Moving to online chess

There I was, just beginning to get a grip on the regular weekend matches in the Catalan chess league. Not that I mean I was winning more, just that I was becoming used to the idea of playing a game within a one and a half hour time-frame. I’ve played a few games of chess … Read more

Winter tournament 2020

This week the league has passed almost to a second plan for the appearance in the calendar of a new chess event, the first active vila of cambrils took shape in one of our headquarters: the hotel sol port Melia. So on Friday night we will start engines with a rapid tournament that will be … Read more

Cambrils Xmas Charity Match 2019

The Cambrils Chess Club organized a Marathon Charity match during the Christmas break. Between 40 to 50 people attended the event at the Nou Espantall bar, of all age groups and with a healthy mix of genders too. The standards of play varied equally from earnest beginner, through keen club players, to chess masters. For … Read more

Rapid chess tournament at the Brúixola winter 2019

A group of chess enthusiasts gathered for a rapid chess tournament at the local Bar tucked behind the Mediterrani Urbanización of Cambrils. We were about 20 participants with all levels including beginners, young and older experienced club players, to Grand Master. The winner took home the Spanish Ham. This being my first chess tournament, I … Read more

Catalan Championship Tournament 2019

On November 9, 16 and 23, the previous stage of Tarragona of the Catalan Championship by age in two categories, sub 14 and sub 16, was held at Unió d’Escacs Cambrils, with a total of 48 young participants ( 26 in the sub 14 category and 22 in the sub 16 category) belonging to 13 … Read more