Combined Services Chess Association
Combined Services Chess Championships 2012
The annual competition to establish the Combined Services Chess Champion and the 2012 NATO Chess team (which will represent the UK in France) will take place at RAF Cosford, Near Wolverhampton, between Thu 3th May - Mon 7th May 2012.
The format will be the usual seven round swiss system and open to all CSCA members. Players will also be expected to pay the usual mess fees.
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Nigel Short vs The Combined Services Chess Association?
Recently, Nigel Short challenged Shropshires best chess players in a simul... one of his opponents was our very own Carl Portman. Carl took the opportunity to interview Nigel after the event for Defence Focus magazine. He could not resist offering the former World Championship finalist a challenge:
Finally Nigel, are you aware that the services have a Combined Chess Association and is there anything you would like to say to them?
"Yes I am and I would like to play them sometime. Why not? I don’t care where. The Falklands? I am ready. (Laughs). I am not sure about Helmand Province though (laughs louder)."
So there you have it... a challenge!
