Chess News
Read more
100 Day Countdown to 25th Dorset Rapidplay – £1000 in cash prizes – 9 Dec: 2 entrants
9 Dec ’19: To celebrate 25 years this is a very special Rapidplay event! Please click on “Congresses”, main menu bar and then “Rapidplay 2020”. And at Saturday evening, the competition has 2 entrants Peter Anderson, Ringwood (188) and Keith Gregory, Fareham (175)
Dorset Rapidplay 24 March at Greyfriars, Ringwood: 63 take part and 6 share 1st place with 5/6
Everyone took home a prize from this 24th Dorset Rapidplay, superbly run by Controller Martin Simons with Assistant Controller Graham Morris. There were 29 cash prize winners, including 13 for winning grading sections and a team prize. £648.24 was paid out. It was the strongest ever Rapidplay, and that was reflected in 6 players sharing first place pictured (and […]
Poole Knights 4.5 Poole Bishops 1.5 – Bacchus – “kids hog the limelight!”
Tarik reports on 17 Jan: Poole Knights names first Graham Morris 0.5 – 0.5 Steve Bailey Harry Rowbotham 1 – 0 Teo Borsa Ben Howard 1 – 0 Josh Leggatt Zack Little 1 – 0 Felix Wyatt Samuel Williams 0 – 1 Jamie Doyle Matthew Bailey 1 – 0 Jake Doyle POOLE KNIGHTS 4.5 POOLE […]
Mike Waddington success in Bristol Open 15-17 June ’18
Mike has reported he shared 1st place (£300) with IM Alan Merry last weekend, with 4.5/5 and ahead of a strong field that included “such luminaries as GM Keith Arkell”. Very well done to Mike who has an excellent record of weekend congress successes. Our own 53rd Dorset Open is in Bournemouth, this October and […]
Countdown to Dorset Rapidplay on 15th March 2020
WELCOME TO DORSET CHESS
Dorset is a good choice of county in which to play chess! Over 200 adult players regularly take part in club matches and competitions and over 100 juniors in chess activities.
There are 48 participating teams in 2 vibrant chess leagues – the Bournemouth & District Chess League (B&DCL) and the Dorset County Chess Association (DCCA) League in which 10 friendly clubs participate. Details of your nearest club can be found by clicking on the ‘B&DCL League‘ and ‘Dorset League‘ headers at the top of this page.
There is also a B&DCL Team Handicap Knockout Cup and more recently a friendly Bacchus League for new or inexperienced players.
Results from the leagues and cup can be accessed via the ECF LMS (League Management System) – click on the red button on this page, top right. All other current chess news is posted on this website.
Several congresses are run during the year
Dorset Open and these 1 day congresses:
- Dorset Closed
- Dorset Blitz
- Dorset Rapidplay
- Various juniors chess events.
In July and August 2016 the 103rd British Chess Championships were held in Bournemouth for the first time in 80 years which achieved a record attendance. This was very much down to the considerable work of the B&DCL and DCCA officials Martin Simons and Ian Clark. Along with the successful Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress organised by the B&DCL for 4 years which provided half of the local sponsorship to these championships, clubs across both leagues also provided essential financial support.
JUNIOR CHESS
Countdown to Christmas from Nikki - here is the first of 25 chess puzzles created by Martin Simons - for more please go to "Junior Chess" main menu bar
Forthcoming events
Fri 20 Dec ’19 Southbourne Christmas Handicap Quickplay, Tuckton (7.15pm arrival)
Sat 8 Feb ’20 Dorset County Junior Chess Championships, Bournemouth School for Girls (all day)
Sun 15 Mar ’20 25th Dorset Rapidplay, Greyfriars Ringwood (all day)
Sun 24 May ’20 3rd Dorset Closed Congress, Merley (all day)
Fri 16- Sun 18 Oct ’20 55th Dorset Open Championship, Bournemouth (weekend congress)
Events & Information
Dorset County Junior Chess Championships
8th February 2020
FACEBOOK FEED
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/event-calendar/
