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~2 MayChampions’ League Chess (Primary Schools) – Final & CCF Blitz 12×5, 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/
*~2 MayCastle Chess Potters Bar Rapidplay, Potters Bar United Reformed Church MAP Contact: Tony Corfe Email: tony@tcs-chess.demon.co.uk Organiser’s address: 51 Borough Way, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3HA Rapidplay tournament using DGTs  (25 minutes) – Open event with grading prizes – Capacity 100 players Website: http://www.castlechess.co.uk
#*~6-8 MayFrome Congress, Selwood School, Berkley Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 2EF MAP Contact: G. Jepps Tel: 01749 344191 Email: gnjepps@btinternet.com Website: www.somersetchess.org/FromeCongressPages/fromechess.htm
*7 MayNational Girls’ Championships Eastern Qualifier, Woodbridge School, Burkitt Road, Suffolk MAP Contact: Sabrina Chevannes Email: sabrinachevannes@hotmail.co.uk – the Eastern Qualifier for the National Girls’ Championships. The final will be held at St. Paul’s Girls School on Saturday 2nd July 2011. 3/6 qualifies for the Plate and 4.5/6 qualifies for the Championship | Entry form | Website
7 MayESPCA Under 11 Final, Northants
Contact: Peter Purland director.juniorchess@englishchess.org.uk
~8 MayCambridgeshire Rapidplay, PSL Club, 659 Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE1 3HA MAP Contact: Paul Kemp Email: paulkemp64@gmail.com – Three tournaments:  Open; Under 160; Under 120, five rounds
Website: www.cambschess.org.uk | Entry form
9 MayVictoria Gardens Blitz Chess Club 10 Minute Tournament, Victoria Hotel, 28 George Street, Leeds (behind Town hall) Contact: Tony Ibbitson or Eric Davies Tel: 07875553775 or 07736069393 Email: tony@leedschessclub.org
~13-15 MayRhyl Congress 2011, Town Hall, Wellington Road, Rhyl MAP Contact: Stuart Hamilton Tel: 01745 350367 Organiser’s address: 20 Victoria Avenue, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 1ER | Entry form
~14 MayGolders Green Rapidplay, Golders Green Parish Church Hall, West Heath Drive, Golders Green, London NW11 7QG MAP Contact: Adam Raoof Website: http://goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
~14 MayChipping Sodbury Rapidplay, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, Broad St., Chipping Sodbury BS37 6AD MAP Contact: Graham Mill-Wilson Email: tugmw@blueyonder.co.uk 3 Sections – Open, Major (U165), Minor (U130) – 6 rounds, 25 mins on the clock per round Organiser’s address: 8 Lyndale Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 4DD
15 MayJunior Chess Championships, Bootham Junior School, Rawcliffe Lane, York YO30 6NP Contact: Peter Cloudsdale Email: cloudsdale_c@hotmail.co.uk Tel: 01904 767177 | Includes training from 2pm | For school ages 4-10 from the York area
~15 MayNational Girls’ Championships Southern Qualifier, Ashdown House School, Forest Row, East Sussex RH15 5JY MAP Contact: Sabrina Chevannes Email: sabrinachevannes@hotmail.co.uk – Southern qualifier for the National Girls’ Chess Championships. There are four qualifiers and one final. The final is on Saturday 2nd July 2011 | Entry form | Website
#20-22 MaySheffield Chess Congress, Firth Park Community Arts College MAP Contact: Paul Bailey Email: congress2011@sheffieldanddistrictchess.org.uk Website: http://www.sheffieldanddistrictchess.org.uk/congress2011 | The winner of the Open qualifies for the 2011 British Championships
~21 MayChampions’ League Infants Event, 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/
~21 MaySussex Junior Worthing Rapidplay, Thomas A Becket Middle School, Glebeside Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 7PR MAP Contact: Paula Payne Email: entrymanager@sussexjuniorchess.org – 6 rounds rapidplay in 4 sections; U11 Minor & Major, U18 Minor & Major. Open to all aged under 18 on 31st August 2010 | Entry form – http://www.sussexjuniorchess.org/Forms/GP6WorthingMay.pdf
21 MayGreat Yarmouth & Lowestoft Junior Chess Congress, Herman Primary School, Oriel Avenue, Gorleston, Norfolk NR31 7JL MAP Contact: Arthur Sparkes Email: arthursparkes@madasafish.com Open to all Juniors (not restricted to Norfolk residents) of 16 years or under
21-22 MayEssex Megafinal, Whitmore School, Whitmore Way, Basildon SS14 2TP MAP Contact: J Arnold Lutton Email: JALutton@aol.com – the Annual UK Chess Challenge Essex Megafinal.  Please note the change of venue from the one originally advertised
*~22 MayRichmond Rapidplay 95, The White House, The Avenue,  Hampton, TW12 3RN MAP Contact: James Coleman Website: http://www.surreyrapidchess.org Email: rapidplay@aol.com
23 MayVictoria Gardens Blitz Chess Club 10 Minute Tournament, Victoria Hotel, 28 George Street, Leeds (behind Town hall) Contact: Tony Ibbitson or Eric Davies Tel: 07875553775 or 07736069393 Email: tony@leedschessclub.org
24 MayGreater London Chess Club Evening Blitz, Greater London Chess Club, St Georges Bloomsbury, 6-7 Little Russell St, London WC1A 2HR MAP Contact: Nigel Blades Email: nigelblades@blueyonder.co.uk – Single section Swiss tournament, starting 6.45pm, finishing by 10pm. Number of rounds dependent on entry – Entry form Website: http://www.glcc.org.uk/
@~#*27-30 Maye2e4 Sunningdale Congress, De Veres Sunningdale Hotel, Sunningdale Park, Larch Avenue, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 0QE MAP Contact: Sean Hewitt Email: info@e2e4.org.uk Website: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/sunningdale/May2011/index.htm – Three Sections: FIDE Rated Open; FIDE Rated Major (Under 2000 / 170 ECF); Minor (Under 140) | Entry form – http://www.e2e4.org.uk/sunningdale/May2011/Sunningdale2011.pdf
*~28 MayPoplar 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
~28-30 May44th Cotswold Chess Congress, St. Edward’s School, Cheltenham MAP Contact: Mike Powis Email: mike.powis@which.net | Entry form
~*#28-30 May**CANCELLED**
Essex Chess Association Congress
, Abbs Cross School, Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch,Essex RM12 4YB MAP Contact: David Brock Email: davidbrock@trustgroup.me Website: http://www.spanglefish.com/essexchesscongress Swiss Tournament of 6 Rounds of Chess  (2 on each day)  with an Open, Major and Minor Sections | Entry form | Website: http://www.spanglefish.com/essexchesscongress
**CANCELLED**
29 MayLetchworth and Hitchin Rapidplay Chess Congress, St Francis’ College, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 3PJ MAP Contact: David Heath Website: www.letchworthchess.com E-mail: letchworth.congress@letchworthchess.com
~30 MayCCF Junior County Championships & CCF Exchange Chess Club, 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/
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