| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 1st and 3rd Monday |
| Venue: | Garforth Library |
We are varied in ability, encouraging beginners and helping experienced players to improve their game. Don’t worry if you don’t know a rukh from a bishop! We can help you sort them out.
Lessons…Practice…Games…in person…on-line
Beginners….Intermediate….Masters….All welcome
Games of strategy such as chess can help prevent your brain from decline.
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Chess history is packed with bizarre real-life anecdotes. World Champion Alexander Alekhine famously loved cats so much he brought his Siamese cat, Chess, to the board to sniff out "bad energy". . Meanwhile, Mikhail Tal, the "Magician from Riga," once faced an opponent who brought a doctor to monitor his pulse. Tal simply stared down the doctor until the medic grew too nervous to continue. Even Bobby Fischer famously demanded a tournament's lighting be adjusted by single percentages.
No cats, no doctors and perfect lighting at Garforth Library so come and join the U3a Chess Group. 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 2pm. Beginners welcome - we can teach you.
What do members of the Chess group have in common with Humphrey Bogart?
We all love to play chess! Yes, Bogie was an excellent chess player, having honed his skills hustling players for dimes and quarters before he made money from acting. The chess scene in Casablanca was put in at his insistence and was based on one of his own games. He even achieved a draw when playing a US Grandmaster in 1955. Here he is in his famous role as Rick Blaine. If you would like to join us at Rick's Cafe...erm I mean Garforth Library, we are there 1st and 3rd Mondays at 2pm. More details on the U3A Garforth and Kippax Chess page online.
