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Author: The Editorial Committee

Captain Saldanha leads the troops to victory

November 11, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The early November fixtures saw a friendly game away to the Reform. A very select affair consisting of a mere[…]

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NLC top the table

October 26, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Yes, that’s right. We do. This story needs no further explanation…just enjoy the sight. Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost[…]

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The last in the triptych of Autumn chess dinners

October 26, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Following our excellent performance at the Hamilton Russell dinner at the O&C and our glorious victory over the MCC dinner[…]

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Home Sweet Home

October 22, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Following our glorious victory against the Chelsea Arts Club the NLC band returned to Whitehall Place to take on the[…]

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NLC dominates MCC in heavyweight encounter

October 14, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The NLC may have long tradition of not winning chess matches, but they have an even finer tradition of repeatedly[…]

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Mister Giffin throws tradition to the wind

October 12, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The Liberal Chess Circle are a proud bunch. Proud of our tradition. Proud of our history. Proud of our principled[…]

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Forget the chess, what about the dinners?

September 25, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

NLC Chess is back with a bang. But lovely though the Interclub Blitz competition was, it suffered from a severe[…]

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Chess is back! NLC lose! Normality returns!

September 25, 2021 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

That’s right. Chess is back. Proper chess. With boards, pieces and clocks. As long-time readers of this august journal know,[…]

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An evening of rampant mingling

September 19, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The Plague has thrust many a barrier in the path of NLC chess recently. The Chess Circle has bounded over[…]

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Some wood pushers take baby steps

August 28, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Over the board chess has been dead for some months. Covid saw to that. Excellent work has been done across[…]

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The Doctor’s Report 2020

August 28, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Tradition has it that each summer the players of the NLC Chess Circle reluctantly submit themselves for a forensic examination[…]

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Small, but oh so beautifully formed

July 15, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Life is beginning – only beginning – to get back to normal. Lockdown is easing and the NLC players, having[…]

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The Captain bosses the show

July 8, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

It was well overdue. Captain Chamberlain is a feared over-the-board player, able to better anyone from the club on his[…]

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Blitzkrieg, trench warfare and trebuchets

July 1, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

A small and select online gathering this week, with Mister Widdicombe nobly at his desk protecting the health of the[…]

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Giffin pips

June 24, 2020 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

As the famous saying goes: “The pipped shall become the pipper”. With Mister Giffin QC MA (Oxon) getting so narrowly[…]

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Chess Circle News

  • Liberals win Sheldon Marshall Blitz competition (bar room section)
  • Farleigh achieves the triple
  • It was close…until it wasn’t
  • And the piper piped
  • NLC beat the Reform
  • Reform beat the NLC
  • Lords Test Match ends in a draw
  • RAG v NLC: a haiku
  • The NLC is lost for words
  • The Libs? Top of the League?

What we’re talking about

  • Danny Rosenbaum on NLC beat the Reform
  • Richard Saldanha on The Artists cometh
  • Danny Rosenbaum on Birrane’s Blitz Brainchild
  • Richard Saldanha on Mister Barton is Gladstone’s favourite son

NLC daily chess problem

Everything you need to know

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    • How to get in contact…and join
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