Author: Borehamwood Chess Club

The 1972 World Chess Championship between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and the defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the World Chess Championship caused a worldwide sensation. . The match took place in the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík, Iceland and generated a huge boom in chess playing. The impact was event felt in Borehamwood UK, where a new club was born

Borehamwood Chess Club plays in the Hertfordshire league. Club nights are some Tuesdays at:

The Manor House or Allum Hall,2 Allum Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire. WD6 3PJ.

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Please contact us via this website or borehamwood@hotmail.com  or @borehamwood in twitter

We are few in number, and don’t bite. The more people that join, the more club nights we can hold and spread the chess gospel wider.

 About.

It has finally arrived. Borehamwood chess club has a new website. Meets on some Tuesdays at Allum Lane Community centre,  Elstree, Herts from 7.30.

Club started circa World Chess Championship 1972  Fischer v Spassky. 40 years!

We play in Herts Division 4. Just 1 team – but need more players to enhance squad – and expand.

Season 2011/2012 started OK. First 4 matches saw 3 wins, and a 4-1 defeat to Barnet 2, strongest team in Division. Next match, Away to Watford 4…..disaster…..

Herts League – Division 4      Tuesday 10-January-2012

Watford 4 Borehamwood 1
Board 1 : Byrne, Chris J 139    1-0   Kent, Anthony R 160
Board 2 : Russell, Chris 136    1-0   Gesthuysen, Malcolm 149
Board 3 : Littlefair, Paul 137 1-0   Glouzman, Leon 141
Board 4 : Blinko, Nick 124      1-0    O’Sullivan, Terry J 129
Board 5 : Edwards, Peter 122 1-d  default –
Match Score : 5 – 0

Next match a draw

Herts League – Division 4      Tuesday 17-January-2012

Borehamwood 1 Hertford 3
Board 1 : Kent, Anthony R 160           1-0   Morris, Simon P 149
Board 2 : Sear, Kevin 148                      0-1   Hutton, Allan 149
Board 3 : Gesthuysen, Malcolm 149 1-0   Wooster, Nick 138
Board 4 : Glouzman, Leon 141            0-1   Craddock, Paul 129
Board 5 : O’Sullivan, Terry J 129       1/2   Zsibrita, Steve 122
Match Score : 2.5 – 2.5

That, folks is January in the shell of a nut. Next open Tuesday 7th February.