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Entries for the Rapidplay are now closed. Updates: There are 37 entrants Lichess usernames have been added to the main tournament page so that you can easily see who you are playing. There are 7 teams, also shown on the main tournament page.  Some of these were entered normally, but some have been allocated based [...]

Dorset Juniors beat Hampshire, Devon and Berkshire in epic team chess battle

Dorset Junior Chess is extremely proud of the four local junior chess players who will be competing in the online Terafinal Preliminaries this weekend on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September. The Terafinal Preliminaries is the penultimate round in the Delancey UK Chess Challenge, a national chess competition run across the UK and across five [...]

The Tournament The 1st Dorset Online Rapidplay will be held on Sunday 14th March, 9:30 a.m. Full details and the entrants to date are on the Dorset Rapidplay page.   Updates 1. Entry Deadline The entry deadline has been extended to Saturday at 2.00 p.m.  for both individual and team entries. Entries after this point [...]

  Question: Why has a Consultation Document been issued now when it is clear that any return to competitive face-to-face chess is neither permitted now nor is it likely to be permitted in the near future? Should we not be doing this exercise when there is more certainty, relevance and clarity? Answer: The Consultation Document […]

Julian Cherryson, Dorchester Chess Club reports the excellent news that Dorchester Library & Learning Centre will be hosting “friendly chess sessions”. These will be for anyone aged 14 and over – and  will be called “Chess Knights” taking place on Tuesdays, fortnightly from 5 March ’19, 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Julian is keen each session is attended by at least one […]