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Under One Sky Charity Chess Blitz Tournament
Friday 7th August 2026
Dear Chess Aficionados,
♟️ Chess England Tournament Radar
Silvertown is now complete — thank you to everyone who played, helped and supported our first congress at the Tate Institute. Now it’s straight into another busy month of rapid, standard and blitz chess.
⚡ Midweek blitz
WEDN...
♟️ Your Next Chess Tournament: July and August 2026
(Thanks to Brendan O’Gorman for this lovely photo of the Golders Green venue)
There is plenty of rated chess coming up over the next few weeks, from weekday rapid and standard events to weekend congresses, evening blitz and the Mind Sports...
Chess England Tournament Radar
Looking for a game? Here are the key events coming up — blitz, rapid, standard, weekend congresses and FIDE-rated chess.
Blitz this week
WEDNESDAY 1 JULY — BRAINSTORMCHESS FIDE BLITZ GRAND PRIX
London Mindsports Centre, W6
7.30pm–1...
Northampton & Silvertown: Two Weekend FIDE Congresses You Shouldn’t Miss
This summer’s Chess England calendar is packed with weekday rapid and standard play in North West London, but the real highlights are two big weekend FIDE congresses: Northampton at the University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus on 4–5 Ju...
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