To warp up the year we played 5 rounds of Fischer random also known as "Chess 960" and ate great food for our Christmas Break fun day. And out of twenty players, Nigel won all 5/5 games clearly not hampered by these strange starting positions, well done!

Looking forward too more chess in 2025, the Calendar is available, the first evening back is on the 5th of February with the Annual General Meeting and prize giving for the winners of 2024.

Lastly included are the board positions we played for our 2024 Chess 960 fun day and the FEN strings for those interested.

FEN Strings:

Round 1: rbnkbqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNKBQNR
Round 2: rknqnrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKNQNRBB
Round 3: rqbbnkrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQBBNKRN
Round 4: rkbqrnnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBQRNNB
Round 5: nnrqbkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNRQBKRB