I am experimenting with this event planner - https://bit.ly/chessenglandcalendar - which should give you an idea of what is happening, and just allow you to click through to the registration form in one hit. If I can improve it in any way, let me know.

That means you can see any additions to the list of tournaments immediately - for instance we have added a half-term event to the 17th February at Muswell Hill by popular request! There is a Muswell Hill on 3rd / 10th and 17th this month!

The picture is from the latest Northampton Congress (won by Junhao Xian, playing white here against Malta’s Steve Mizzi), which was a great success and certainly we hope to add a few more dates to our list soon. Please find below the results - we hope that we will see you at the next one!

Use the coupon code THANKS to get £5.00 off any event until May - get your friends to play in the U1400 category!!

Register here for the next few - https://form.jotform.com/231114495377963 in particular for 28th Feb / 1st March 2026.

RESULTS from the 24-25 January 2026

Under 1400 - 1st - £160 Machireddy, Sai Saathvik Reddy 2.5/3 / 2nd - £80 Amirthanathan, Adam 2/3 / 3rd - £40 Singh, Amandip 1.5/3

Under 1600 - 1st - £120 each Rene Butler and Lachlan Harding Cornish 4/5. 3rd - £20 each to Ron Cooper and Prakhar Saxena 3/5

Under 1900 - =1st - £150 each to Djan Sennaroglu and Marc Obi Okwose 4.5/5. =3rd £25.00 each David Helsby and Sajan Ganger 3.5/5

Under 2400 - 1st Junhao Xian 4.5/5 £200, £75.00 each Devan Patel and Oleg Verbytski 4/5

Northampton FIDE Congress, 24-25 January 2026

University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton NN1 5PH

Under 2400, Under 1900, Under 1600 & ECF Under 1400 sections.

ECF and FIDE rated Standard. 3 rounds on Saturday 10.30am to 8.30pm and 2 rounds on Sunday 11am to 5.30pm.

The time control will be 60 minutes plus 30 seconds per move added throughout. There is an option to take 2 half point byes, not including the final round. Prizes will be shared in the event of a tie.

Northampton FIDE Congresses 2026!

Adam Raoof · December 2, 2025

We are pleased to announce that organisers Adam Raoof & Rob Hammond will be continuing the excellent work of Joshua Morris in continuing to grow this series of weekend chess tournaments. GUARANTEED PRIZES!

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Northampton DATES for 2026 (all Saturday and Sunday)

24-25 January (in the room LH017)
28 February and 1 March (in LH013 & LH014)
28-29 March (this event will be in the Town Hall at the Creative Hub, we’ll keep you posted)
2-3 May (Bank Holiday Weekend) (in LH013 & LH014)

Sign up and some more details are here -

https://form.jotform.com/231114495377963

London Chess League Congress @ Hammersmith, 16-18 January 2026

Venue is the Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 0JD. Turn left from Ravenscourt Park Underground, free parking Friday [limited Saturday] and Sunday. What3Words.

Three 5-round FIDE and ECF rated tournaments plus an ECF Under 1400 section.

LCL dates for 2026 - 16-18 January / 13-15 February / 20-22 March / 24-26 April / 22-24 May / 12-14 June and more

Register here - https://form.jotform.com/223566285096970

Who is playing? - https://www.jotform.com/grid/230093816998065

There are FOUR sections, Under ECF and FIDE U1650, U2000 and Open. PLUS an Under 1400 ECF section. You must be a Gold or Platinum member of the ECF.

OPEN, U2000 and U1650 SCHEDULE

Round 1 on Friday 18.30 (6.30pm to 10.30pm) / Round 2 & 3 on Saturday 10.00am and 15.00 (3pm) / Round 4 & 5 on Sunday 10.00am and 15.00 (3pm) / Time control: (90min + 30 sec/move)

MY FIRST TOURNAMENT ECF U1400 SCHEDULE

Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm). Two on Sunday (11am and 2.00pm). Time control: (60min + 30 sec/move)