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Golders Green FIDE Rapid

NEXT EVENT IS ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH

MONTHLY! ANYONE CAN PLAY!

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION AT GOLD OR PLATINUM OR PAY TO PLAY AN EXTRA £17.00

Venue is St Luke’s Church in Kidderpore Avenue, London NW3 7SU. http://bit.ly/stlukeschess for directions

6-round FIDE and ECF rated tournaments held at St Luke’s Church.

11:00am – 5.00pm

DATES FOR 2025-26 (Saturdays)

2025: October 11 / November 8 / 2026: January 10 / February 7th / March 7 / April 11 / May 16 / June 20 / July 18th / August 15th / September 12th / October 10th / November 14th /

FOUR SECTIONS - Open, Under 1900, Under 1600, and ECF Under 1100 swiss format tournaments. You must be a Gold or Platinum member of the ECF.

FA Rob Hammond created this video at Golders Green FIDE Rapid on 11th January - many thanks! Yury Krylov took the lovely photo of Golders Green on the left!

Muswell Hill Events

NEXT EVENT = OCTOBER 14TH

TWICE A MONTH! ANYONE CAN PLAY!

10:30am – 5.00pm, Tuesdays

2025: Oct 7 and 14 [Oct 28th & 29th Muswell Hill CONGRESS] / Nov 4 and 11

2026: January 6 & 13 / February 3 & 10 / March 3 & 10

[April 7th & April 8th Muswell Hill CONGRESS], April 14th

May 5 & 12, [May 26th & 27th Muswell Hill CONGRESS]

June 9 & 16 / July 7 & 14 / August 11 & 18 / September 8 & September 15, October 6 & 13, [October 27th & 28th & Muswell Hill CONGRESS], November 10 & November 17

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess - Rapid, ££ - https://form.jotform.com/62384663046964 at The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess - Standard - https://form.jotform.com/62384663046964 at The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

Muswell Hill CONGRESSES, [4 rounds, ££ to win!] NEXT EVENT IS ON 28-29 October 2025 - HALF TERM! https://form.jotform.com/62384663046964 at The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

Congress, Standard and Rapid events take place at the same venue. All events are ECF and FIDE rated.

Contact: Adam Raoof IA / IO - 07855036537 - adamATchessengland.com

Hendon Monthly FIDE Blitz

Thursdays

NEXT EVENT IS ON NOVEMBER 6TH

MONTHLY! ANYONE CAN PLAY! PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE!

19:30 – 22:00, Hendon FIDE and ECF rated Blitz at Hendon Chess Club.

VENUE: Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club, 25 Alvanley Gardens, London NW6 1JD (map), which is five minutes' walk from Finchley Road & Frognal Station. We meet in the Ramus Room, which is upstairs to the left of the main entrance.

2025: October 2nd - November 6th - December 4th

2026: January 8th - February 5 - March 5th - April 9th - May 7th - June 4th - July 2nd - August 6th - September 3rd - October 1st - November 5th - December 3rd

ANYONE CAN PLAY, no need to be a member of a club OR the English Chess Federation. You WILL need a FIDE ID code if you are not ENG.

Rotterdam FIDE Weekender!

17-19 October 2025

We spelen in de bijkeuken van het Klooster Oude Noorden.

https://www.rotterdamchess.nl

Direct link to the entry form is here - https://form.jotform.com/250873312962964

Note - there are a few spaces left!

Hendon FIDE Rapid

Next Event - Thursday DATE TBA

19:30 – 22:00, Hendon Chess Club FIDE & ECF rated Rapid x 4 games

OPEN TO ALL!

Hendon Chess Club, 25 Alvanley Gardens, London NW6 1JD, UK

Rapid Chess - https://eu.jotform.com/223182956138966 to register. PRIZES - 1st = [number of entries x £1.50], 2nd = [half the 1st prize), Best Hendon Member = £30.00

All entrants must be ECF Gold or Junior Gold or above to participate or pay £15.00 supplement - you can pay this on the night or join / upgrade with the ECF online at any point.

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Battle of Endgames

1066 instructive endgames for you to study

£12.99 posted anywhere in the UK!

Pay here - www.paypal.me/adamraoof/ and then send adamraoof@gmail.com an email with your postal address!

Paperback, 248 pages

Middlesex Blitz

NEXT EVENT - TBA

https://eu.jotform.com/form/243094045258962

August 9, September 6 (all Saturdays).

The MCCA FIDE Blitz
Middlesex County Chess Association with Chess England presents an 18 round tournament at All Saints Church, Childs Hill, Church Walk, London NW2 2TJ on 30th November 2024
The tournament is 9 double rounds of 3 minutes each plus 2 seconds a move added time (=18 games), 1.00pm to 5pm and is FIDE and ECF rated.

London Chess League Weekend Congress

NEXT EVENT IS ON TBA

ANYONE CAN PLAY! ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION AT GOLD OR PLATINUM OR PAY TO PLAY AN EXTRA £15.00

Venue is the Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 0JD. Turn left from Ravenscourt Park Underground, free parking Friday [limited Saturday] and Sunday. What3Words.

Three 5-round FIDE and ECF rated tournaments plus an ECF Under 1400 section.

and more dates coming!

Who is playing? - https://www.jotform.com/grid/230093816998065

There are FOUR sections, Under ECF and FIDE U1650, U2000 and Open. PLUS an Under 1400 ECF section. You must be a Gold or Platinum member of the ECF.

OPEN, U2000 and U1650 SCHEDULE

Round 1 on Friday 18.30 (6.30pm to 10.30pm) / Round 2 & 3 on Saturday 10.00am and 15.00 (3pm) / Round 4 & 5 on Sunday 10.00am and 15.00 (3pm) / Time control: (90min + 30 sec/move)

MY FIRST TOURNAMENT ECF U1400 SCHEDULE

Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm). Two on Sunday (11am and 2.00pm). Time control: (60min + 30 sec/move)

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