Sunday 19th May – Essex Megafinal 2024
Colchester County High School for Girls, CO3 3US
Open to all juniors born after 31-Aug-2005.
An official UK Chess Chalenge qualifying Event for the Gigafinals.
Sections: U8, U10, U12, U14 and U18.
Six round rapidplay with 15 minutes for each player and 10 seconds increment/move.
Further details: Read/download the document here.

Saturday 21st May – Essex Megafinal 2023
in the “Moot Hall” on the 2nd floor of Colchester Town Hall, CO1 1PJ
Open to all juniors born after 31-Aug-2004.
An official UK Chess Chalenge qualifying Event for the Gigafinals.
Sections: U8, U10, U12, U14 and U18.
Rate of play: Six rounds of rapid games with 15 minutes for each player and 10 seconds increment for each move.
Further details: Read/download the document here.

Sunday 16th July – Colchester FIDE Rapid
in Colchester Town Hall, CO1 1PJ
A one-day FIDE-rated rapid play tournament for adults and juniors.
All the details including the flyer are on the ECF calendar here.

Saturday 26th August – Brentwood Bank Holiday ECF Rapid Play
A one-day ECF-rated rapid play tournament at Brentwood School for adults and juniors.
Details and entry form here.

Saturday 7th October – Jonathan Penrose Memorial Chess Challenge
in Colchester Town Hall, CO1 1PJ
In the presence of the Mayor and Mayoress of Colchester and for the Mayor’s Charities
A simultaneous exhibition by Grandmaster Michael (‘Mickey’) Adams, 8 times British
Chess Champion, celebrating the life in chess of the late Colchester Grandmaster
Dr Jonathan Penrose OBE, 10 times British Chess Champion.
The Chess Challenge is the official opening event of the Jonathan Penrose Chess Park:
public chess tables in the City of Colchester by the Mercury Theatre.
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PRESS AND MEDIA Please email info@colCHESSter.org.uk or call 07598 295 147
Website here

Saturday 7^th and Sunday 8^th October 2023 – Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress
Moreton Hall Community Centre, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EE
An ECF Grand Prix event and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 4 sections –
Open, Major (u1900), Inter (u1700) and Minor (u1500).
Rate of play: All moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1.
See website for more details and entry.

Saturday 15^rd and Sunday 16^th October 2022 – Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress
Moreton Hall Community Centre, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EE
An ECF Grand Prix event and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections –
Open, Major (u1900) and Minor (u1600).
Rate of play: All moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1.
See website for more detail and entry.

Saturday 23^rd and Sunday 24^th October 2021 – Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress
Moreton Hall Community Centre, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EE
An ECF Grand Prix event and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections –
Open, Major (u1900) and Minor (u1600).
Rate of play: All moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1.
See website for more details and entry.

Essex ONLINE Championship 2020
An ECF online standard rated 5 round Swiss tournament(s) in July and August open to those with an association with Essex.

• Closing date for entries midnight on 4 th July
• Open and grade (ECF Jan 2020) limited sections according to entry
• 5 round Swiss played during July and August 2020
• G60’/15” (all moves in 60 minutes with 15 second increments from the start)
• ECF online standard rated
• Individual challenges in live chess on chess.com platform
• Games played on or by mutual agreement before default date and time
• Default date and time – Mondays at 7pm
• R1 13 July; R2 20 July; R3 03 August; R4 17 August; R5 31 August
• Parings published day following default date
• Parings, usernames, results, standings and cross table available from ECA website
• Player communications through chess.com messaging and Control communications
through Chess.com Club “Essex Chess Association”
• ECA Online Policy and ECF OFPAC Rules apply.

Click here for details and entry form.

Bury St Edmunds Congress ———- CANCELLED due to Coronavirus Outbreak

—— CANCELLED due to Coronavirus Outbreak —–
Friday 5th June – Sunday 7th June 2020– East Anglian Chess Union
FIDE-rated Chess Congress at King Edward VII Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8JP
A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – FIDE-rated Open, Major (under 1975 FIDE-rated and under-170 ECF, Minor under (under 130 ECF)
All three sections are part of the EACU Marcus Misson Memorial 2019-20 Grand Prix
Rate of play: 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by15 minutes to finish the game, with an increment of 15 seconds per move from move 1.
Click here for details and entry form.

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October 2019 – Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BA
An ECF Grand Prix and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 4 sections –
Open, Major (u170), Intermediate (u140) and Minor (u110).
Rate of play: all moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1.
See website for more details and entry.

Friday 31st May – Sunday 2nd June 2019– East Anglian Chess Union
FIDE-rated Chess Congress at King Edward VII Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8JP
A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – FIDE-rated Open (part of the
2019 British Championship Qualifying Grand Prix), ECF under 170, ECF under 130
Rate of play: 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by15 minutes to finish the game, with an increment of 15 seconds per move from move 1.
Click here for details and entry form.

Saturday 23 & Sunday 24th March 2019 – East Anglian Chess Union Closed Championships at Whittlesford Memorial Hall, Mill Lane, Whittlesford,
Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NE
The 2019 EACU Individual Championships, incorporating the EACU Junior Championships, is open only to EACU players.
5 round Swiss, Tournament with 3 sections – Open, under 170, under 130
Rate of play: 36 moves in 80 minutes, followed by 10 minutes to finish the
game, with an increment of 15 seconds per move.
Part of the EACU Grand Prix.
Click here for details/eligibility and entry form

• Sunday18th November 2018 – Basildon Rapidplay alongside Basildon Junior Tournament, at Kingswood Primary School, Clay Hill Road, SS16 5DE
  An Essex Open event. A 6 rounds Swiss Tournament, for under 8s, under 10s, under 12s, under 18s and adults.  See here  for more details and entry form.
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• Sunday18th November 2018 – 4th. Lowestoft Rapidplay
  at Parkhill Hotel, Oulton, NR32 5DQ
  A 6 round Swiss Tournament with 2 sections – Open and Under 150.
  Rate of play: all moves in 20 minutes plus 10 seconds added per move.
  See here  for more details and entry form.
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• Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st October 2018 – 36th. Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BA
  An ECF Grand Prix and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
  A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 4 sections –
  Open, Major (u170), Intermediate (u140) and Minor (u110).
  Rate of play: all moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1.
  See website for more details and entry.
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• Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd June 2018 – East Anglian Chess Union
  FIDE-rated Chess Congress at King Edward VII Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8JP
  A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – FIDE-rated Open (part of the
  2018 British Championship Qualifying Grand Prix), ECF under 170, ECF under 130
  Rate of play: 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by15 minutes to finish the game, with an increment of 5 seconds per move from move 1.
  Click here for details and entry form.
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• Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th April 2018 – Great Yarmouth Chess Congress
  at Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 2QF
  A 5 round Swiss with 4 sections – Open, under 170, under 145, under 120
  Top Section is a qualifier for the British Championships
  Rate of play: all moves in 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move from move 1
  Click here for details and entry form.
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• Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th March 2018 – East Anglian Chess Union Closed Championships at Whittlesford Memorial Hall, Mill Lane, Whittlesford,
  Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NE
  A 5 round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – Open, under 170, under 130
  Rate of play: 36 moves in 80 minutes, followed by 10 minutes to finish the
  game, with an increment of 15 seconds per move.
  Part of the EACU Grand Prix.
  Click here for details/eligibility and entry form.
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• Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th October 2017 – 35th. Bury St Edmunds Chess Congress at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BA
  Format: Five-round Swiss. Four sections – Open, Major (u170), Intermediate (u145) and Minor (u120).
  An ECF Grand Prix and an East Anglian Grand Prix event.
  See website for more details and entry.

• Sunday 16th July 2017 – Essex Chess Association Rapid Play
  at Scout H.Q., Paradise Road, Writtle, CM1 3HW
  A 6 rounds Swiss Tournament with 3 sections – Open, under 150, under 95
  20 minutes on each clock, plus 10 seconds per move
  Click here for details and entry form.

• Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th June 2017 – EACU CHESS CONGRESS
  at The Turner Hall, Church Lane, Newmarket, CB8 0HL
  A Five-Round Swiss Tournament with 3 sections
  Open, Under-170 and Under-130
  Click here for details and entry form.

• Friday 14th to Monday 17th April 2017 – Southend Easter Congress
  at Southend Adult Community College, Ambleside Drive, Southend, SS1 2UN
  7 rounds, 90 minutes per player per game PLUS 30 seconds per move
  5 sections, Open, under 170, under 145, under 120 and under 95
  Click here for details and entry form.