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August 2011

2011 – Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
~6 AugGolders Green Rapidplay, Golders Green Parish Church Hall, West Heath Drive, Golders Green, London NW11 7QG MAP Contact: Adam Raoof Website: http://goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
6 AugLeeds Chess Club Rapidplay, The North Leeds Working Men’s Club, 101 Lincoln Green Road, Leeds LS9 7SR MAP Contact: Tony Ibbitson Email: tony@leedschessclub.org Website: http://www.leedschessclub.org/
*~#10-14 Auge2e4 Sunningdale International, De Veres Sunningdale Hotel, Sunningdale Park, Larch Avenue, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 0QE MAP Contact: Sean Hewitt Email: info@e2e4.org.uk Tel: 0845 463 9798 Website: www.e2e4.org.uk/international – A series of 10 player all-play-alls open to all players including IM norm events, Challengers and Major for all strengths of player
*~13 AugPoplar Rapid-Play Tournament, Langley Hall, Saint Nicholas’ Church Centre, Aberfeldy Street, Poplar, London  E14 0QD MAP Contact: Norman Went Email: docklandschess@yahoo.co.uk Website: www.spanglefish.com/docklandschessclub | Entry form
*~19-21 Aug42nd Thanet Chess Congress, Canterbury Christ Church Uni, Broadstairs Campus, Northwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2WA MAP Contact: Ian Hames Email: pheasantscroft@btinternet.com Tel: 01227 830629 Website: www.thanetchess.org.uk | Entry form
20 AugLeeds Chess Club Rapidplay, 101 Lincoln Green Road, Leeds LS9 7SR Contact: Tony Ibbitson Email: tony@leedschessclub.org Entry form: http://www.leedschessclub.org/competition.htm Website: http://www.leedschessclub.org/leedschessclubrapid.htm
20-21 AugUK Chess Challenge Terafinal Venue TBA Email: ukchesschallenge@aol.com Website: www.ukchesschallenge.com
~@20-28 AugJessie Gilbert Celebration International Festival, 84-90 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BA MAP Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Tel: 020 8645 0302 Fax: 020 8645 0412 Website: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/
20-28 Aug2011 Mind Sports Olympiad, University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY Enquiries: mindsportsolympiad@gmail.com Tel: 07939 592820 Website: www.boardability.com
~21 AugLowestoft Summer Rapidplay, Parkhill Hotel, Lowestoft, Suffolk MAP Contact: Mark Pooley Email: pooleymv@aol.com Tel: 01502 580802 | Entry form
22 AugVictoria Gardens Blitz, 28 Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3BB MAP Contact: Tony Ibbitson Email: tony@leedschessclub.org Website: http://www.leedschessclub.org/
*~26-28 Aug5th Steve Boniface Memorial Congress, Filton Sports & Leisure Centre, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS MAP Contact: Graham Mill-Wilson Email: tugmw@blueyonder.co.uk – 5 round Swiss in 3 sections. Open (1st prize £200), Major (U165 – 1st prize £150) & Minor (U130 – 1st prize £100). Minimum 3 prizes per section Website: www.chessit.co.uk | Entry form
~*27 AugLondon Rapid Play, Cardinal Hinsley Mathematics & Computing College, Harlesden Road, Willesden, London NW10 3RN Contact: Sainbayar Email: londonrapidplay@yahoo.co.uk – Junior (’2Get My First Grade’ with 5 sections  – U8, U10, U12, U14 & U18 with trophy), U130, U165 & open sections with prizes Website: www.londonrapidplay.co.uk
~@#27-29 AugBerks and Bucks Congress, Polehampton Junior School, Twyford, Berkshire MAP Contact: Nigel Dennis Email: nigelwdennis@btinternet.com | Entry form
@~#*27-29 Aug5th Leyland Chess Congress, Wellfield Business and Enterprise College, Yewlands Drive, Leyland PR25 2TP MAP Contact: David Clayton Email: dgclayton@btinternet.com Website: http://www.leylandchess.org.uk/congress/index.htm | Entry form | Three tournaments – FIDE Open, Major (U170) and Minor (U135)
29 AugEnglish Chess Challenge Finals 2011, 84-90 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BA MAP Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Tel: 020 8645 0302 Fax: 020 8645 0412 Website: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/
~29 AugBristol Rapidplay, Filton Sports & Leisure Centre, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS MAP Contact: Graham Mill-Wilson Email: tugmw@blueyonder.co.uk Website/entry form: www.chessit.co.uk – 6 round rapidplay, with 25 mins. on the clock
~30 Aug-1 SepThe Second Jorvik Chess Congress, Wheatlands Lodge Hotel, 75-85 Scarcroft Road, YORK YO24 1DB MAP Contact: Peter Cloudsdale Email: cloudsdale_c@hotmail.co.uk Tel: 01904-767177 | Entry form
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