I love chess!Please consider supporting my newsletter with a paid subscription. Premium subscribers get more articles and get to hear about events first. You can always see my Google calendar at www.chessengland.com and scroll down. We also have a podcast with interviews and analysis. For the bargain price of £5.00 you can buy a quality colour pdf of all 13 issues of the original A5 print version of The Chess Circuit here - https://payhip.com/b/Jvek including over 500 pages of articles and games analysed by authors like Simon Williams! That's right, one week to go until the festival commences! A reminder of what's to come! 18th - 23rd July: International Open for players rated 2000+ FIDE Classical (top 10 boards will be broadcasted live throughout the duration of the festival!) 19th July: FIDE Rapid with Open and Under 1700 sections. 20th - 21st July (next weekend): FIDE Congress with Under 2000 and Under 1700 sections, 5 rounds in 2 days with a time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment. 21st July: Chess960 at 10am and 1st FIDE Blitz at 18:30pm. 23rd July: 2nd FIDE Blitz at 18:00pm Registration form and details can be found here: https://form.jotform.com/241063927509358 A link to the current entries for all the events: https://chess-results.com/tnr925193.aspx?lan=1 (Use the tournament selection to view the different tournaments and entries for the festival). *Registration for the International Open must now be done through the organiser as the event has reached capacity and any additional places will be under the organisation's discretion. A special thanks to our sponsors for supporting the event: XTX Markets / English Chess Federation (ECF) / The Chess Trust / Chessable / Chess England. Any queries, please reach out to Lance (details below). Lance Leslie-Smith (FIDE International Arbiter, & Organizer) lancelesliesmith2002@gmail.com +447554924477 You're currently a free subscriber to The Chess Circuit. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |