41st Annual Kidlington Chess Tournament, 3 and 4th February 2018
The 41st Annual Kidlington Chess Tournament will be held at Exeter Hall Kidlington
on Saturday and Sunday 3rd and 4th of February 2018.
There are 4 sections: Open,Under 180, Under 145 and Under 120.
For more information and an entry form click here
The Tournament web site is here
MCCU Rapid & Blitz Championship Holiday Inn Walsall 17th and 18th February
There are two events in this two-day fest of speed chess that features Open, under-2000, under-1750 and under-1500 sections with a first prize of £500 in the Open Rapidplay.
The Blitz Tournament starts at 9pm on Saturday and has 9 rounds with a time control of 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment for each move.
The Rapidplay has 9 rounds starting on Saturday at 1pm. Rounds 1 to 5 take place on Saturday finishing at about 7pm. Rounds 6 to 9 are played on Sunday starting at 11am and finishing at about 4pm. The time control is 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment for each move.
ECF Silver members can savour all the action from £30.
http://www.mccu.org.uk/m_congress/about.htm
The Warwickshire Open Chess Championships 2018 March 2nd to March 4th
at the Allan Higgs Centre, Allard Way, Coventry CV3 1HW.
Categories are
FIDE rated Open
Fide rated under 1975 (U170)
ECF Under 140
ECF Under 110
For more information and an entry form click here
BDCL Rapidplay 25th March Quinborne Community Centre, Ridgacre Road, Quinton, Birmingham, B32 2TW.
Enter here
We are always looking to welcome new players to the club no matter what your ability.