Bovey Tracey Chess Weekend 2026: adult & 12-18 rapidplay

Y8 and older are welcome to this mixed adult/junior event supportd by DJCA

There will be a stronger and a weaker section based on grading, and separate prizes for junior players

Date:

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - 09:30

Venue:

Wickham Hall - 23 Ashburton Rd, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9YQ

Results:

Full results: see
Maestros: https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1390613.aspx?lan=1&art=4&SNode=S0
Improvers: https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1390735.aspx?lan=1&art=4&SNode=S0

Improvers rating prize: George Wyatt (U12)

There were three junior prizes awarded:

U18:Joe Forty (Maestros)

U16: Ben Darlington (Improvers)

U14: Swetha Narayanan (Improvers)

Event organisation by Freddie Sugden (Devon U14 team 2008)

Also placed: Lawrence Stegink (Devon U14 chess team 2008)

Details:

Details and entries: https://boveytraceychessweekender.co.uk/

Chess Tips

MIDDLEGAME TIPS:

* Your plan must be based on the actual features of the position. Work out what each side should be up to. You can't attack the King just because you want to. Play where you have some advantage. Silman talks about the 'pawn-pointing' rule: you have more space to attack where the Pawn-chains point. This is also true for blocked positions, like the French where opening a file with ...c7-c5 will not leave you with a backward Pawn as does ...f7-f6.

Devon Junior Chess Association (DJCA)