AlphaChess FIDE Weekender – North London Gateway

Downstairs Wyllyotts Theatre Darkes Lane, Potters Bar

The AlphaChess FIDE Weekender is a 5-round Swiss of 80+10 with 3 sections, Intermediate (0-1550), Challengers (1500-1950), Expert (1900-2300). Entry fee is £55 and we boast a £750+ prize fund […]

Camberley Open Blitz Tournament 2025

Camberley Chess Club @ Heatherside Community Centre Martindale Avenue, Heatherside, Surrey Heath, United Kingdom

ECF Rated. 6 Round Swiss. Blitz, 5 min, plus 3 sec. More details on Event page. Online entry: https://camberleychess.co.uk/event/open-blitz-tournament-aug-2025/

1st Swindon Chess Congress

STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway Fire Fly Avenue (off Kemble Drive), Swindon

TIME CONTROL : Standardplay (90 minutes + 30 seconds/move) 3 Sections: Open, U-1900 & U1600 Minimum Prize fund: £3,000 Each section will have 1st Prize £600, 2nd prize £300 and […]

17th Leyland Chess Congress

The CIVIC Conference & Business Centre @ South Ribble Borough Council, West Paddock, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1DH

 It is a 6 round Swiss congress, two rounds each on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. The congress is an ECF rated event and the Open & Major are […]

Camberley Open Junior Blitz Tournament 2025

Camberley Chess Club @ Heatherside Community Centre Martindale Avenue, Heatherside, Surrey Heath, United Kingdom

Juniors Under 18 ONLY ECF Rated. 6 Round Swiss. Blitz, 5 min, plus 3 sec. More details on Event page. Online entry: https://camberleychess.co.uk/event/open-junior-blitz-tournament-aug-2025/

4th Cambridge FIDE Congress

Whittlesford Memorial Hall @ Mill Lane Mill Lane, Whittlesford, Cambridge, United Kingdom

5-round Swiss StandardPlay Tournament Minimum ECF Gold Membership required to avoid paying Pay-to-Play fee FIDE & ECF rated across 3 sections: U2300, U1900 & U1500 Time control: 60 minutes + […]

3rd Torquay Riviera Congress

TLH Carlton Hotel @ Falkland Road Tormohun, Torbay, United Kingdom

7 round pm Open and U1750 sections, 6 round am U2000 and U1700 sections, time control 90' +30" move. Online entry: http://congress.org.uk/congress/583/home

AlphaChess FIDE Weekender – North London Gateway

Downstairs Wyllyotts Theatre Darkes Lane, Potters Bar

The AlphaChess FIDE Weekender is a 5-round Swiss of 80+10 with 3 sections, Intermediate (0-1550), Challengers (1500-1950), Expert (1900-2300). Entry fee is £55 and we boast a £750+ prize fund […]

Ealing Broadway FIDE Rapidplay

Open Ealing Arts Centre Unit 14 School Lane, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Sections: Open, U2000 & U1700 FIDE and ECF rated Start 1:30pm - Finish 6:30pm 5 Round Swiss Time Control: 20'+5' Prize fund: winner £100, runner-up £80 Online entry: https://eu.jotform.com/form/231547028469361 Venue […]

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess

The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

We start at 10.30am, finish before 5.30pm and there is a lunch break. Rapid = Six rounds, 20 minutes per player per game PLUS 5 seconds a move throughout. Standard […]

Golders Green FIDE Rapid Open

St Luke’s Church @ St Luke’s Church, Kidderpore Avenue, London, NW3 7SU

Come to our North West London FIDE and ECF Rapid Chess tournament, FORMAT - Open, Under 1900, Under 1600, ECF Under 1300 (if entries permit) and an ECF Under 1100 […]

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess

The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

We start at 10.30am, finish before 5.30pm and there is a lunch break. Rapid = Six rounds, 20 minutes per player per game PLUS 5 seconds a move throughout. Standard […]

Southall Junior Rapidplay

Parkside Yards 1 Seva Drive, Southall, United Kingdom

ECF rated, 5 Round Swiss, Time Control: 15'+0" Winner Trophy + money prize *** Sections: U7, U9, U11, U15 Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/241436541886362 Kids leaflet: https://britchess.wufoo.com/cabinet/c3ee0424-7e21-4977-9830-ca2a9c46259c

1st York Chess Congress

New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace, York, England, United Kingdom

Timing: 80 Mins + 10 Sec Increment. Sections: Open, Major (u1900), Minor (u1600) Round 1 - Saturday 9:30am; Round 2 - Saturday - 13:00pm; Round 3 - Saturday - 16:30pm; […]

3rd Derbyshire Congress

Trent College @ Derby Road Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Five sections: Open; Major below 1950; Intermediate below 1750; Minor below 1600; Foundation below 1375. Entry fee: £33 (+£15 if not an ECF member at Gold or above). £5 deduction […]

Southall FIDE Congress

Parkside Yards 1 Seva Drive, Southall, United Kingdom

2 Day 5 Round Swiss 3 Sections: U1600, U1900, U2400 FIDE and ECF rated Time Control: 60'+30' Total Prize fund £720-£900 Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/232021024662340 Event map: https://tinyurl.com/yc883x8z

Northumberland Chess Congress

The Parks Leisure Centre @ Howdon Road Riverside, North Tyneside, United Kingdom

Open, Major, Minor and (likely) Foundation sections for the 61st celebration of Northumberland’s weekend congress. £2,200 in prizes. Open is FIDE rated, other sections subject to review. Great playing venue […]

2025 Camberley Keith Richardson Rapid Play

Camberley Chess Club @ Heatherside Community Centre Martindale Avenue, Heatherside, Surrey Heath, United Kingdom

6 round Swiss. Rapid Play, 20 min, plus 5 sec. More details on Event page. Online entry: https://camberleychess.co.uk/event/2025-camberley-keith-richardson-rapid-play-tournament/

Snodland Rapidplay

Snodland Community Centre @ Paddlesworth Road Snodland West, Tonbridge & Malling, United Kingdom

Open section, U1850 section, U1450 section. 5 rounds of 25+5. Entry £25 (or early entry £20). Prize money £600 (or more depending on entries). Refreshments available. Secondhand bookstall.

Witney Rapidplay 2025

Cokethorpe School Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Three sections: Open, Junior (x2) Number of rounds: Six Time limit: 20 mins + 10 secs increment from move 1 Entry fee: £12 Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, best performance prize […]

Thamesmead London Blitz OPEN 2024

The Nest Community Building and Library @ 3 Cygnet Square London, United Kingdom

Format: Blitz Chess (3+2) Time: 14:00-18:00 Maximum Participants: 100 Entry Fee: £25 (General), £20 (Seniors 60+, Juniors U18, Female players), Late entrees (week before tournament): +£5. Prizes: Total £660 Web: […]

AlphaChess FIDE Weekender – North London Gateway

Downstairs Wyllyotts Theatre Darkes Lane, Potters Bar

The AlphaChess FIDE Weekender is a 5-round Swiss of 80+10 with 3 sections, Intermediate (0-1550), Challengers (1500-1950), Expert (1900-2300). Entry fee is £55 and we boast a £750+ prize fund […]

IV Milton Keynes FIDE Rapid Tournament

Church of the Servant King Church 33 Dulverton Drive, Milton Keynes

A 6 Round FIDE and ECF rated rapidplay 10:30am to 5:00pm finish latest Swiss format up to 120 entrants 20 minutes per player per game, plus 5 seconds added for […]

8th Swindon Rapidplay

Polish Community Centre WHITBOURNE AVENUE Swindon Wiltshire

TIME CONTROL : Rapidplay, 25 minutes plus a 5 second increment each move. 4 Sections: Open, U-1900, U1700 & U1500 Minimum Prize fund: £600 Each section will have 1st Prize […]

Ealing Broadway FIDE Rapidplay

Open Ealing Arts Centre Unit 14 School Lane, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Sections: Open, U2000 & U1700 FIDE and ECF rated Start 1:30pm - Finish 6:30pm 5 Round Swiss Time Control: 20'+5' Prize fund: winner £100, runner-up £80 Online entry: https://eu.jotform.com/form/231547028469361 Venue […]

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess

The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

We start at 10.30am, finish before 5.30pm and there is a lunch break. Rapid = Six rounds, 20 minutes per player per game PLUS 5 seconds a move throughout. Standard […]

Dundee Chess Congress 2025

The Chaplaincy University of Dundee Cross Row, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Three sections in this congress: 1. Premier (lower grading limit 1700 Elo 2. Major (U1800) Elo 3. Minor (U1400) Elo

Castle Chess 28th Fareham Congress

Lysses House Hotel @ 51 High Street Fareham East, Fareham, United Kingdom

A weekend congress in a family run 3* hotel. Friendly atmosphere with experienced organisers. Entry form: https://britchess.wufoo.com/cabinet/8602bf11-a3e4-4cc2-89f2-0cb2ccb5beee

Golders Green FIDE Rapid Open

St Luke’s Church @ St Luke’s Church, Kidderpore Avenue, London, NW3 7SU

Come to our North West London FIDE and ECF Rapid Chess tournament, FORMAT - Open, Under 1900, Under 1600, ECF Under 1300 (if entries permit) and an ECF Under 1100 […]

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess

The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

We start at 10.30am, finish before 5.30pm and there is a lunch break. Rapid = Six rounds, 20 minutes per player per game PLUS 5 seconds a move throughout. Standard […]