GlasgowWomensLibrary friendly chess

[Sigrun]

I'd like to invite all the female friends/wives/mothers/grandmothers & daughters of chess players to join me on Thursday 24th August between 5 - 6.30 pm to talk about chess & see if anyone wants to start a friendly chess club there. The library is at  19-23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, G40 1BP
Remember to let everyone know!
Siegrun

[IanPWhit]

Hi Siegrun, Can you let any one attending know about this event being organised in the east as part of Edinburgh Chess Club's bicentenary celebrations:

She Plays to Win and IM Lorin D'Costa, Edinburgh Chess Club is running a weekend on September 3rd and 4th in support of women and girls in chess.  Open to everyone!


1. Daytime Saturday 3/9/22 10am to 5pm – free entry - covering Beginners training session(s) in the morning and, after a lunch break between 12 and 1pm, in the afternoon a Starter Girl’s five round rapid tournament with a time control of 15 minutes per game;

2. Evening Saturday 3/9/22 6.30pm to 9.30pm (at the latest) - £10 to SPTW – Lorin’s simul/talk/lecture - open to both men and women - but with priority bookings to women;

3. Daytime Sunday 4/9/22 10am to 4pm – free entry - covering the morning's Beyond Beginners / Intermediate training session(s) and, after a lunch break between 12 and 1pm, in the afternoon a Rapid tournament [which is open to both males and females but with priority bookings to women and a team prize for a team of 2, male and female if possible].

Further details and online entry at: . Further details and online entry at: www.congress.org.uk/congress/193/home. And also on the club web site: www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/blog/news/she-plays-to-win-weekend.php.]www.congress.org.uk/congress/193/home.

And also on the club web site: www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/blog/news/she-plays-to-win-weekend.php.