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! Chess Tournaments Galore!Golders Green / British Blitz Qualifier / Chessville Torquay FIDE Weekend Congress!What’s coming up; This Week - Golders Green FIDE Rapid on 7th September plus a Chess 960 / Fischer Random section with £200 prizes! https://form.jotform.com/211384934514961 This Month - British Blitz London Qualifier on 21st September at Golders Green - https://www.englishchess.org.uk/uk-blitz-championships-2024/
At Hampton by Hilton Hotel, The Terrace, Torquay TQ1 1DP Organised by Adam Raoof IA & Rob Hammond FA. Sign up at this website - or directly at https://form.jotform.com/240824430495961 Book your accommodation at this link - or ring 01803 302200 and mention that you are playing in the chess tournament in October for the best deals! English Chess Federation Membership Requirement - if you are ENGLISH then you MUST BE A Gold or Platinum member to play. Open to All / Major Under 1900 [FIDE and ECF] / Minor Under 1700 [FIDE and ECF] / Amateur ECF Under 1400 Four sections - tournaments of five rounds with 2 half point byes available One round on Friday 25th (7.00pm to a possible 11pm finish) Two rounds on Saturday 26th (10.30am & 3.30pm) Two on Sunday 27th (10.30am & 3.30pm) Players in the Open section may have any rating for either their FIDE or ECF. This is the top section. Grandmasters and International Masters register for free entry (must be ECF Gold members if English). - Players in the Major section must be Under 1900 in the FIDE and the ECF standard rating list at the start of the event. - Players in the Minor section must be Under 1700 in the FIDE and the ECF standard rating list at the start of the event. - Players in the Amateur ECF Under 1400 must be Under 1400 in the ECF standard rating list at the start of the event. This section is rated by the ECF but not FIDE. More events at www.chessengland.com You're currently a free subscriber to The Chess Circuit. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |