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30 August 2010
New events

Links to the most recent additions and changes to this page are included in this box.

On 3 Oct
Hertfordshire Junior Congress

On 10 Oct
Enfield Junior Congress

On 21 Nov
Basildon Junior Congress

On 23 Oct
Sussex Junior Congress

On 16 Oct
English U11 An England U11 Team Trials Qualifier.

On 24 Oct
Birmingham Rapidplay

On 16 Oct
Entry forms for Ipswich Junior Congress available

On 14 Nov
Barnet & Finchley Junior Congress

Which month

Here are quick links to every month where there is an event in the calendar.

2010
September
October
November
December

2011
February
March
April
May

2012
February

Events

If you know about an event that local players might be interested in, please get in touch and let me know so I can include it here.

Andrew Davies
Email: email.
Tel: 01902 850915

Andrew Davies.
The Penthouse,
Shutt Green Lane,
Brewood,
Staffs
ST19 9LX.

Events Calendar

Events that you might be interested in will be listed here when I know about them.

To help you find what you want, recent changes are listed under New events down the left of the page.  Quick links, down the right of the page, is an alphabetic list of every event in the calendar.

2010

September

Sunday
12th September

Leamington Rapidplay

(Leamington Spa)

30 minutes
per game

The Leamington League's 24th Rapidplay tournament.  This is for players of all ages, so some of your opponents may be adults.
Email: Bruce Holland
Tel: 0785 470 9168)

Entry forms
MS MS Word (100 KB)

Adults and Distance

Saturday
18th September

Norfolk Congress

 
This congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Alan Kennedy
Tel: 017834 356919

Distance

25th and 26th
September

Saturday
and
Sunday

NYCA
(U14 & U18)

(Telford)

45 minutes
per game

NYCA's Under 18 and Under 14 team championships.  If you think you might want to play for one of the teams, take a look at the introduction.
Email: Traci Whitfield

Sunday
26th September

Northumberland Junior Rapidplay

(North Shields) 

This junior tournament welcomes all players who were under 13 on 1 September 2010.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: David Watson
Tel: 0191 2801091

Entry forms
Acrobat PDF (114 KB)   MS Word (46 KB)
Northumbria Junior Chess website
This is run alongside an adult congress.

Distance

October

Saturday
2nd October

Richmond Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Peter Sowray
Tel: 07720 716336
Richmond Junior Chess website

Distance

Saturday
2nd October

Belfast Junior Congress

(Belfast) 

This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Mark Newman
Tel: 07872 544868
Ulster Chess website

Distance

Sunday
3rd October

Hertfordshire Junior Congress

(St Albans)

30 minutes
per game

This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  There is also a "Stars barred" section, especially for beginners.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Yogesh
Tel: 07971 196148

Entry forms
Word DOC (99 Kb)
Hertfordshire Junior Chess website

Distance

Sunday
3rd October

Hampshire Junior Congress

(Winchester)

30 minutes
per game

This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Jon Hunt
Tel: 01962 869996

Entry forms
PDF PDF (280 KB)
Hampshire Junior Chess website

Distance

Sunday
10th October

Enfield Junior Congress

(Enfield)

30 minutes
per game

This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Arnold Lutton
Tel: 12368 280932

Entry forms
PDF PDF (198 KB)

Distance

16th and 17th
October

Saturday
and
Sunday

English under 11

(Nottingham) 

The English Under 11 championships are held in Nottingham.  More details shortly.

Qualifier and Distance

Saturday
16th October

Ipswich Junior Congress

(Ipswich) 

This junior congress welcomes all players, and I'm told is popular with 11 and 12 year olds.  It is also an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Tim Stevens
Tel: 01394 387500

Entry forms
PDF PDF (51 Kb)

Distance

Saturday
23rd October

Buckinghamshire Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Paul Basham
Tel: 01494 531275
Buckinghamshire Youth Chess website

Distance

Saturday
23rd October

Sussex Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Paula Payne
Tel: 01903 209415

Entry forms
PDF PDF (130 KB)
Sussex Junior Chess website

Distance

Sunday
24th October

Birmingham Rapidplay

(Birmingham)

30 minutes
per game

A one day competition, for junior and adult players.  There are 6 rounds and you have 30 minutes to complete all your moves in each game.  Round 1 starts at 10 am and the final round finishes at 6.30 pm.  Contact John Pakenham for more details.
Email: John Pakenham.
Tel: 0121 601 3920.

Entry forms
Word Word (30 Kb)
Birmingham League website

Includes Adults

24th to 28th
October

Sunday
to
Thursday

e2e4 Uxbridge Young Masters

(Uxbridge) 

This junior tournament welcomes all players.  This is a 9 round FIDE rated tournament.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Information
Tel: 0845 463 9798)

Entry forms
PDF PDF (98 KB)
e2e4 website

Distance

Sunday
31st October

Middlesex Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players.  There are prizes to win and you can qualify for the LJCC.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Graham Snow
Tel: 020 77365693

Distance

November

Sunday
7th November

Oxfordshire Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Alan Kennedy
Tel: 017834 356919

Distance

Sunday
7th November

Berkshire Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Nigel Dennis
Tel: 01491 576052
Berkshire Junior Chess website

Distance

13th and 14th
November

Saturday
and
Sunday

Junior 4NCL
(Weekend 1)

(Oxford) 

First weekend of the 4NCL Junior Championships 2010/11.
Email: Claire Summerscale.
Tel: 020 8874 1235.

4NCL junior weekend

13th and 14th
November

Saturday
and
Sunday

NYCA
(U12 & U16)

(Telford)

45 minutes
per game

NYCA's Under 16 and Under 12 team championships will be held today.  If you think you might want to play for one of the teams, take a look at the introduction.
Email: Traci Whitfield

Sunday
14th November

Barnet & Finchley Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players up to year 7 (under 12), and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: John Fleetwood
Tel: 020 8346 2472

Distance

Saturday
20th November

Northamptonshire Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: David Knight
Tel: 01604 881023
Northants Junior Chess website

Distance

Sunday
21st November

Basildon Junior Congress

(Basildon)

30 minutes
per game

This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Arnold Lutton
Tel: 12368 280932

Entry forms
PDF PDF (156 KB)

Distance

December

Saturday
4th December

Wiltshire Junior Congress

 
This junior congress welcomes all players and is an LJCC qualifier.  If you are interested in taking part,
Email: Cindy Acres
Tel: 01793 762320
Wiltshire Junior Chess website

Distance

11th and 12th
December

Saturday
and
Sunday

London Junior Championships
(U10 & U14)

(London) 

The two day London Junior Chess championships has sections for under 10 and under 14.
Email: Marc Shaw
Tel: 07947 813303
LJCC website

Distance

28th to 30th
December

Tuesday
to
Thursday

London Junior Championships
(U12, U16, U18 & U21)

(London)

60 to 150 minutes
per game

The three day London Junior Chess championships has sections for under 8, under 12, under 16 and under 21.
Email: Marc Shaw
Tel: 07947 813303
LJCC website

Qualifier and Distance

29th and 30th
December

Wednesday
and
Thursday

London Junior Championships
(U8)

(London) 

The two day under 8 section of the London Junior Chess championships.
Email: Marc Shaw
Tel: 07947 813303
LJCC website

Distance

2011

February

5th and 6th
February

Saturday
and
Sunday

Junior 4NCL
(Weekend 2)

(Oxford) 

Second weekend of the 4NCL Junior Championships 2010/11.
Email: Claire Summerscale.
Tel: 020 8874 1235.

4NCL junior weekend

26th and 27th
February

Saturday
and
Sunday

West of England Junior Championships
(2011)

(Swindon) 

The West of England championships is held in Swindon (Wiltshire), and welcomes all players.  It has two day championships for under 18, under 14, under 12, under 10 and under 9, plus one day championships for under 8, Beginners and Intermediate players.
Email: Bev Schofield
Wiltshire Junior Chess website

Qualifier and Distance

March

Saturday
12th March

EPSCA
(Under 9 Zones)

40 minutes
per game

Inter-Association - Under 9 Zones.  If you think you might want to play for the team,
Email: Traci Whitfield

Team event and Distance

19th and 20th
March

Saturday
and
Sunday

Junior 4NCL
(Weekend 3)

(Oxford) 

Third weekend of the 4NCL Junior Championships 2010/11.
Email: Claire Summerscale.
Tel: 020 8874 1235.

4NCL junior weekend

Saturday
19th March

EPSCA
(Under 11 Zones)

50 minutes
per game

A team of players will be competing in the the regional section of the Inter-Association - Under 11 competition.  If you think you might want to play for the team,
Email: Traci Whitfield

Team event and Distance

Saturday
26th March

EPSCA
(Under 11 Girls Final)

50 minutes
per game

Inter-Association - Girls final.  If you think you might want to play for the team,
Email: Traci Whitfield

Team event and Distance

April

2nd and 3rd
April

Saturday
and
Sunday

England
U11 Team Trial

60 minutes
per game

For those who have been successful, and receive an invitation, the England U11 Team Trial will be held this weekend.

Distance

Saturday
2nd April

EPSCA
(Under 9 Final)

40 minutes
per game

Inter-Association - Under 9 final.  If you think you might want to play for the team,
Email: Traci Whitfield

Team event and Distance

May

Saturday
7th May

EPSCA
(Under 11 Final)

50 minutes
per game

Inter-Association - Under 11 final.  If you think you might want to play for the team,
Email: Traci Whitfield

Team event and Distance

2012

February

18th and 19th
February

Saturday
and
Sunday

West of England Junior Championships
(2012)

(Swindon) 

The West of England championships is held in Swindon (Wiltshire), and welcomes all players.  It has two day championships for under 18, under 14, under 12, under 10 and under 9, plus one day championships for under 8, Beginners and Intermediate players.
Email: Bev Schofield
Wiltshire Junior Chess website

Qualifier and Distance


Today's promotion

National Primary Schools Chess Team Championship

For schools located anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales, this site has an introduction to this very popular competition.  There are also details for the team plate competitions.

Quick links

Here are quick links to every event in the calendar.

Barnet & Finchley Junior Congress

Basildon Junior Congress

Belfast Junior Congress

Berkshire Junior Congress

Birmingham Rapidplay

Buckinghamshire Junior Congress

e2e4 Uxbridge Young Masters

Enfield Junior Congress

England U11 Team Trial

English under 11

Hampshire Junior Congress

Hertfordshire Junior Congress

Ipswich Junior Congress

Junior 4NCL
Weekend 1
Weekend 2
Weekend 3

Leamington Rapidplay

London Junior Championships
U10 & U14
U12, U16, U18 & U21
U8

Middlesex Junior Congress

Norfolk Congress

Northamptonshire Junior Congress

Northumberland Junior Rapidplay

NYCA
U12 & U16
U14 & U18

Oxfordshire Junior Congress

Richmond Junior Congress

Sussex Junior Congress

West of England Junior Championships
2011
2012

Wiltshire Junior Congress

 

EPSCA
Under 11 Final
Under 11 Girls Final
Under 11 Zones
Under 9 Final
Under 9 Zones

Calendar symbols

The symbols used on the calendar are:

Team event This is a Team event.
Distance You may have to travel some Distance to take part.
Includes Adults Event includes Adult players.  Some of your opponents may be adult.
Qualifier For 9 or 10 year olds, this event includes a Qualifier for the England Under 11 team trials.
NCJS For anyone aged 11 to 18, this event includes a qualifier for the National Chess Junior Squad.

In Control

Two people share responsibility for junior chess in Staffordshire.  They both have the title "Secretary of Junior Chess":

Graham Humphreys
Contact:
Mr G Humphreys,
82 Vernier Ave,
Kingswinford,
West Midlands.
DY6 8SA.

Junior players welcome

Traci Whitfield
Contact:
Mrs T Whitfield,
Staffs Junior Chess,
21 Bankfield Grove,
Scot Hay,
Newcastle,
Staffs.
ST5 6AR
Email: email.

As Traci also looks after Staffordshire's junior chess teams, she is also known as the "Junior chess teams organiser"

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ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT LOCAL CHESS?

Please contact:

Webmasters:
Traci Whitfield  and  Andrew Davies

 

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