The 2022 Northumbria Masters (Friday 26 August to Tuesday 30 August) is at an excellent new venue, St. Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7PE, 3 minutes’ walk from Longbenton Metro station, and there are 100 free car parking spaces at the school. Tournaments include: Two All-Play-All Invitationals (one eligible for GM norms; the other, for IM norms); Two 9-round FIDE rated Swiss tournaments: The Northumbria Masters Open (eligible for title norms) Prize fund: £3,000, and Northumbria Challengers (Under 2000 FIDE) Prize fund: £925; Two ECF-rated, 7-round Swiss tournaments (running Friday 26- Monday 29 August) Northumbria Major (Under 1750 ECF) Prize fund: £775, and Minor (Under 1500 ECF) Prize Fund: £775. There is also a One-Day Junior Rapidplay on Friday 26 August, open to all junior players (Under 18 on 1/1/2022)
