Useful Chess Links ...
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COMPETITIONS & RESULTS
Manchester League results
National and International results
South-East Lancashire Summer League
UK Chess Challenge for junior players. World's largest chess competition
Four Nations Chess League
National chess championships
Players' national grades
ORGANISATIONS
National chess organisation
Northern Counties Chess Union - Regional county organisation
CSC - National organisation for "Chess in Schools and Communities"
EPSCA - National Primary Schools' Organisation
Yorkshire congresses and events.
Non-competitive chess club - just for the fun of it !
ALAN WALTON (right), captain of the 3Cs' 4NCL first team, shown receiving the trophy as Champions of Division 3 in 2003, since when 3Cs won the 2nd Division title in 2015 and now play in Division 1.
All details regarding the league can be found via the "4NCL" link on this page.
PUBLICATIONS
UK's most popular monthly chess magazine
Latest chess news, articles, replayable games
COACHING AIDS
Free website for playing online games
Beginner's guide to the basics of chess - and more
Test yourself with positional problems on the chess board
Learner's guide to the game of chess
Chess tuition in local schools by former 3Cs' player Paul Keech.
Chess-related phone apps by Chess.com
Similarities with chess and legal strategies
PAUL KEECH (left), played many years for 3Cs and now regularly goes into local schools to teach youngsters the game of chess.
Paul is a qualified tutor with the national "Chess in Schools and Communities" programme, for which the details of his activities in the local area can be accessed by clicking on the "Chess Tuition for Kids" link on this page.
