Libs get stuck in on the Knight’s Tour
Monday 17 September was the Knight’s Tour. The format is simple. Players are split in to mixed-Club teams, and wander[…]
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Busy 2018/19 fixture list for the NLC chess team
As the leaves begin to fall and the rainy days come, thoughts turn to the new chess season. And it’s[…]
Read moreMister Chamberlain and Doctor Kirby are joint 2018 NLC Champions
The last article in this esteemed journal put on record the tie between Mister Chamberlain and Doctor Kirby for the[…]
Read moreMister Chamberlain ties for first
The Gladstone Trophy remains in full swing, with title contender Mister Chamberlain taking on Captain Hamme. Here’s what happened: And[…]
Read moreDoctor Kirby gives Mister Widdicombe a thrashing
Gladstone update: Doctor Kirby beat Mister Widdicombe. The game was not a classic, with Mister Widdicombe offering an ‘inadvertent positional[…]
Read moreThree-way play off in summer blitz nail-biter
An extraordinary evening of fast-paced blitz action took place on Monday 02 July at the Clubhouse. The NLC 2018 Summer[…]
Read moreGladstone sprints ahead
The competitive season may be over, but the NLC players are busy slogging it out in the Club championship. Four[…]
Read moreThe great NLC players of yesteryear (part 2)
After a blistering season of slaying the finest Pall Mall could send, Player of the Season Mister Whiteley broke off[…]
Read moreLib/Lan Coalition shock Pall Mall in Blitz onslaught
The first of May saw the 2018 RAC Blitz competition, held in the palatial RAC Clubhouse. Mister Widdicombe and Mister[…]
Read moreThe Doctor’s Report 2018
Each year, after the close of the season, the NLC Chess Circle summons up what little courage it has left[…]
Read moreMister Widdicombe gets off the mark
Another Gladstone clash. This time it was Mister Widdicombe v Mister Giffin QC. It was a scrappy game with slips[…]
Read moreContinuity and change in end-of-season shocker
A remarkable night of continuity and change. Continuity, as the NLC Chess team maintained their steady improvement in performance. Change,[…]
Read moreMister Chamberlain gets off to a good start
Mister Chamberlain made his Gladstone Trophy debut in a game against Mister Widdicombe – played, somewhat unsually, (but not altogether[…]
Read moreFour go wild in Barnes
It’s fair to say that the Roehampton is a bit of a trek. You emerge from a Victorian station at[…]
Read moreNormal Service Resumed
After our unexpected glorious victory at the Chelsea Arts Club, the NLC approached the fixture vs the Reform with something[…]
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