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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