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. Potential entrants are strongly advised to contact organisers to check the accuracy of information on this page before entering any event.

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• Sat & Sun 2 & 3 May. Northampton FIDE Congress at University of Northampton Waterside campus, University Drive, Northampton NN1 5PH. U2400, u1900, u1600, u1400 sections, five rounds, time control 60+30.
• Sat 9 May. ECF County team championship quarter finals. Open, Minor, u1850 and u1450.
• Sat & Sun 9 & 10 May. Leamington Open at Warwick Trident College, Poseidon Way, Royal Leamington Spa CV34 6SW. Open, u2000, u1750 and u1500 sections, time control 80+10.
• Sat 16 May. ECF County team championship quarter finals u2050 and u1650.
• Sat 16 May. ChessPick Rapid & Blitz Open Warwick at warwick University, Westwood Teaching Centre, Warwick, CV4 8UW. Six rounds of rapidplay (time control 10+5) and 9 rounds of blitz (time control 3+2), starting 10am (blitz 3pm).
• Fri to Sun 22 to 24 May. Birmingham FIDE Congress at Archbishop Isley Catho;lic School, Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 7XY. U2400, u2000, u1600, and u1300 sections, five rounds, time control 60+30
• Sat 13 Jun. ECF County team championship semi-finals
• Sun 14 Jun. Birmingham Rapidplay at Quinborne Community Centre, Ridgeacre Road, Quinton, Birmingham B32 2TW. Open, u2000, u1750, u1500 sections, starting at 10:30pm, seven rounds, time control 15+10,
• Sat 15 Aug. Lincoln Rapidplay at Lincoln Cathedral, Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 1PX. sOpen, Major (u1800), and Minor (u1500) tournaments, six rounds starting 10am, time control 15+10.