The Doctor’s Report 2018
Each year, after the close of the season, the NLC Chess Circle summons up what little courage it has left[…]
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Each year, after the close of the season, the NLC Chess Circle summons up what little courage it has left[…]
Read moreAnother Gladstone clash. This time it was Mister Widdicombe v Mister Giffin QC. It was a scrappy game with slips[…]
Read moreA remarkable night of continuity and change. Continuity, as the NLC Chess team maintained their steady improvement in performance. Change,[…]
Read moreMister Chamberlain made his Gladstone Trophy debut in a game against Mister Widdicombe – played, somewhat unsually, (but not altogether[…]
Read moreIt’s fair to say that the Roehampton is a bit of a trek. You emerge from a Victorian station at[…]
Read moreAfter our unexpected glorious victory at the Chelsea Arts Club, the NLC approached the fixture vs the Reform with something[…]
Read moreThere’s an old chess joke that goes along the lines of: “If the nuclear holocaust happened on a Monday, the[…]
Read moreAs the current NLC Chess Circle begin to rise through the ranks of Clubland chess, now is a good time[…]
Read moreWell it’s finally happened – the NLC has won a Hamilton-Russell Cup match! After the ‘so near yet so far’[…]
Read moreMessers Osserian and Giffin demonstrated the requisite commitment to NLC chess by getting their Gladstone campaigns underway early. First blood[…]
Read moreFor all the progress made, the NLC has never quite drawn or won a Hamilton-Russell Cup match. Friendlies yes, but[…]
Read moreThe NLC made its first Hamilton-Russell Cup trip to the Oriental Club, to play the combined Oriental / East India[…]
Read moreThe 2018 Gladstone Trophy competition has begun. We have eight entrants this year, and the field looks strong. But in[…]
Read moreThe NLC band made its way down to deepest darkest Fulham to take on the Hurlingham in its riverside home.[…]
Read moreA trip to Lord’s is the highlight of the season for many a cricket fan. Same goes for chess. The[…]
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