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 10 to Sun 12 Aug. Midland Open Championships at Ramada Hotel Telford Ironbridge, Forge Gate, Telford TF3 4NA. FIDE-rated Open, FIDE-rated u1900 (U160 ECF), u135 tournaments. Five rounds and half point byes available in rounds 1 to 4. Time control 90 minutes plus 30 second increments from move 1.
• Fri to Su, 17-19 Aug. Manchester Chess Federation Summer Congress at Owens Park, Manchester University, Wilmslow Road M14 6HD>
• Fri 31 Aug to 2 Sep. English Women's Championships at St John's Hotel, Warwick Road, Solihull B91 1AT. A Five-round Swiss tournament 90 min plus 30 sec time control. £1000 prize fund.
• 31 Oct-4 Nov. ECF International Title-norm Congress at Park Inn, Telford. Planned ECF 9 round congress. Further details awaited.