UKCA Easter Week II – 3 Day Open

UK Chess Academy 380 Garratt Lane, London, SW18 4HP

3 day FIDE Open Congress FIDE & ECF rated, 5 round Swiss Time control: 90' + 30" Winner: £250, 2nd £150, plus 2 rating prize of £100 * Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/250782340077355

5th 4NCL Easter Congress

Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

Sections: Open, Under 2000, Under 1700 Prize fund £4,200 Entry fee £40.00 Seven rounds All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1. Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/242223422435345 Web: https://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/information_easter25.htm

Bolton Easter Congress 2025

Bolton Ukrainian Club 99 Castle Street Bolton

Open, Major & Knights sections. 6 rounds. Online entry: https://congress.playchess.org.uk/congress/557/home Entry form: EAform2025

Fareham Chess Club Rapidplay 2025

Duke of Connaught’s Own Club 74 Western Road, Fareham

Fareham Chess Club is hosting an ECF rated Open Rapid-Play tournament of 6-rounds, on the 19th April 2025. This will be run with the aim of donating a proportion of entry fees received to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. Online entry: https://forms.gle/j1eupTBedvSgCrtc8

EJCOA Southall Zonal

Parkside Yards 1 Seva Drive, Southall, United Kingdom

FIDE & ECF rated, 3 Round Swiss, Round 1: 10:00AM, Rate of play: 60' + 30" Sections: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/230584104019347

3rd Cambridge FIDE Congress

Whittlesford Memorial Hall @ Mill Lane Mill Lane, Whittlesford, Cambridge, United Kingdom

5-round Swiss StandardPlay Tournament Minimum ECF Gold Membership required to avoid paying Pay-to-Play fee FIDE & ECF rated across 3 sections: U2300, U1900 & U1500 Time control: 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from Start Prize Fund: £1000 Venue is about 0.8 miles away from Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station which has excellent transport links from […]

Southall FIDE Congress

Parkside Yards 1 Seva Drive, Southall, United Kingdom

2 Day 5 Round Swiss 3 Sections: U1600, U1900, U2400 FIDE and ECF rated Time Control: 60'+30' Total Prize fund £720-£900 Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/232021024662340 Event map: https://tinyurl.com/yc883x8z

Muswell Hill FIDE Chess

The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

We start at 10.30am, finish before 5.30pm and there is a lunch break. Rapid = Six rounds, 20 minutes per player per game PLUS 5 seconds a move throughout. Standard = 2 games, 60 minutes plus 30 seconds a move. Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/62384663046964

English Seniors Chess Championships 2025

Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick 212 Abbey End, Kenilworth

The English Seniors Championships will take place between Thursday 24th April and Monday 28th April 2025 at the Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick. There will be two Championships (Over 50 and Over 65) with entry criteria as follows: Over 50 – players must be aged 50 or over on 31st December 2025; Over 65 – players must […]

Earlsfield FIDE Congress

380 Garrett Lane Garratt Lane 380, London, England, United Kingdom

2 day: Friday - Saturday, 5 round Swiss Sections: U2400, U1800 , FIDE & ECF rated Time control: 60' + 30", Prize 1st £150 2nd £90 Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/231302020380334

The Great Yarmouth Chess Congress

Victory Suite Lord Nelson Stand Jellicoe Road, Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom

5 round Swiss. 3 sections: Open, Major (U1900), Minor (U1600) Online entry: https://forms.gle/YYp8HRFjCNGUYTav9 Entry form: GY Chess Congress Entry Form 2025 Entrants list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NRRMpoqcjn1SaU1Q9LyJJ4uu1qMyrTSAEJNtuKrFeXA/edit?usp=sharing

UKCC West Scotland Megafinal 2025

The Renfield Training and Conference Centre 260 Bath Street, Glasgow

The UK Chess Challenge, proudly sponsored by Delancey, first took place in 1996 and has since grown into one of the largest junior chess tournaments in the world. Over 1 million children have taken part since 1996! The list of previous winners includes several grandmasters and international players. This Megafinal tournament is a qualifying event […]

Event Series Golders Green FIDE Rapid Open

Golders Green FIDE Rapid Open

St Luke’s Church @ St Luke’s Church, Kidderpore Avenue, London, NW3 7SU

Come to our North West London FIDE and ECF Rapid Chess tournament, FORMAT - Open, Under 1900, Under 1600, ECF Under 1300 (if entries permit) and an ECF Under 1100 swiss format tournaments, 6 rounds, 20 mins each plus 5 seconds a move. 11am start, 5pm finish. Enter online now by clicking here: https://form.jotform.com/211384934514961 DATES […]

Thamesmead London Blitz OPEN 2024

The Nest Community Building and Library @ 3 Cygnet Square London, United Kingdom

Format: Blitz Chess (3+2) Time: 14:00-18:00 Maximum Participants: 100 Entry Fee: £25 (General), £20 (Seniors 60+, Juniors U18, Female players), Late entrees (week before tournament): +£5. Prizes: Total £660 Web: http://tmchess.co.uk/

Principado de Asturias International

Centro Cultural Mieres Asturias, Spain

10-player Round Robin valid for IM and GM norms in the city of Mieres, Asturias, Northern Spain

1st Muswell Hill (East Finchley) FIDE & ECF Congress

The Clissold Arms @ The Clissold Arms, 105 Fortis Green, London, N2 9HR

ONE Under 2400 SECTION - 4 rounds. Time Control - 60 minutes per player per game PLUS 30 seconds added each move. Prizes - 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50 plus a rating prize based on 20 players. Rounds at 10.30am and 2.00pm. Scoresheets supplied. Entry Fee - £50.00 for all players, payable in advance. ALL PLAYERS […]

London Chess League FIDE Blitz Evening 3+2

London Mindsports Centre @ 21 Dalling Road, London , W6 0JD

11 rounds of 3+2 FIDE and ECF rated blitz games. Online entry: https://forms.gle/bmd8NxVV8gyVbskU9

London Nine Elms FIDE Congress

Lansdowne Green Community Centre Wandsworth Road, London, England, United Kingdom

5 rounds of FIDE and ECF rated games. 60 minutes plus 30 seconds increment on the clock. First round starts at 15.30 on Friday, tournament ends by 20.30 on Saturday. Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/242911720519050

5th Cornwall Spring Chess Congress

Falmouth Hotel @ Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth TR11 4NZ

3 Sections- Open, U1800 & U1500. Five round seeded Swiss tournament. Entry form: https://britchess.wufoo.com/cabinet/215a8f83-db35-4781-9004-7145b5103cff Online entry: https://www.cognitoforms.com/None3558/_5thCornwallSpringCongress

Earlsfield FIDE Rapidplay

Hunnu Garratt Lane 380, London, England, United Kingdom

U1700 - AM FIDE Rapidplay, Round 1:9:30AM, Time control: 10' 5" Open - PM FIDE Rapidplay, Round 1:1:30PM, Time control: 20' 5" 5 round Swiss tournament, FIDE & ECF rated In each Section: 1st £120, 2nd £80, Rating £60 Limited 36 players Online entry: https://form.jotform.com/231424191782354 Adult leaflet: https://britchess.wufoo.com/cabinet/63273d76-693a-4f40-979d-82fbbc3c8e61

4th Portishead Junior Rapidplay

Somerset Hall @ 1 The Precinct Portishead Central, North Somerset, United Kingdom

Portishead’s 4th ECF rated, 6 round Swiss, Junior Rapidplay with U18, U14, U11 and U9 sections. Online entry: https://www.portisheadchess.com/event-details/4th-portishead-junior-rapidplay

AlphaChess FIDE Weekender – North London Gateway

Downstairs Wyllyotts Theatre Darkes Lane, Potters Bar

The AlphaChess FIDE Weekender is a 5-round Swiss of 80+10 with 3 sections, Intermediate (0-1550), Challengers (1500-1950), Expert (1900-2300). Entry fee is £55 and we boast a £750+ prize fund if there are 30 entrants across all three sections. We are very keen to encourage female players and will give them £10 cash back at […]

3rd Aberystwyth Rapidplay

International Politics Building Main Hall Penglais, Wales, United Kingdom

One Section - Open. Format: This will be a six round swiss tournament and play will commence at 11.00am. Each player has 15 mins + 10 seconds per completed move. Entry fees: FIDE/Members of a National Body £25; Juniors - £20 Online entry: https://aberystwythchess.com/aberystwythchesstournaments

Middlesex FIDE Blitz No. 2

All Saints Church Church Walk, London, England, United Kingdom

PRIZES - 1st = , 2nd = [half the 1st prize), Rating Prize = £20.00. The tournament is 9 double rounds of 3 minutes each plus 2 seconds a move added time (=18 games), and is FIDE and ECF rated. Online entry: https://eu.jotform.com/form/243094045258962

ECF Rated Children’s Chess Tournament

Elm Court Youth and Community Centre @ 363 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Furzefield, Hertsmere, United Kingdom

5 rounds of rapid play with chess clocks. 20 minutes plus 10 seconds increment.

Ealing Broadway FIDE Rapidplay

Open Ealing Arts Centre Unit 14 School Lane, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Sections: Open, U2000 & U1700 FIDE and ECF rated Start 1:30pm - Finish 6:30pm 5 Round Swiss Time Control: 20'+5' Prize fund: winner £100, runner-up £80 Online entry: https://eu.jotform.com/form/231547028469361 Venue map: https://shorturl.at/HWzpZ

Newcastle Summer Blitz Round 2/5

Newcastle Labour Club 11 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

A Grand Prix series of 5 FIDE-rated Blitz tournaments: April 10, May 8, June 5, July 3, August 14. Scores over best 3 tournaments will count towards Grand Prix.

Durham Annual Chess Congress

Dolphin Centre @ Dolphin Centre, Horse Market, Darlington DL1 5RP

Weekend event comprising Open (FIDE rated) , Major (U1901) and Minor (U1676) sections Website will be updated to enable entries in the New Year.

2025 Swiss Rapid Chess Day

Barr View Primary Academy Aldridge Road, Great Barr, B448NT

6 rounds of rapid games 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move. All games will be ECF rated Swiss Format. ECF rules of rapidplay for tournaments will apply. Anyone under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by at least 1 adult. There are 2 sections to select from: Open - For any player who […]