Paul McKeown
@paul-mck
Born at 322 ppm carbon dioxide. Chess Coach, International Arbiter. Member of Liberal Democrats and of APNI.
Summer Camp 2026 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates: - Week 1: Monday 27 to Friday 31 July - Week 2: Monday 10 to Friday 14 August We will have classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students, with a capacity for about 50 https://www.rjcc.org.uk/summer-camp-2026/
As a busy organisation, our staff have commitments which regularly take them to events up and down the length of the country. When that happens, we have a number of staff that we call upon to help out. You can read their profiles here. https://www.rjcc.org.uk/about-us/our-staff/cover-staff/
Our Girls Classes will be lead by Afamia Mir Mahmoud, and are aimed at girls from 5 to 14 years of age, who are less confident and may find themselves overwhelmed in a classroom full of livelier, noisier or competitive boys. https://www.rjcc.org.uk/girls-classes-with-afamia-mir-mahmoud/
If your daughter is only going to attend the Girls Classes this term, then you will need to complete a Membership Form for her. However, if your daughter is a normal member of the club, you will have already done this, so no need t https://www.rjcc.org.uk/our-classes/girls/booking-for-girls-classes/
We will be hosting Ameet Ghasi, one of England's strongest Grandmasters, on Saturday 4 July. Ameet will give a simultaneous display against 20 of our best young players, on our live boards. Ameet, originally from Birmingham. ##AmeetGhasi #simul https://www.rjcc.org.uk/grandmaster-simul/
This has been scheduled for Sunday 14 June 2026, from 13:00 to 17:30, and will be held at Orleans Park School, Richmond Road, TWICKENHAM. TW1 3BB. Played over 12 boards U14. Plus 4 U14 reserves. #ECFrated #SCCUU14 #standardplay #TeamEvent #U14 https://www.rjcc.org.uk/sccu-match-vs-kent/
We hosted Gavin Wall last year for a simultaneous display, which proved highly popular. Gavin was an International Master, who had grown up in the area and joined Richmond Juniors as a kid and then RTCC - Richmo https://www.rjcc.org.uk/the-gavin-wall-cup-a-challenge-match-versus-richmond-seniors/
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. #Blitz #Online #TeamEvent #U18 https://www.rjcc.org.uk/online-team-battle-3/
Richmond Junior Chess Club was originally founded in 1975 as an offshoot of Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club, the local adult chess club. We have worked closely together ever since. RTCC meets at the Bowls Club in Twickenham e https://www.rjcc.org.uk/co-operation-with-richmond-twickenham-chess-club/
Richmond Juniors will be hosting an ECF Arbiters course on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th, with the ECF Arbiters Exam on the afternoon of Saturday 11th. An introductory course in chess technology for arbiters will follow on Sunday 12th. https://www.rjcc.org.uk/ecf-arbiters-course-in-twickenham/
Easter Camp 2026 at Richmond Junior Chess Club runs from Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th April Booking is now open. To register please use the form at: https://www.rjcc.org.uk/our-classes/holiday-camps/easter-camp-registration-booking/. #ECFrated #RapidPlay https://www.rjcc.org.uk/easter-camp/
Please download the following handy printable calendar, with dates for our various activities during Spring Term 2026, Easter Camp, Summer Term 2026 through to Summer Camp 2026. RJCC Calendar - Spring Term 2026. www.rjcc.org.uk/spring-term-...
Last year our U9 team finished third equal in their zonal qualifier, and then second at the national final. This year we would like to do even better! www.rjcc.org.uk/epsca-u9-zonal/
The South of England Junior Chess Congress is taking place on Saturday 31st of January and Sunday 1st of February at the University of Sussex, Falmer, near Brighton. The congress will be held with the following age sections: U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U13, U15, U18. www.rjcc.org.uk/south-of-eng...
Explaining the finer points on a demonstration board Spring Term 2026 starts on Saturday 19th January, at Orleans Park School, Twickenham, running for ten consecutive weeks until Saturday 21st March. #Club #ClubChampionship #SpringTerm www.rjcc.org.uk/spring-term-...
A former US sailor writes to the US Representative, who introduced the bill to Congress that proposed to make Greenland a US state, about the consequences of a potential US annexation of Greenland:
Dates for the 2026 EPSCA Inter-Association Championship have been set as follows: - Under 11 Zonals ‒ Saturday 24 January 2026 - U9 Zonals ‒ Saturday 28 February - U11 Final ‒ Saturday 14 March - U11 Girls Final ‒ Saturday 18 April - U9 Final ‒ Saturday 25 rjcc.org.uk/fixtures-in-...
The London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC) is an annual event held since 1924, originally as the London Boys Championship. The LJCC is held in age delimited categories. #ECFrated #LJCCQualifier #RapidPlay #U10 #U12 #U8 rjcc.org.uk/qualifiers-f...
Richmond Juniors is entering teams in the SCCU Under 14/Under 18 Jamboree, which will be taking place on Sunday 28th November, at Bishop Douglass School, Hamilton Road, N2 0SQ. rjcc.org.uk/sccu-u14-u18...
Booking for Autumn Term opens today, 9 September. #Classes rjcc.org.uk/our-classes-...
Summer Camp 2025 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates: - Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August - Monday 4 August to Friday 8 August We have classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students, with a capacity for about 50 students. ##summercamp rjcc.org.uk/3290-2/
The next online Inter-County Team Battle starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, 2 Jun 2025. Please join using the following link: https://lichess.org/tournament/g8A4giRi. Remember to sign in as a member of Richmond Junior Chess Club. #Blitz #Online #TeamBattle rjcc.org.uk/66th-inter-c...
- Our half-term arrangements are: - - Saturday 24 May - club as usual - - Sunday 25 May - Away Match vs Surrey U14 - - Saturday 31 May - club closed for half-term - - Saturday 7 June - club as usual PLEASE EVERYBODY - There is no club session on Saturday 31st May. rjcc.org.uk/half-term-at...
Easter Camp 2025 was held at Orleans Park School from Monday 14th to Thursday 17th April, with classes for Intermediate & Advanced students and for Beginners & Novices. An entertaining and educational time was had by all. Please read the full report! rjcc.org.uk/easter-camp-...
Easter Camp 2024 will be held at Orleans Park School on the following dates: - Monday 14th to Friday 17th April We have classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students, with a capacity for about 50 students. #EasterCamp rjcc.org.uk/easter-camp-...
08/03/2025. Our U9 team qualified for the national final in 3rd, equal with Essex on 16 points from a possible 36 at the East Zonal at Moulsham Junior School (Chelmsford). The winner was Kent with 24½, with Barnet second on 23. rjcc.org.uk/richmond-u9-...