a 2-2 draw against Beeston 1 in…

After 14 weeks of action, the Nottinghamshire Chess League now takes a break for the Christmas and New Year period. Happily, all four of our teams have maintained their good form and are well-placed in their respective divisions. The club’s overall results are now:Played 26, Won 17, Drawn 3, Lost 6, Match points 37 (2…

Seven weeks into Nottinghamshire Chess Association’s 2024/25 league season we are pleased to report that RBCC’s four teams have made encouraging starts in their respective divisions.The club’s overall results are: Played 11 Won 7 Drawn 1 Lost 3 For 26 Against 18. First team (Division 2) Thanks to the ‘fixture computer’ RB1 have played more…

On Monday, 16th September we played our first league matches of the 2024/25 season. In our excellent new venue of the Radcliffe and Bingham Social Club, our third and fourth teams met in Division 5 whilst our first team hosted West Bridgford 2 in Division 2. We were proud to display the Small Club of…

We are delighted and, to be honest, somewhat overwhelmed to report that Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club has won the English Chess Federation’s prestigious ‘Small Club of the Year’ Award for 2024. View all award winners. Our submission to the ECF described all of the activities the Club has been involved with over the last…