Midlands Events

Links are to tournament organisers' websites or entry forms. Events without links will have links uploaded when they have been received from County officials or organisers.

• Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 March: Trial for World Youth U-18 to U-10, Leicester
• Saturday 20 March: Nigel Short Simul (£45) at Saturday 20th March 2010 at 1.pm, New Charter Housing Trust Group, Cavendish 249, Cavendish Street, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. Click the link to contact organiser.
• Saturday 20 March: Worcester Last Chance Saloon (MS Word file) for qualifying for any Megafinal of UK Chess Challenge
• Sunday 21 March Manchester Rapidplay: City of Manchester Stadium
• Sunday 21 March West Midlands Junior Chess League Team Tournament Rapidplay at Malvern College, Malvern, Worcs. If your school can get a team of 4 players to the venue, click on the link above for an entry form (MS Word file) now!
• Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 April Staffordshire Congress (pdf file): Bloxwich, Wallsall u200, u160 and u120 sections, 5-round Swiss
• Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 Apr: 35th Nottingham Congress
• Sunday 18 Apr: Worcestershire Megafinal of British Land UK Chess Challenge at University of Worcester
• Saturday 8 May Midlands Team Rapidplay: Syston, Leics
• Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 July: 2nd Worcestershire Open at Worcester with Open u160 and u120 sections. Download details and an MS Word entry form from the link.
• Friday 3 to Sunday 5 Sep e2e4 Hinckley, Leics, Congress
• Saturday 11 Sep: National Finals, Macmillan Cancer Support Chess Knock Out at Chasetown, Staffs.
• Sunday 5 Dec: 16th Bury Rapidplay (Manchester)
• Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 February 2011, Warwickshire Open

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