Congress & Events Calendar

Midlands and selected National Events

Links are to tournament organisers' websites or entry forms. Events without links will have links uploaded when they have been received from county officials or organisers. Entries with TBA or TBC will have details uploaded shortly after the webmaster receives information from organisers.

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• Fri 28 to Sun 30 Sep. 4NCL FIDÉ-rated Congress at Nottingham, Park Inn. Five rounds, Fri 7pm. Open, u2000 FIDÉ, u135 ECF.
• Sun 7 Oct. Leicester HE Atkins Mem Rapidplay at Leicester Grammar Sch, London Road, Leicester LE8 9FL. Six rounds, 20 min + 10 s: Open, u165, u140, u115 and Junior u80 and u40 sections.
• Sun 21 Oct. Birmingham Rapidplay at Quinborne Community Centre, Ridgacre Road, Birmingham B32 2TW. Start 10:30 am; FIDÉ Open, u170, u140, u110 sections; 7 rounds
• Wed 31 Oct-4 Nov. 4NCL International Congress at Park Inn, Telford. Nine round congress. FIDÉ Open, FIDÉ u2050, FIDÉ u1825 and ECF u120 tournaments.
• 9-28 Nov. World Chess Championship Carlsen-Caruana at The College, Holborn, London.
• Sat & Sun 10 & 11 Nov. 4NCL Div 3 North, Round 1 at Murcure Bolton Georgian House, Bolton.
• Sun 18 Nov. Bolton Rapidplay 10am to 7pm, at The Ukrainian Social Club, 99 Castle Street, Bolton BL2 1JP. Three sections: Open, Major and Knights.

• Fri-Sun 4-6 Jan. Shropshire Congress at Wrekin Housing Trust, Colliers Way, Telford TF3 4AW. FIDÉ Open, Major, Intermediate and Minor tournaments.
• Sun 20 Jan. Nottingham Rapidplay at Nottingham High School, Waverley Mount, Nottingham NG7 4ED.
• Sun 27 Jan. Stockport Rapidplay at The Guildhall, 169 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3UA
• Sat & Sun 9 & 10 Feb. 4NCL Divisions 1 & 2 at Park inn, Telford; Divisions 3 & 4 South at Mercure Daventry Court Hotel, Daventry, Northants; Division 3 North at Mercure Bolton Georgian House, Bolton.
• Fri to Sun 22-24 Feb. Warwickshire Open Chess Championships at Alan Higgs Centre, Allard Way, Voventry CV3 1JP. FIDÉ Open, FIDÉ u1975, u140, u110 tournaments.
• Sat & Sun 16 & 17 Mar. 4NCL Divisions 1 and 2, rounds 7 and 8 at Park Inn, Telford.
• Sat & Sun 30 & 31 Mar. Nottingham Congress at Nottingham High School, Waverley Mount, Nottingham NG7 4ED. Open, u165, u135, u110.
• Sat & Sun 13 & 14 Apr. 4NCL Div 3 and 4 South Rounds 7 & 8 at Mercure Daventry Court Hotel, Daventry.
• Sat-Mon 4-6 May. 4NCL Round 5. Divisions 1 and 2 at Park Inn, Telford; Divisions 3 and 4 at Murcure Georgian House, Bolton.
• Sat 18 May. ECF County Championship quarter finals. Various locations.
• Sat 8 Jun. ECF County Championship semi-finals. Various locations.
• Sat 6 Jul. ECF County Championship finals. Venue TBA.