2018 Local Events

  • Sunday18th November 2018 – Basildon Rapidplay alongside Basildon Junior Tournament, at Kingswood Primary School, Clay Hill Road, SS16 5DE
    An Essex Open event. A 6 rounds Swiss Tournament, for under 8s, under 10s, under 12s, under 18s and adults.  See here  for more details and entry form.
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  • Sunday18th November 2018 – 4th. Lowestoft Rapidplay
    at Parkhill Hotel, Oulton, NR32 5DQ

    A 6 round Swiss Tournament with 2 sections – Open and Under 150.
    Rate of play: all moves in 20 minutes plus 10 seconds added per move.
    See here  for more details and entry form.
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  • Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st October 2018 – 36th. Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BA
    An ECF Grand Prix and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
    A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 4 sections –
    Open, Major (u170), Intermediate (u140) and Minor (u110).
    Rate of play: all moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1.
    See website for more details and entry.
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  • Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd June 2018 – East Anglian Chess Union
    FIDE-rated Chess Congress at King Edward VII Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8JP
    A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – FIDE-rated Open (part of the
    2018 British Championship Qualifying Grand Prix), ECF under 170, ECF under 130
    Rate of play: 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by15 minutes to finish the game, with an increment of 5 seconds per move from move 1.
    Click here for details and entry form.
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  • Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th April 2018 – Great Yarmouth Chess Congress
    at Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 2QF
    A 5 round Swiss with 4 sections – Open, under 170, under 145, under 120
    Top Section is a qualifier for the British Championships
    Rate of play: all moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1
    Click here for details and entry form.
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  • Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th March 2018 – East Anglian Chess Union Closed Championships at Whittlesford Memorial Hall, Mill Lane, Whittlesford,
    Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NE

    A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – Open, under 170, under 130
    Rate of play: 36 moves in 80 minutes, followed by 10 minutes to finish the
    game, with an increment of 15 seconds per move.
    Part of the EACU Grand Prix.
    Click here for details/eligibility and entry form.
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