After The British...
where do you go after Torquay?
Several of you enthusistic people have asked me to suggest some tournaments in September, once the British Championships have concluded in sunny Devon. OK, I am slightly biased, but here are my suggestions, and they are weather-proof!
(you can find all these on www.chessengland.com of course)
Thursday, 1 September
19:30 Hendon First Thursday FIDE Blitz at Hendon Chess Club https://form.jotform.com/51261943542958
Saturday, 3 September
11:00 British Blitz Chess @Golders Green! the London Qualifier - https://www.englishchess.org.uk/uk-blitz-championships-2022/ you have to enter via the English Chess Federation
Sunday, 4 September
10:30 Northampton (actually in a village just outside) FIDE Rapid - https://form.jotform.com/221525717422956 Rob Hammond and I are running this tournament on behalf of the excellent organiser Joshua Morris - did you know that the first ever rapid tournament in the UK was held 70 years ago this year - in Northampton?!
Tuesday, 6 September
19:30 start, the 1st Library Bar FIDE Blitz organised by Maximo Pollack - FA Lance Leslie Smith will be running this 8 round event with me in High Barnet https://form.jotform.com/222033435079956
Thursday, 8 September
19:30 Grandmaster Clock Simultaneous Display with Alexander Cherniaev at Hendon Chess Club - www.hendonchessclub.com/events
Friday, 9 September
Mindsports Masters GM / IM / FIDE Invitational Events begin! Space for GM and IM norm seekers PLUS a rated event for the rest of us… check Chess Results for updates.
Saturday, 10 September
11:00am start - Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess - http://goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Sunday, 11 September
Mindsports Masters FIDE Rapidplay & Blitz - https://chess-results.com/tnr653395.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30
Tuesday, 13 September
10:30 Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid Chess @ The Clissold Arms - https://www.muswellhillchess.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, 14 September
» 15:00 Mindsports Masters GM / IM / FIDE Invitational Events FINAL DAY
Sunday, 18 September
12:30pm start - Kensington FIDE Rapid Chess - https://form.jotform.com/220936914493968
Saturday, 24 September
10:30 Mill Hill FIDE Under 2400 Congress - https://bit.ly/millhillchess (formerly Hampstead, now being ably run by Rob Hammond of Chessville Ltd) ROUNDS 1-3
Sunday, 25 September
» 17:00 Mill Hill FIDE Under 2400 Congress - https://bit.ly/millhillchess (formerly Hampstead) ROUNDS 4-5
Tuesday, 27 September
10:30 Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid Chess @ The Clissold Arms - https://www.muswellhillchess.blogspot.com/
Saturday, 1 October
10:30 2nd Swindon FIDE Rapid - contact swindonchessevents@gmail.com (Ben Ogunshola) again an excellent organiser and we are lending our support to his events - https://form.jotform.com/213413671704955