Archive for Month: August 2022
Food & drink near Northumbria Masters venue
Players and spectators at the Northumbria Masters Congress can find various shops and eating/drinking establishments within easy walking distance of the venue, St. Mary’s Catholic School, Benton Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7PE. Lidl supermarket, 1 Benton Park Rd, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7LXDirections: from St Mary’s […]
Revised schedule for Major & Minor
There is important information for participants in the Major and Minortournaments at this year’s Northumbria Masters Congress. These 2 tournaments will now take place over seven rounds, on threeand a half days (Friday 26 August to Monday 29 August), notthe nine rounds over four and a half days originally planned. […]
Thanks to Northumbria Masters sponsors
We would like to thank the sponsors of the 2022 Northumbria Masters Congress for their generous support. These include: The Chess Trust The Chess Trust is a charitable fund established by the English Chess Federation in 2015 with the following aims: ♦ The advancement of amateur sport by promoting the […]
North East players take on GMs & IMs in All-Play-Alls
Three young North East players, James Moreby, Yichen Han and Max Turner, will take on GMs and IMs in the Northumbria Masters All-Play-Alls over the Bank Holiday weekend of 26-30 August. The games will be broadcast live on Chess24, Lichess and Chess.com. The full lineup for the GM norm tournament […]