CHESS CORNWALL
Welcome to the website of the Cornwall County Chess Association
5th Cornwall Spring Congress

Arrangements

  • Friday to Sunday 2-4 May 2025
  • Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth, TR11 4NZ
  • 5 rounds
  • 75 minutes per player plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1
  • Details and link to online entry form

  • Team competitions 2024/25
  • Fixture lists for each club can be found on the club pages together with team and board results
  • Team results and links to the board results for each competition are at html/leagues/teamresults.shtml"
  • League tables for each competition are at html/leagues/leaguetables.shtml"

  • Teaching chess to children
  • Anyone wishing to coach a group of children might be interested in attending one of the courses run by the charity "Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC)". An online option is available.
  • Alternatively, Robin Kneebone is authorised by CSC to guide people through the ideas and material that CSC provides.

  • Link to CSC courses


    Cornwall Chess Trust

    The trust was created following a generous bequest in the will of the late David Saqui. Its main object is to make grants to support the organisation and playing of chess in Cornwall.

    Further information and links to grant application forms are here.

    Last updated 5/11/2024

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    Calendar
    Online chess

    Up to date information about our online activities can be found at http://www.cornwallchess.org.uk/html/online/index-online.htm


    OTB events
    2024
    Nov 8 (Fri)

    3 days

    56th Torbay Congress
  • TLH Toorak Hotel, Chestnut Avenue, Torquay, TQ2 5JS
  • Open (FIDE rated and ECF rated), U1950. U1750, U1500 (all ECF rated)
  • 5 round Swiss.
  • 90 minutes + 30 second increments from move 1.
  • Congress website (including link to online entry form)
  • Nov 16 (Sat)
    2nd Jurassic Rapidplay
  • Axmouth Village Hall, 43 Church St, Axmouth, EX12 4AF
  • 6 rounds
  • 20 minutes per player plus a 10 second increment per move from move 1
  • Entry details and link to online entry form
  • Dec 27 (Fri)
    4 days
    1st NY Bristol Tournament
  • Bristol Bridge Club, 99 Oldfield Road, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4QQ
  • Limited to 60 players i a single section
  • 7 rounds
  • 2 half-point byes are available in rounds 1 to 6
  • 90 minutes per player plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1
  • Entry details
  • Entry form
  • 2025
    Jan 11 (Sat)

    3 days

    7th Somerset New Year Congress
  • Walton Park Hotel, Wellington Terrace, Clevedon, BS21 7BL
  • U2050. U1750, U1550 (all ECF rated)
  • 5 round Swiss.
  • 75 minutes + 30 second increments from move 1.
  • Congress website (including link to online entry form)
  • Feb 2 (Sun) Devon B v Cornwall B
    Feb 23 (Sun) Somerset A & B v Cornwall A & B
    Feb 28 (Fri)
    3 days

     

    6th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress
  • TLH Toorak Hotel, Belgrave Road,Torquay TQ2 5JS
  • Open, U1975, U1750, U1550 (all ECF and FIDE rated)
  • 5 round Swiss.
  • 90 minutes + 30 second increments from move 1.
  • Congress website (including link to online entry form)
  • Mar 9 (Sun) Cornwall A v Devon A
    Mar 21 (Fri)
    3 days

     

    48th East Devon Congress
  • Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP
  • 5 round Swiss.
  • Congress website (including link to online entry form). To be posted to congress website in due course.
  • Mar 28 (Fri)
    3 days
    91st Bristol Open Championship
  • Bristol Bridge Club, 99 Oldfield Road, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4QQ
  • Open, U1950, U1750, U1550 sections
  • Limited to 180 players
  • 5 rounds
  • 90 minutes per player plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1
  • Entry details
  • May 2 (Fri)
    3 days
    5th Cornwall Spring Congress
  • Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth, TR11 4NZ
  • Open, U1800, U1500 sections
  • 5 rounds
  • 75 minutes per player plus a 30 second increment per move from move 1
  • Details and link to online entry form