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Simon Weaver
End of season dates for 2026
The Summer Cup begins on 24 March, and the club AGM is on 19 May. Here are the dates for the rest of the season.
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Chess in Coventry, every Tuesday evening
Whether you have just learned the moves or you have played league chess for decades, there is a board and a game waiting for you at Massey Ferguson Social Club from 7:30pm.
- Club night
- Tuesdays, 7:30pm
- Leagues
- Coventry & Leamington
- Juniors
- Weekly section
The Italian Game — one of the openings you will meet on a club night
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Club night puzzle: a rook ending worth knowing
This position, or something very like it, decides more league games than any opening you will ever study.
Annotated game
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The Opera House Game, and what it still teaches us
Morphy against the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard, Paris 1858 — seventeen moves that explain development better than any textbook chapter.
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How to improve at chess
The advice our stronger players give most often, collected in one place — from tactics and openings through to the endgame and the mental side of the game.
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Summer information and coaching details
The league programme is complete, the club stays open through the summer for friendly chess, and we are hoping to enter five teams next season.
Positions & games
Annotated games and puzzles from our players, on a proper board you can play through.
Position
Club night puzzle: a rook ending worth knowing
This position, or something very like it, decides more league games than any opening you will ever study.
Simon Weaver
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Annotated game
The Opera House Game, and what it still teaches us
Paul Morphy 1-0 Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard
Casual game, Paris Opera House
Morphy against the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard, Paris 1858 — seventeen moves that explain development better than any textbook chapter.
Simon Weaver
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New to the club?
Just turn up on a Tuesday evening — there is no need to book, and your first few visits are free. Bring nothing but yourself; we have the boards, sets and clocks.
Ask us a questionLeague chess
We enter teams across the divisions of the Coventry & District League, plus a side in the Leamington League. If you fancy competitive play, there is a board for you at whatever standard you are.
Junior section
Our junior section runs every Tuesday, 4:30pm at St Oswald's Church Hall, Tile Hill, Coventry — a separate venue from the main club night. Places fill up very quickly and must be booked in advance, so please check with us before attending. Sessions are £5 per session.
Enquire about juniorsWhere to find us
We meet at Massey Ferguson Social Club on Broad Lane, Coventry, which kindly provides our venue every week. There is parking on site and a bar.
Massey Ferguson Social Club
Broad Lane, Coventry
CV5 7NL
A typical club night
- 7:30pm Club opens for the evening. League matches begin, and anyone not playing a fixture gets a friendly game.
- Later Post-mortems at the bar — usually where the most instructive chess of the night happens.