6th Dorset Closed Congress – 23rd to 25th January 2026

6th Bournemouth Grand Congress: 13th -15th March 2026

SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2025 FINAL REPORT

Wells Rapid Saturday 18th October 2025

4NCL Online – Season 12 – now underway

Two Towns Match a great success

Martin Simons wins ECF Award

Chess at Swanage Library

New Blitz Tournaments at Barton Peveril in September

DCCA AGM 2025 – Summary and Awards

B&DCL AGM – Tuesday 10th June 2025 – Summary & Awards

B&DCL AGM Tues 10th June 2025 – Agenda and Proposed Rule Changes

B&DCL AGM – TUESDAY 10TH JUNE 2025

29th Dorset Rapidplay – Sunday 27th April 2025 – Full Report, Results & Photos

5th Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress – Prizewinners Report

Watch the Bournemouth Grand live!

5th Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress – 28th to 30th March 2025 – Entries are now Closed !!

Wessex 4NCL Online Season 11 – Round 3 match report

Dorset Closed Congress – Full Report

4NCL Online League – Season 10 – Round 6 – Wessex Report

4NCL OTB League – Weekend #1 – 9th – 10th Nov 2024 – Wessex Results

Tough evening for Dorset Juniors 1 but Dorset Juniors 2 win in Round 5 of Junior 4NCL Online

SOUTHBOURNE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT – FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2024 – REPORT & RESULTS

4NCL Online League – Season 10 – Round 5 report

4NCL Online League – Season 10 – Round 3 Report

6th Dorset Blitz 2024 – Report

6th Dorset Blitz – Results

2nd Jurassic Rapidplay – Sat 16th Nov 2024

4NCL Online League – Season 10 – Round 2 Report

2nd Weymouth Chess Congress

Dorchester Jamboree – Yeovil retain the trophy

4NCL Online League – Season 10 – Round 1 Report

TWO TOWNS MATCH – AN AGREED DRAWN MATCH

Shreyas Royal becomes UK’s youngest chess Grandmaster

Local players perform well at the British Chess Championships

Junior Online 4NCL Season 10 – entries now open. Join the fun!

2024 B&DCL Summer Chess League – Highcliffe Wins

Jon Freeman represents England at FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships

Hampshire Rapidplay – 7th September 2024

Two roles filled, B&DCL Secretary post still vacant.