July 2022

Staffing in the office 1st – 5th August

The best days in the coming week to contact the office by telephone will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday owing to staff leave. Phones will be unmanned Monday and Wednesday….


A warm welcome in Chennai

England have received a warm welcome in Chennai where the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad has just started. You can find more information at https://chessolympiad.fide.com/


Enter the inner sanctum of elite chess

From Leonard Barden — ‘I think many chess players would be interested in this long and well-written article, which has just been published as the front page lead in this…


Entries welcome for Northumbria Masters Congress

After the Northumbria Masters’ successful relaunch last August, this year the Bank Holiday Weekend congress has moved to St. Mary’s Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne on 26-30 August. Entries are…



Eunice Dolan – MCCU President

At the recent Midland Counties Chess Union AGM, Eunice Dolan was elected as the 1st Lady President of the Union. The MCCU was founded in 1897, 125 years ago.