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Muswell Hill FIDE Events

TWICE A MONTH! ANYONE CAN PLAY!

10:30am – 5.00pm, Tuesdays

Jan 7 and 14 / Feb 4 and 11 / Mar 11 and 18 / Apr 1 and 22 / May 13 and 20 / Jun 3 and 17 / Jul 8 and 15 / Aug 5 and 12 / Sep 9 and 16 / Oct 7 and 14 / Nov 4 and 11 / Dec ----

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

Standard and Rapid events take place at the same venue. Both events are ECF and FIDE rated.

Thanks to Sorin for this excellent video of his clash with International Master Peter Large from a recent Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid!

Golders Green FIDE Rapid

MONTHLY! 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 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.

Next tournament is on Saturday 8th February

11:00am – 5.00pm

Golders Green Rapid DATES FOR 2025

Feb 8 / Mar 29 / Apr 26 / May 10 / Jun 14 / Jul 5 / Aug 2 / Sep 13 / Oct 11 / Nov 8

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!

Hendon Blitz

Thursdays

MONTHLY! ANYONE CAN PLAY!

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.

DATES: Feb 6 - Mar 6 - Apr 3 - May 1 - Jun 5 - Jul 3 - Aug 7 - Sep 4 - Oct 9 - Nov 6 - Dec 4

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.

JANUARY

Donate to Chess England here - https://bit.ly/chessenglanddonation

14th Jan, Tuesday

10:30 – 17:00

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

Rapid Chess, Tuesday, 7 January 2025. 10:30 – 17:00

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

Muswell Dates (Tuesdays) for 2025 (both Standard and Rapid events take place at the same venue)

Jan 7 and 14 / Feb 4 and 11 / Mar 11 and 18 / Apr 1 and 22 / May 13 and 20 / Jun 3 and 17

Jul 8 and 15 / Aug 5 and 12 / Sep 9 and 16 / Oct 7 and 14 / Nov 4 and 11 / Dec ----

FEBRUARY

6th Feb, Thu

19:30 – 22:00

Hendon MONTHLY FIDE Blitz at Hendon Chess Club https://form.jotform.com/51261943542958

Blitz Chess

Saturday 8th February

11:00 – 17:00

Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess - https://form.jotform.com/211384934514961

Golders Green Rapid DATES FOR 2025

Feb 8 / Mar 29 / Apr 26 / May 10 / Jun 14 / Jul 5 / Aug 2 / Sep 13 / Oct 11 / Nov 8 / Dec -

14th to 16th February, Friday to Sunday

18:30

LCL FIDE Congress - https://form.jotform.com/223566285096970 x 4 sections (Day 1/3)

International Chess hosted by the London League (https://londonchess.com) at Mindsports Centre (https://www.londonmindsportscentre.org.uk) in Hammersmith, right next to Ravenscourt Park underground station.

20th Feb, Thursday

19:30 – 22:00, Hendon Chess Club FIDE 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

FEBRUARY / MARCH

Friday 28th February to Sunday 2nd March

Ghent FIDE Weekender - https://form.jotform.com/243073289486972 (Day 1/3)

Weekend Chess tournament in three sections! www.chessville.co.uk

6th Mar, Thu

19:30 – 22:00, Hendon FIDE Blitz at Hendon Chess Club https://form.jotform.com/51261943542958

Blitz Chess

14th to 16th March

18:30pm Friday 14th kickoff

LCL FIDE Congress - https://form.jotform.com/223566285096970 x 4 sections

Internationally Rated

Other International Chess Events

18-23 February - Isle of Wight Festival (Open tournament + Blitz tournaments, highly recommended): https://www.iowchess.com/tournament2025iow

5-9 March - 5th Wood Green Invitational (GM norm round robin, but I think it is full). Contact Lawrence Cooper on Facebook to enquire: https://www.facebook.com/LozHCooper

5-12 April - Jersey International Chess Festival (Open tournament + Blitz tournament): https://chess-results.com/tnr1064297.aspx?lan=1

17-21 April - Southend Masters 2025 GM & IM round robin tournaments, these are Lance Leslie-Smith's events: https://chess-results.com/tnr1078871.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30

26-31 May - Cambridge International Open: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/3rd-cambridge-international-open/

London Chess League Weekend Congress

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.

5-round FIDE and ECF rated tournaments held at the London Mindsports Centre.

Friday 14/Feb/2025 - Sunday 16/Feb/2025
Friday 14/Mar/2025 - Sunday 14/Mar/2025
Friday 30/May/2025 – Sunday 01/Jun/2025

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

There are FOUR sections, Under ECF and FIDE U1400, U1650, 2000 and Open. 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)

Easter in Southend

The Southend Easter Chess Festival 2025 has been launched on the Festival website, organised by Giant Chess. There is a rapid on Thursday 17th April followed by 7 round events over the weekend, 18th to 21st April.

https://southendchesscongress.org/

We look forward to seeing all our friends again at Easter for this popular festival. Let’s see if we can beat last year’s modern record entry!

All facilities that regular competitors, friends and families are used to will be available, together with yElena’s acclaimed catering.

There will also be a Masters event broadcast live, embracing not one but two tournaments, each 10 player all-play-all, i) GMs; ii) IMs. These events are being organised by Lance Leslie-Smith.

Giant Chess

John Chapman, Ian Hunnable, Norman Went

Organisers of the Southend Easter Chess Festival 2023

https://southendchesscongress.org/

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