ChessPoint and the NSCA ChessPoint has discussed with NSCA whether in future the county ' s youth could also be reached through community-based initiatives rather than through the framework of the school system. Recognising the difficulty of establishing chess through the schools network, Northamptonshire County Council has recently formed a partnership arrangement with ChessPoint to bring chess to the youth community across much of the county, and this is both a challenge and an opportunity that must be seized.
Perceptions Within NCA and NSCA, voices are sometimes raised in criticism of the perceived role being undertaken by ChessPoint. But community support bodies across the county fully understand our role; they continue to provide funding for ChessPoint ' s efforts to help chess reach the wider community.
A national footprint for ChessPoint? At the ECF ' s October 2010 Council Meeting, ChessPoint was voted in unanimously as an " Other Organisation ". Indeed, we have members of our community from outside Northamptonshire, the county of our birth; and we strongly support the 4NCL and Junior 4NCL. What is more, other chess bodies outside our county have expressed interest in the ChessPoint model. Perhaps they see the same opportunities to grow chess across their respective communities.
Find out more about ChessPoint Please take time to visit our web site: http:// www. chesspoint. co. uk or contact us by email: chesspoint @ solve360. com
TONY ROBSON R. I. P.
On Thursday, January 13th, just as this edition of Chess Moves was being finalised, I received the following message from Alan Walters, Chairman of ChessPoint:
" It is with great sadness and regret that I have to inform all of you that
Tony Robson died on Tuesday. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer during recent months. Tony joined Northampton Chess Club in 2006. He ran the Youth Chess Academy during the club ' s year at the Central Library and then served the club as secretary from 2008-2010. Tony will also be remembered for his work to introduce more people to chess(" Bringing Chess to the Community ") by setting up ChessPoint Services, a community organisation with which many of you are associated. He will be sadly missed."
On behalf of the ECF, I should like to offer my deepest sympathies to Tony ' s family and friends. ChessPoint Services stands as a fine tribute to Tony ' s love of chess and his commitment to spreading his passion throughout the community, and Tony ' s inspiring article will, I hope, serve as a fitting memorial to his work- Andrew Farthing, Chief Executive
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