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Mister Chamberlain gets off to a good start

March 27, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Mister Chamberlain made his Gladstone Trophy debut in a game against Mister Widdicombe –  played, somewhat unsually, (but not altogether[…]

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Four go wild in Barnes

March 24, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

It’s fair to say that the Roehampton is a bit of a trek. You emerge from a Victorian station at[…]

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Normal Service Resumed

March 17, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

After our unexpected glorious victory at the Chelsea Arts Club, the NLC approached the fixture vs the Reform with something[…]

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Snowstorms and lightning

March 10, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

There’s an old chess joke that goes along the lines of: “If the nuclear holocaust happened on a Monday, the[…]

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The great NLC chessplayers of yesteryear (part 1)

February 26, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

As the current NLC Chess Circle begin to rise through the ranks of Clubland chess, now is a good time[…]

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We got one!

February 25, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Well it’s finally happened – the NLC has won a Hamilton-Russell Cup match! After the ‘so near yet so far’[…]

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And they’re off

February 17, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Messers Osserian and Giffin demonstrated the requisite commitment to NLC chess by getting their Gladstone campaigns underway early. First blood[…]

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So near, yet so far…

February 11, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

For all the progress made, the NLC has never quite drawn or won a Hamilton-Russell Cup match. Friendlies yes, but[…]

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NLC fails to Orient

February 4, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The NLC made its first Hamilton-Russell Cup trip to the Oriental Club, to play the combined Oriental / East India[…]

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Let battle commence: The 2018 Gladstone Trophy competition is underway!

January 31, 2018 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The 2018 Gladstone Trophy competition has begun. We have eight entrants this year, and the field looks strong. But in[…]

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Victory down by the Riverside

November 24, 2017 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The NLC band made its way down to deepest darkest Fulham to take on the Hurlingham in its riverside home.[…]

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Lord’s – we like it even if we lose

November 19, 2017 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

A trip to Lord’s is the highlight of the season for many a cricket fan. Same goes for chess. The[…]

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2nd Inter-club Lightning Chess Tournament

November 15, 2017 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

The NLC Chess Circle is delighted to announce the second NLC Lightning Chess Tournament (2018), to be held on Wednesday[…]

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Libs thrash O&C in whitewash (on board 5)

October 14, 2017 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Wednesday 11 October saw a dramatic and complete victory for the NLC over the O&C. Tremors were felt up and[…]

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All hail the Big O

October 7, 2017 The Editorial Committee NLC chess news

Mister Osseiran is the mainstay of the NLC side and an example to us all. Never complaining and always willing[…]

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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

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