2013 Jack Taylor Memorial

Jason Bell and I, two players from the Duncan club, played in the Jack Taylor Memorial Tournament in Victoria this past weekend. I may post some games from that event.

The Victoria Chess Club web page is over HERE.

More to follow.

British Columbia Day VI Library Closed

Hi chess friends:

The Cowichan Branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library is closed for BC Day. See you in a week on August 12th.

Best wishes!

Fall Chess Schedule

Right now it looks like the fall chess schedule will be as follows:

1. Saturday Children's Chess (1145 am to 100 pm ) will go from September 21 to December 7;

2. Monday Night Chess Club (600 pm to 745 pm) will go from September 9 to December 9. Please note that the 3rd Monday of every month (in the fall) is Documentary Night at the Library. If anyone has ideas for a different venue for that one evening ... let me know!

Canada Day - Library Closed

The Cowichan Branch of VI Regional Library will be closed on Canada Day. So the next time the chess club will meet is on July 8th.

We had some newcomers on June 24th , including a complete novice and an experienced player who brought his copy of Modern Chess Openings. Both had seen the community service notice in the local paper regarding the chess club. Every little bit of advertising for the club helps.

Happy 146th, Canada!

No chess at the library on Monday, June 10, 2013.

The Cowichan Branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library had (already) arranged for a film night in the space we use for the Chess Club. So NO Chess Club this upcoming week.

We will be back on Monday June 17. See you then!

Monday night chess begins!

The first Monday night chess get-together has been a success. One adult chess player/student and a number of the children from the Saturday chess class showed up. Not bad for a first time!

The adult student learned about some endings and the kids played some chess, got a few "checkmate in 1/2/3" for homework, and ... learned to play Bughouse! Fun, fun, fun.

Much thanks to the Adult Services Customer Services Librarian, Sheila Hammond-Todd, who is responsible for the fine poster you see above and for including a write-up about the new chess club on the Library website. Thank you, Sheila!

Chess Club at Cowichan Branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library in Duncan

Hi friends! With the Children's chess class winding down for the summer, I noted that a few (adults) were interested in continuing with a chess club of some kind. So I inquired at VIRL and they have given the green light to go ahead on Monday nights with a chess club! How good is that!?

Anyway, the club will be scheduled for Mondays at the Cowichan Branch, starting on May 27th, from 6 pm to just before 8 pm. (The library closes at 8 pm sharp.) There has been some interest expressed, so we will see how many turn up.

If you are reading this and either are considering attending OR know of some others who would be interested, then please feel free to post a comment here.