Raring To Go
A survey of all Lichfield Chess Club’s full members has shown that there is a high level of enthusiasm amongst leading players for a return to over the board league chess. For members of the club’s first and second teams October cannot come fast enough, but other members, while still keen to renew their club…
Pandemic the Spur
It is almost exactly 40 years since Lichfield secretary David Short wrote a book about the amazing chess achievements of his young son Nigel. Entitled “Chess Prodigy” it outlined his progress as far winning the TV Master Game title at 13 but despite being a talented and often amusing columnist who never shied away from…
Chess delays Alzheimer’s
More evidence to support the theory that playing chess and puzzles helps to delay the onset of Alzheimers has come in a survey published in the USA This compared with those who spent little time on such activities who developed Alzeimers an average of five years younger. Keeping the mind active is believed to strengthen…
