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A new badge system has been introduced whenever possible from 26/3/18 onwards. An amber wheelchair (below) means that the venue has at least some disability-friendly aspects, whereas a green wheelchair (also below) means it’s particularly so. In all cases, but especially where no badge is evident, PLEASE contact the organisers for more details …
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Contact: Daniel Gliddon Email: daniel@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess [MAP]
A GMAR RP to aim to get juniors FIDE rated
Contact: Igor Doklestic Email: chessinbristol@gmail.com Web: http://www.bristolcongress.co.uk [MAP]
5 round Swiss tournament with three sections – Open (FIDE rated), Major (U160), Minor (U120). Prizes in all sections. Central Bristol venue. Further information and entry form on the Congress website | Entry form
Contact: Tim Wall Email: timpeterwall@gmail.com
Contact: Adam Raoof Email: adamraoof@gmail.com Web: http://www.hampsteadchess.blogspot.com [MAP – entrance on Prince Arthur Road]
2 days, 5 games – U2200, U1900 and ECF Under 135 Sections. 10.30am start Saturday, 11am Sunday. Held a short walk from Hampstead Underground (Northern Line). 60 mins per player + 30 secs a move :: 5 rounds
Contact: Paul McKeown Email: richmond_rapidplays@hotmail.com Web: http://www.rjcc.org.uk/ [MAP]
Respected and longstanding series of rapidplay tournaments run by Richmond Junior Chess Club | Entry form
Contact: Dagne Ciuksyte Email: mjchessclub@gmail.com [MAP]
6 round Swiss team (2 players – assigned by the arbiter) fun chess tournament. Time control: 10 minutes each with 10 seconds added per move | Entry form
Contact: Daniel Gliddon Email: daniel@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess [MAP]
Another half-term FIDE rated RP Round Robin at CCF
Contact: Daniel Gliddon Email: daniel@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess [MAP]
A GMAR RP to aim to get juniors FIDE rated
Contact: Adam Raoof Email: adamraoof@gmail.com Web: http://www.muswellhillchess.blogspot.com [MAP]
We split all entrants into three rated and graded sections on the day – Open / Major and Minor
Contact: Paul Carey Email: info@bunrattychess.com Web: http://bunrattychess.com/ [MAP]
Biggest weekender in Ireland. 350 entrants annually with many top GMs
Contact: Peter Ackley Email: peterackley@hotmail.com Web: http://mannchess.org.uk/doncong.htm [MAP]
Sections – Open, U171, U146, U126; each entry fee £32, 1st prize £300, 2nd £150, 3rd £100 plus grading prizes | Entry form
Contact: Ed Goodwin Email: edhgoodwin@gmail.com Web: http://www.warwickshirechess.org [MAP]
FIDE Open; FIDE Under 1975; ECF graded Under 140; ECF graded Under 110 | Entry form
Contact: Alex Holwczak Email: alexholowczak@gmail.com Web: http://bucachess.org.uk/ [MAP]
The 2019 British Universities’ Championship, with four divisions based on ability and an evening FIDE-rated Blitz tournament. The top 4 teams will qualify for the 2019 European Universities’ Championships | Entry form
Many apologies but we have had to cancel our Feb ‘19 Congress due to late loss of venue …
Contact: John Hipshon Email: jr.hipshon@ntlworld.com Web: http://www.yorkshirejuniorchess.org [MAP]
Major Section – open to any player; Intermediate Section – ppen to players with an ECF/YCA grade below 110 | Minor Section – open to any player with no grade or below 40; Novice Section (age limit U11 years of age on 1st September 2018) | Entry form
Contact: Julian Clissold Email: julian.clissold@englishchess.org.uk [MAP]
Junior tournament. Age groups Under 8, Under 9, under 10, under 11, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 18.
Under 8 will be rapidplay time control, all others will be standard time control of 50 minutes plus 10 second increments | Entry form
Kishan Pattni Email: kishanpattni84@gmail.com Web: https://form.jotformeu.com/82043424058350 [MAP]
ECF graded event with 4 sections. Over £1400.00 in prizes | Entry form
Contact: Norman Went Email: DocklandsChess@yahoo.co.uk Web: http://www.spanglefish.com/docklandschessclub [MAP]
6 rounds, 2 sections. Major Under 171 and Minor Under 130 | Entry form
Contact: Daniel Knight Email: UxbridgeJuniorChessClub@gmail.com Web: https://www.uxbridgejuniorchessclub.com/ [MAP]
UKCC Qualifier. 3 sections – U9 and U11 will be qualifiers for UKCC (ages are those on the 31st August, 2018 midnight) Open Section: Players above 11 years, who do not need qualification or the players who already qualified.
Time control: 15 minutes each player plus 5 seconds per move. Assistance will be given to any child unfamiliar with using chess clocks. Number of rounds: 7 for U9/U11 and 6 for Open Section. UKCC trophies for the best performers in U9 and U11, trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for all the sections, trophies for best girl performer in each section.
Contact: David Clayton Email: leylandrapidplay2019@gmail.com Web: http://congress.popmalc.org.uk/congress/38/home [MAP]
A six round Rapidplay event. Major (Under 195), Intermediate (Under 150) and Minor (Under 105). Grading prizes in all sections. Everything on one level with close disabled car parking space | Entry form
Contact: Mostaque Choudhury Email: britishbanglachess@gmail.com [MAP]
Six-round rapidplay with 15 minutes fixed-time control per player per side. There will be two ECF graded sections – Open and Major. Players with ECF grade 120 and below are entitled to play in Major section. In order to play in this ECF graded rapidplay tournament, all players must be ECF Silver or above category members. Others, including foreign players with FIDE ID who wish to play, must pay an additional £7.50 with the entry fee. All details, including attractive prizes, are available in the flyer and a JotForm link is available below for online entry.
Tournament venue is close to Whitechapel and Bethnal Green stations. Free street parking is also available around the Hason Raja Centre, the newly-built cosy venue. The Chief Arbiter is Alan Atkinson IA.
Online entry | Flyer
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.croydonchessleague.org.uk/ [MAP]
Croydon League’s Annual Team Blitz tournament
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Contact: Nidhi Gogia Email: training@bjca.org.uk Web: http://www.bjca.org.uk [MAP]
4 hours of fun chess training by IM Andrew Martin. Only £15 per child; all U18 juniors welcome. Positive feedback from previous sessions, with lots of interactive activities and learning with children winning prizes. Book early to avoid disappointment; limited spaces available | Entry form
Contact: Adam Raoof Email: adamraoof@gmail.com Web: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com [MAP]
Monthly, 6 rounds, 5 sections – Open, Under 170, Under 145, Under 120 plus NEW Improvers Under 105 section, and an ECF Graded Under 80 Section! 25 minutes each plus 5 seconds a move – http://bit.ly/stlukeschess