The following congresses are held in Dorset on a regular basis
| When | Congress | Location | |
| March | Dorset Rapidplay | Ringwood | |
| Summer | Dorset Closed | Wimborne | |
| Sept/Oct | Dorset Blitz | Furzebrook near Wareham | |
| October | Dorset Open | Bournemouth | |
The Dorset Closed has eligiblity requirements but the other 3 are open tournaments.
Reports on last year's tournaments
2020 25th Dorset Rapidplay
2019 2nd Dorset Closed
2019 3rd Dorset Blitz
2019 54th Dorset Open
Due to Covid-19 only one of our regular tournaments was held in 2020
Junior Tournaments
In addition we hold junior chess congresses. These are covered and reported under “Junior Chess” on the main menu.
The Future?
Martin Simons is exploring running another Dorset Grand, possibly in 2020 in Bournemouth. This used to be a summer open tournament but the holding of it was interrupted when Martin Simons and Ian Clark brought the highly successful British Championship to Bournemouth in 2016.
