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Upcoming events
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026
English Chess Championships
FIDE ratedBlitz
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 – Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 9:00 AM
CheckMate Kids October Half-Term Camp (Borough)
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 – Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 9:00 AM
CheckMate Kids October Half-Term Camp (Battersea)
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 9:30 AM
13th Witney Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 10:00 AM
7th Portishead Junior Rapidplay
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM
1st Guildford Junior Rapidplay
Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Coulsdon Chess Rapidplay 1st November 2026
FIDE rated
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM
14th Cheadle Blitz
Blitz
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 2:00 PM
English Schools Chess Championships' Qualifier
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM
First Wednesday Chess
Not rated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Hendon FIDE Blitz
FIDE ratedBlitz
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Central London Chess Congress at Imperial College
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
2027 Wales and West Junior Team Jamboree
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Chess Rising Stars Wimbledon – LJCC Qualifier
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 10:00 AM
AlphaChess U1200 Rapid + Standard One-Day Medley
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 10:00 AM
2nd Warwick Rapid & Blitz Open
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 10:00 AM
AlphaChess Duality: Rapid and Blitz experience
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 10:20 AM
Stroud Open Rapidplay Winter 26
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Newcastle City Library FIDE Blitz
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 9:00 AM
LJCC Qualifier BUCKS
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Cheshire Junior Autumn Chess Championships 2026
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Swinton Rapidplay
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM
1st Woodbridge School Chess Tournament
Blitz
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Children's Chess Tournament
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Newport, Shropshire Chess Calculation Lecture
Not rated
Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Isle of Wight Ocean Tournament 2026
FIDE rated
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Muswell Hill FIDE Chess
FIDE rated
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Brainstormchess Autumn Rapidplay Grand Prix
FIDE rated
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Isle of Wight Chess Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 9:30 AM
London Women’s Chess Club – Women & Girls Classical & Rapid Chess Weekend
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Desert Penguins Ealing 2 – LJCC Qualifier
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Southall Junior Rapidplay
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 10:00 AM
ECF AGM Rapidplay Tournament November 2026
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2026
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Maidenhead Junior Tournament November 2026
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Southall FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sun, Nov 15, 2026
47th Birmingham Rapidplay
FIDE rated
Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Garden Suburb LJCC Qualifier
Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM
4th Jurassic Rapidplay - November 2026
Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 10:30 AM
5th Cambridge FIDE RapidPlay
FIDE rated
Mon, Nov 16, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Muswell Hill FIDE Chess
FIDE rated
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM
AlphaChess Fusion | Five FIDE Rapid
FIDE ratedNot rated
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 6:30 PM
57th West Wales Congress
FIDE rated
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 6:50 PM
58th Torbay Chess Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 21, 2026
UK Open Blitz Finals
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 9:30 AM
5th Tunbridge Wells FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Staffordshire Junior Championship 2026
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 10:00 AM
3rd Warwick Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 10:30 AM
2026/27 Newham Junior Grand Prix
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Northampton FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 10:30 AM
5th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Sedgemoor 2nd Junior Rapidplay
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM
The Middlesex FIDE Blitz #12
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM
East London FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Kent Junior Chess Association November 2026
Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · 6:30 PM
Blitz & Biryani
Not rated
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Hendon FIDE Rapid
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 – Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Cambridgeshire Individual Chess Championship 2026
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM
St Albans LJCC Qualifier
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Bexhill Rapid 2026
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 – Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Bushey FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sun, Nov 29, 2026
2026 Warwickshire Junior Championship
FIDE rated
Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 9:30 AM
11th Lowestoft Rapidplay
Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM
5th Warrington Junior Chess Championships
Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Children's Chess Tournament
Mon, Nov 30, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 PM
First Wednesday Chess
Not rated
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Hendon FIDE Blitz
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Newcastle City Library FIDE Blitz
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 11:00 AM
3rd University of Reading Rapidplay
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 1:00 PM
The Middlesex FIDE Blitz #13
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 10:10 AM
43rd Bolton Rapidplay 2026
FIDE rated
Mon, Dec 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM
15th Cheadle Blitz
Blitz
Mon, Dec 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Brainstormchess Autumn Rapidplay Grand Prix
FIDE rated
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM
The Hendon Christmas FIDE Blitz
FIDE ratedBlitz
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM
AlphaChess Fusion | Five FIDE Rapid
FIDE ratedNot rated
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · 9:30 AM
LJCC Marylebone U8 & U12 Marylebone
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 – Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · 9:45 AM
18th Northwick Park Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 – Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · 9:45 AM
LJCC Finals (U10 & U14)
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Southall Junior Rapidplay
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 – Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Coulsdon Chess Standardplay Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 – Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Southall FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Kent Christmas Blitz @ Snodland
Blitz
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 – Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Wallace Chess Christmas Camp Swiss Cottage
Not rated
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 – Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Wallace Chess Christmas Camp St Mary Abbots
Not rated
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 · 7:15 PM
2nd Nigel Dennis Cup Rapid
FIDE rated
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2026/27
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 – Sun, Dec 20, 2026 · 10:15 AM
The AlphaChess ‘Life Begins At…’ Round Robin - U1400
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 – Sun, Dec 20, 2026 · 10:15 AM
AlphaChess FIDE Classical: Christmas Edition
FIDE rated
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · 11:00 AM
London Nine Elms FIDE Christmas Rapid
FIDE rated
Mon, Dec 28, 2026 – Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · 9:45 AM
LJCC Finals (U18, U16, U12, U8)
FIDE rated
Mon, Dec 28, 2026 – Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · 9:45 AM
London Christmas Congress
FIDE rated
Mon, Dec 28, 2026 – Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Sheffield FIDE Christmas Congress @ Hampton by Hilton
FIDE rated
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027 · 7:00 PM
2027 Shropshire Chess Congress
Sun, Jan 3, 2027 · 10:15 AM
HERCA Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Mon, Jan 4, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2026/27
FIDE rated
Sat, Jan 9, 2027 – Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 9:30 AM
9th Somerset New Year Chess Congress
Sat, Jan 9, 2027 – Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 9:30 AM
Birmingham FIDE Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Jan 9, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 9:30 AM
Cheshire and North Wales Junior Chess Championships 2027
Sun, Jan 10, 2027 · 10:30 AM
Kent Junior Chess Association Training
Mon, Jan 11, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Jan 15, 2027 – Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 6:30 PM
London Chess League FIDE Weekender
FIDE rated
Fri, Jan 15, 2027 – Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 7:00 PM
4NCL Huddersfield Congress 2027
FIDE rated
Sat, Jan 16, 2027
2027 Warwick Junior Open
FIDE rated
Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · 10:30 AM
2026/27 Newham Junior Grand Prix
Sat, Jan 16, 2027 – Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · 10:30 AM
She Plays To Win Athena Finals
Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Sat, Jan 23, 2027 – Sun, Jan 24, 2027
4NCL Weekend 2
FIDE rated
Sat, Jan 23, 2027 – Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 10:30 AM
Silvertown FIDE Congress 2027
FIDE rated
Sun, Jan 24, 2027 · 10:00 AM
Eton Schools Rapidplay
Mon, Jan 25, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Jan 29, 2027 – Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2027
FIDE ratedBlitz
Sun, Jan 31, 2027
48th Birmingham Rapidplay
FIDE rated
Mon, Feb 1, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 – Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 10:00 AM
3rd Cheadle FIDE Open
FIDE rated
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 9:00 AM
Primary Enrichment Chess Tournament 2027
Not rated
Sat, Feb 6, 2027 – Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · 9:30 AM
Women’s & Girls’ FIDE / ECF Classical Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Feb 6, 2027 – Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · 9:30 AM
48th Kidlington Chess Congress 2027
FIDE rated
Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · 10:00 AM
36th Nottingham Rapidplay
FIDE rated
Mon, Feb 8, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Feb 12, 2027 – Sun, Feb 14, 2027
50th Blackpool Chess Congress Celebration
FIDE rated
Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 10:30 AM
2026/27 Newham Junior Grand Prix
Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Mon, Feb 15, 2027 – Fri, Feb 19, 2027
Blackpool FIDE Norm Events
FIDE rated
Mon, Feb 15, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2026/27
FIDE rated
Fri, Feb 19, 2027 – Sun, Feb 21, 2027 · 6:30 PM
London Chess League FIDE Weekender
FIDE rated
Sat, Feb 20, 2027 – Sun, Feb 21, 2027
British Universities’ Chess Association Championship
FIDE rated
Mon, Feb 22, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Feb 26, 2027 – Sun, Feb 28, 2027 · 7:00 PM
8th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Feb 27, 2027 – Sun, Feb 28, 2027
4NCL Weekend 3
FIDE rated
Mon, Mar 1, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 – Sun, Mar 7, 2027 · 7:00 PM
34th Doncaster Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Mar 6, 2027 – Sun, Mar 7, 2027
2027 English Youth Championships
FIDE rated
Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · 12:30 PM
20/20 Chess Championships
Not rated
Sun, Mar 7, 2027 · 9:30 AM
EJCOA Manchester Zonal
Mon, Mar 8, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 9:00 AM
Secondary Enrichment Chess Tournament 2027
Not rated
Sat, Mar 13, 2027
2027 Coventry Junior Open
FIDE rated
Sat, Mar 13, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Sat, Mar 13, 2027 – Sun, Mar 14, 2027 · 12:30 PM
British Rapidplay Championship 2027
FIDE rated
Mon, Mar 15, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2026/27
FIDE rated
Sat, Mar 20, 2027 – Sun, Mar 21, 2027
4NCL Weekend 4
FIDE rated
Sun, Mar 21, 2027 · 12:00 PM
2nd Woodbridge School Chess Tournament
Blitz
Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 7:15 PM
2nd Nigel Dennis Cup Rapid
FIDE rated
Mon, Mar 22, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Mar 26, 2027 – Mon, Mar 29, 2027 · 3:00 PM
7th 4NCL Easter Congress
FIDE rated
Fri, Mar 26, 2027 – Mon, Mar 29, 2027 · 3:00 PM
7th 4NCL Easter Congress
FIDE rated
Mon, Apr 5, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Fri, Apr 9, 2027 – Sun, Apr 11, 2027 · 6:30 PM
London Chess League FIDE Weekender
FIDE rated
Sat, Apr 10, 2027 – Sun, Apr 11, 2027 · 10:00 AM
43rd St.Albans Chess Congress
Sat, Apr 10, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Sat, Apr 17, 2027 – Sun, Apr 18, 2027 · 10:00 AM
50th Nottingham Congress
FIDE rated
Mon, Apr 19, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Wed, Apr 21, 2027 · 7:00 PM
Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2026/27
FIDE rated
Sun, Apr 25, 2027
49th Birmingham Rapidplay
FIDE rated
Mon, Apr 26, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Sat, May 1, 2027 – Mon, May 3, 2027
4NCL Weekend 5
FIDE rated
Sat, May 8, 2027 · 10:30 AM
2nd Medway Rapidplay
Sat, May 8, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Mon, May 10, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Mon, May 17, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Sat, May 22, 2027 – Sun, May 23, 2027 · 9:30 AM
Women’s & Girls’ FIDE / ECF Classical Congress
FIDE rated
Mon, May 24, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Coulsdon Chess Club Dicky White Tournament
FIDE rated
Sat, May 29, 2027 – Mon, May 31, 2027 · 10:00 AM
Cotswold Chess Congress 2027
FIDE rated
Fri, Jun 4, 2027 – Sun, Jun 6, 2027 · 6:30 PM
London Chess League FIDE Weekender
FIDE rated
Fri, Jun 4, 2027 – Sun, Jun 6, 2027 · 7:00 PM
28th South Lakes Chess Congress
Sat, Jun 5, 2027 – Sun, Jun 6, 2027 · 9:00 AM
Heywood Chess Congress
FIDE rated
Mon, Jun 7, 2027 · 7:15 PM
2nd Nigel Dennis Cup Rapid
FIDE rated
Sun, Jun 13, 2027
50th Birmingham Rapidplay
FIDE rated
Sat, Jun 19, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Sun, Jun 20, 2027 · 12:00 PM
3rd Woodbridge School Chess Tournament
Blitz
Sun, Jun 27, 2027
2027 Solihull Junior Open
FIDE rated
Fri, Jul 2, 2027 – Sun, Jul 4, 2027 · 6:30 PM
EJCOA National Youth Finals
FIDE rated
Sun, Jul 4, 2027 · 10:00 AM
7th Ashton Rapidplay
Sat, Jul 10, 2027 – Wed, Jul 14, 2027 · 10:00 AM
7th Wood Green Invitational
FIDE rated
Sat, Jul 10, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Sat, Aug 14, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Fri, Aug 20, 2027 – Sun, Aug 22, 2027 · 6:30 PM
London Chess League FIDE Weekender
FIDE rated
Sat, Sep 11, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Fri, Sep 24, 2027 – Sun, Sep 26, 2027 · 10:00 AM
2nd Medway Chess Congress
FIDE rated
Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated
Sat, Nov 13, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Golders Green FIDE Rapid 2027
FIDE rated