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! The next Mindsports International Festival returns to the London Mindsports Centre this July. There will be an International Open with title norm opportunities up to Grandmaster for players with a FIDE standard rating of 2000+ from the 18th - 23rd July (6 days consisting of 3 single round and 3 double round days). Limited to 50+ players and conditions available for players holding IM & GM titles. There is a minimum £2,000 prize fund for the International Open. Additionally, there will be a FIDE rated Congress taking place on the weekend (20th/21st July). A 5 round event with a 60+30 time control with under 2000 and under 1700 sections. There will also be side events for all players to take part in, a Rapid on the 19th / Chess960 and Blitz on the 21st / Blitz on the 23rd. All events have prizes to be won! For more details or register for the festival, here is the entry form: https://form.jotform.com/241063927509358. To view the participants and the Festival Regulations for all the tournaments on the chess results website: https://chess-results.com/tnr925193.aspx. For any enquiries about conditions or other matters, please contact the organiser (Lance) on email: lancelesliesmith2002@gmail.com or WhatsApp: +44 7554924477 Lance Leslie-Smith (FIDE International Arbiter & Organiser) Invite your friends and earn rewardsIf you enjoy The Chess Circuit, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe. |