ECF Training Day

The “English Chess Federation” Training Day on 6th October was a massive success.

We’ve had some exceptional feedback from many of the parents involved, and would like to reiterate a big thank you to Archdeacon Cambridge School in Twickenham, for hosting the event.

Provided below is a brief photo report:

Aly Wilson and Simon Williams can be seen playing their moves in the 3 way simultaneous display – the highlight of the day.

The tournament was run over 5 rounds, in teams of 4. In the end the Basingstoke team headed by Matthew Wilson, seen in the middle photo below in the white top won the first place trophies by a comfortable margin.

There were lessons in between rounds, and puzzles set for the kids to try throughout the day using the demonstration boards (background). Here I am (above) playing my move whilst some of the children look on.

A big thanks to Paul (Simon’s brother) and Joshua (Paul’s son) for coming in and providing food and drink for everyone – and helping with the photos.

Some of the parents got involved with the Simul too, and made an excellent start bagging a queen for a rook. The master team managed to fight back though and prevailed in the end. Below Simon can be seen chatting with them.

In the end just one team managed to beat us. Below I can be seen trying to get out of the mess we were in! All in all an excellent day was had by all.

Finally I’ll leave you with one game that had a very pretty finish in the Simul!

GM Nick Pert