Liverpool Chess Club will be hosting the English Rapidplay Chess Congress/Championship 2017 this year at the Liverpool Cunard Building. The main competition is a nine round swiss tournament with civilised starting times of 11:30 am, making it relatively painless getting to the venue on time, even on public transport! There are four sections (Open, u180, …

Crewe Congress starts at 7pm on the Friday evening and is a relatively new addition to the local tournament calendar so please try to support it if you can. For further details and to enter please see https://crewechessclub.co.uk/congress2017/

Tim Soar of Colwyn Bay has agreed to take over from Jon Maybery as the C&D League Individual Competition Controller this year. This is a four round tournament restricted to members of chess clubs affiliated to the Chester and District League. This year it is to be held at the Town Crier with 2 games …

A one day Rapidplay event held annually by Stockport Chess Club. 6 round Swiss tournament. Each player has 30 minutes for all moves in each round. 4 Sections, Open (open to all), Major ( U 170), Intermediate ( U 140), Minor ( U 110). Prizes each section £140, £90, £40 and £40 grading prize. For …

Frodsham Congress is one of the longest running of our local congresses. Details on entering the 2018 event will be posted soon at: http://www.kisekigo.com/frodsham18.html

Three Sections: Major Tournament – Under 190, grading prize U165; Intermediate Tournament – Under 145, grading prize U120; Minor Tournament – Under 100, grading prize U80 & ungraded prize.

The largest congress in the North West. Five sections – Lancashire Open, The Imperial Major (U181), The Intermediate (U155), The Minor (U135) & The Standard (U115).