Middle photo: Ingemar ”Ingo” Holmberg, holding chess book on endgames by IM Sillman.

Cristine and Rickard invited ASSU-players to live chess @ Mekka. Chess lives live in Umeå!

Place: UB333 next to university library Time: Meeting starts at 11:00 23rd of February. Registration for ELO-Blitz starts after the meeting, 11:45 until 12:00. Tournament starts at 12:15. Regestration fee: 100SEK seniors. Juniors born year 2000 or later, free. Well…

Germany on top! 🙂 🙂 🙂 MaMa(Maximilian Maier) wins the last ASSU-blitz of the season. We wish him safe travels to Germany. May you have a jolly time with family. 9p/10p! Impressive. When CM Engman had car problems, Ranel Tammela…

WIM Cristine Mariano Wågman Rose just won her game in Uppsala. Making her the points leader of the team with 4p/4p! In close second place is Ranel Tammela with an impressive result of 3,5p/4p. The match is ongoing and ASSU…

Thank you all for supporting the first team! Greetings from the hotel in Uppsala! Just as we are just about to leave for the match against Wasa III. We will keep you guys updated 🙂 Update: ASSU lose to Wasa…

Four players ”squared” off in a 5 min + 3 sec blitz tournament. Each opponent playing one game both as white and as black against each other. Juan came out victorius, and second place tied between Kent and Maximilian. Maths…

Thanks to master studen Stipo, member of ASSU, chess education is now available on wednesdays at 18:30. Come to Klossen culture house and participate in chess education (folkbildning i schack). Stipo is course arranger with Studiefrämjandet Umeå. The course has…

Juan, George, Kent and Rickard trained hard tonight at the chess club. We welcome Dr. Stenius that made a quick and warm welcomed appearance. Everyone in our club is looking forward to the derby against Rockaden Umeå 2nd team. Also…

Yesterday ASSU members were invited to play chess and eat dinner at Harriets, by WIM Cristine Rose Wågman. A blitz tournament was played with eight participants and won by Ranel Tammela. Congratulations to Ranel and thank you to WIM Cristine…

Den 4- 6 oktober är det dags för en efterlängtad tävling, nämligen lång-parti DM som legat i träda ett par år. Tävlingen tar det gamla rockaden-namnet Björkstadsschacket då tävlingen arrangeras i samarbete med SK Rockaden Umeå och Västerbottens schackförbund. Tävlingen…

This Saturday in Örnsköldsvik: Rickard Engman is commentating the chess-rapid tournament: ”Frukt på jobbet Open 2019”. Three other ASSU players are already signed up for the tournament. We wish Maier, Rose Mariano-Wågman and Piwowar best of luck. And any other…

I, Kent Munyua, will host the club the upcoming and last few tuesdays of the season. 🙂 I will give lessons in regards to Rook endings. For those less skilled I will teach the Lucena on tuesday. And for those…

  Last week on thursday. ASSU members Jonas Öberg and Kent Munyua assisted VSF(Västerbottens schackförbund) in arranging the yearly competition in Umeå for all fourth graders. The competition included over 200 fourth graders in Umeå, and was a qualifier for…

Hej! Jag har blivit invald i Västerbottens schackförbunds(VSF) styrelse, som vice ordförande. VSF kommer att anordna deltävling i Schackfyran på stora Nolia, för länets grundskolors fjärdeklassare. Tävlingen kommer att ha många deltagare och kräver därmed flera domare. För dig som…

Rickard could not be broken. He won the tournment with five wins and two draws, 6/7.

Schackfyran spelas i Umeå tisdagen den 4 april på Tegs centralskola. Har du någon tid och lust att vara funktionär under eftermiddagen? Det som behövs är hjälp med frågor från barnen under spelets gång, och avdömningen av partier som inte…

ASSU II wins at home in a close match, 3-2 against Östersunds second team, in the last round of DivIII. ASSU brought a strong team but left one walk over. Östersund arrived with four men and left two walk overs.…

This month of march, tuesdays and thursdays between 12:30-13:05 in Lindellhallen, ASSU welcomes you to play blitz during lunch. Our members will bring chess board, pieces and a chessclock. Great fun and socializing in hopes of recruting more members to…

Hello future ASSU members 🙂   This tuesday the 14th of February, 6pm-8pm, in Ub335, we will have the last day of registration for the new beginners course. The open admission for three tuesdays will come to an end. You…

Hello! It is time to order new club shirts, blue garments with our loggo printed in white on the chest  (left side like before). We are replacing the old standard T-shirt with a better quality one. Price: 150SEK The old…

Lask hunters played the following setup in the away game against Rockaden Junior II Kent Munyua-Anton Johansson Isak Ersholt-Mikael Engdahl Puma Khoshnood-Daniel Engdahl Rasmus Nyman-Gustaf Forsberg  There was a big rating difference between the teams and the matches ended quickly; 4-0 for…

Hello! Due to Hedqvist working this weekend, ASSU-party is under way at Terrängvägen 6B lgh1002. Kent Munyua welcomes everyone to an evening with chess and beer. Don’t forget to bring your own bottle 😉 Welcome!

Hello! Right now I am collecting your order for ASSU-shirts. Buy one T-shirt and one Pique, or one of the two. T-shirt: 150 SEK Pique(with collor and two buttons): 250 SEK E-mail your order including  size(XS-XXL) to: kentmunyua@gmail.com For questions…

The club is open and we meet in Lindellhallen at the upstairs café. We will look at games from Summer Heat 4 and have cofee. Welcome 🙂