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3rd EJCOA Invitational @The Chess Centre, Ilkley, 23-27 Feb 2022
The 3rd EJCOA Invitational will take place at The Chess Centre, 8, Crescent Court, Brook Street, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8DE. This is a dedicated 24/7, high-quality chess facility hosting tournaments, matches, club events and training.
The…
Entries welcome for 2nd EJCOA Forest Hall IM & Youth Events
The 2nd EJCOA Forest Hall IM & Youth all-play-all tournaments will be held at Forest Hall Social Club, Errington Terrace, Palmersville, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9DQ, on 17-21 December, 2021.
The IM norm all-play-all lineup is:
1 IM…
1st EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational, 25-29 October
We are pleased to announce the lineups for the 1st EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational, which comprises two 10-player all-play-all tournaments - one for IM, WGM and WIM norms, and the other aimed at promising young players.
The tournaments are…
5 title norms at Northumbria Masters
A grand total of five players scored international title norms at the Northumbria Masters Congress, held 26-30 August at the Marriott MetroCentre, Gateshead. The congress was sponsored by Chess in Schools and Communities and the English Chess…
Northumbria Masters: Haria, Harvey & Murphy lead GM norm hunt
Tim Wall
27 August 2021
The 2021 Northumbria Masters Congress was in full swing on Friday 27 August, with a record 212 players playing across a total of six events.
The biggest UK chess congress this year, the Northumbria Masters Congress…