Category: NLC chess news

A hangover from round 1 There was one game that was postponed from the round 1 match day so didn’t[…]

The creme of Clubland chess gathered on Tuesday 07 May at the magnificent RAC Clubhouse to challenge for the Sheldon[…]

The 2019 Gladstone Trophy got off to a fine start on Wednesday 01 May. The evening saw three games in[…]

The summer months are nearly upon us and the Grand Old Man is getting restless. It’s time to determine the[…]

The 2018/19 Hamilton Russell race has been run. The finish line crossed. The exertion over till next year. It is[…]

The NLC know our place. We’re the tail-end charlies of the Hamilton Russell Cup. But come what may we have[…]

Following the excellent friendly performance against the Reform, the NLC looked forward to the Hamilton-Russell Cup match against the Chelsea[…]

There’s chess, and then there’s NLC chess. NLC chess runs to different rules; its pulse surges to a different beat.[…]

The third annual NLC Lightning Chess Tournament was held at Whitehall Place on Wednesday 27 February. Mister Hughes of the[…]

Wednesday 20th Feb saw the Libs take on the team with a keen interest in the sub-continent. The East India/Oriental[…]

Following the draw against the Hurlingham Club, the NLC band reassembled at Whitehall Place to face the tougher prospect of[…]

First points on the board for the NLC, with a 3 – 3 draw at the Hurlingham Club. In a[…]

This was the reverse friendly fixture to the narrow 3.5 – 2.5 loss in the Hamilton Russell Cup and the[…]

Even in the afterglow of the glorious 4-2 victory in the Friendly against the MCC a question remained – is[…]

The NLC has fallen in to the habit of regularly beating the Hamilton Russell champions in both competitive and friendly[…]