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Hastings International Chess Congress 28 Dec - 5 Jan
http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/news_view.asp?ID=316

53rd Reggio Emilia 2010 28 Dec - 6 Jan

4NCL Divisions 1, 2 & 3 15-16 January 2011 Barcelo Hotel, Hinckley Island
4NCL Northern League De Vere Wuchwood Park (nr Crewe)
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 14-30 Jan 2011
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/

Mallorca: Palma de mallorca, IM-Tournament 17-23 Jan 2011 for players Elo 2230-2400. e-mail organiser Sebastia Nadal, [email protected].

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 24 Jan -3 Feb 2011
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com

Junior 4NCL Weekend 2 12th-13th February 2011 Barcelo Hotel, Hinckley Island
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/pdf/1011_junior_entry_form.pdf

4NCL Divisions 1 & 2 19-20 February 2011 Wokefield Park
4NCL Division 3 Sunningdale
4NCL Northern League Barcelo Majestic Hotel (Harrogate)
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

e2e4 Brighton International 23-27 February 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international
Venue: Barcelo Old Ship Hotel in Brighton
Contact: Sean Hewitt [email protected] 07883 49 57 58 0845 463 9798

1 Masters section open to 2100 with IM, WGM & WIM norms available
Challengers (1900+) and Major U2000 events

Bunratty Chess Festival 25-27 February 2011
http://www.bunrattychess.com/

Cappelle La Grande International Open 26th February - 5th March
http://cappelle-chess.fr/en2/default.ph ... a1b613abd0

71st Noteboom Tournament, Leiden, Holland from 4-6 March
3 sections, details here: http://www.lsg-leiden.nl/noteboom/2011/ ... m2011.html
http://www.lsg-leiden.nl/noteboom/2011/ ... s2011.html

5th-15th March GM-IM F i r s t S a t u r d a y Budapest,
http://www.firstsaturday.hu
E-mail: [email protected]

Reykjavik Open 9-16 March 2011
http://skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id=410 ... tion=links
http://skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id=456

e2e4 Uxbridge Congress 18-20 March 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/uxbridge/Mar2011/index.htm#a

18th-26th March Budapest Spring Festival Open,
http://www.firstsaturday.hu
E-mail: [email protected]

19th-27th March GM-IM CAISSA Kecskemet, (85 km from Budapest),
http://www.caissachessbooks.com
E-mail: [email protected]

2011 European Individual Championship 21st March - 3rd April Aix-les-Bains France
Regulations: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... -Light.pdf
Schedule: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=6
Accommodation: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=48
Entry fee: €65
Organisation fee: €70
Prizes: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... PrixEn.pdf
Registration deadline: 25th February 2011

4NCL Divisions 1 & 2 26-27 March 2011 Staverton Park
4NCL Division 3 Barcelo Hotel Daventry
4NCL Northern League De Vere Wuchwood Park (nr Crewe)
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT “OPEN KARPOSH” Skopje, 02-09 April 2011
http://www.hotelskopje.com.mk
Information : IM Atanas Kizov, +389 78 207904, e-mail: [email protected] Secretary Marjan Mitkov, +389 75 475051, e-mail: [email protected] President Orce Dancevski, +389 71 320388, e-mail: [email protected]

Ravenna Open Lido Adriana, Italy 2-10 April 2011
http://www.ravennachessinternational.com
contact: Diana Mihajlova [email protected]

11th European Seniors Championship Courmayeur, Italy 6-14 April 2011
http://www.scacchivda.com

Junior 4NCL Weekend 3 9th-10th April 2011 Barcelo Hotel, Daventry
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/pdf/1011_junior_entry_form.pdf

Thailand Open 11-17 April
http://bangkokchess.com/events-calendar ... -open-2011

16th-24th April GM-IM CAISSA, Kecskemet.
E-mail: [email protected]

CCF Easter International 17-21 April 2011
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20C ... mepage.htm

Doeberl Cup Canberra, Australia 21-25 April
http://www.doeberlcup.com.au/

CCF Easter Longplay Congress [inc. FIDE Open] 22-23 April 2011
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/

Surrey Easter Congress (Open and Major sections) April 22nd-24th 2011

Southend-on-Sea Easter Congress 22-25 April 2011
http://www.southendchessclub.co.uk

European Amateur Chess Championship 2011 Thessaloniki, Greece 25 Apr - 1 May -2011

Luc Open 2011 2eme Tournoi International d'Echecs de Lille 25th April - 1st May 2011
http://www.lucopen.fr Contact: [email protected]

Sydney International Open 26 April - 1st May 2011
http://www.chess.com/event/view/sydney- ... ional-open

7th World School Individual Chess Championship Krakow Poland 29th April - 9 May 2011
http://www.wscc2011.pl/en/regulamin

4NCL All Divisions 30 April - 2 May 2011 Barcelo Hotel, Hinckley Island
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

World Schools Individual Championships 2011 Krakow, Poland 30-Apr-2011 8-May-2011
http://www.wscc2011.pl/en

European Senior Team Chess Championship 2011 Kalithea, Greece 3rd to 11th May 2011
http://gamesfestival.chessdom.com/

41st International Chess Tournament, Sarajevo Bosnia, 3-12 May 2011
http://skbosna.ba/index.php/en/prijava/
[email protected]

II nd International Chess Open Tournament 4th May– 8th of May 2011 Sofia, Bulgaria
Alexandrina Nikolieva and Maria Nikolieva +359886711253; +359889765772 [email protected]

8th - 15th May 2011 2nd International Chess Festival HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN 2011
http://www.czechtour.net/hradec-kralove-open/ in the city of Hradec Kralove (the Czech Republic).

"1st International Open Chess Tournament - Alimini Village - Italy- 21-28 May 2011"
http://www.scacchirandagi.com/Alimini/Alimini.htm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=1 ... 146&ref=ts
Email: [email protected]

e2e4 Sunningdale Congress : 27th - 30th May 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/sunningdale/May2011/index.htm

Stockholm ELO Challenge 1st-6th June 2011
http://www.scacchirandagi.com/diretta/round_1.htm
Contact Mikael Helin: [email protected]

2° Festival Internazionale CITTÀ DI ROSETO Italy 4-11 June 2011
http://www.rosetoscacchi.net/Roseto_sca ... cacchi.pdf
http://www.scacchirandagi.com/

20th ICSC European Club Team Deaf Chess Championship & 1st ICSC Open Deaf Club Team Chess Tournament 9-12 June
http://www.edcc2011.co.uk/
Merseyside Society for Deaf People, Liverpool

e2e4 Gatwick Congress 17th - 19th June 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/gatwick/index.htm

VIII European Open Festival for school champions Bulgaria 21st-29th of June, 2011
е-mail:[email protected],[email protected]
Mariyana Hristov, organizer [email protected],[email protected]

2nd Big Slick International 25th June - 3 July
Organiser: Lawrence Cooper [email protected]
http://www.gingergm.com/2011/05/11/2nd- ... f-players/

Commonwealth & South African Open 25 June - 3 July 2011
http://www.chessa.co.za/tournament_webs ... ating.aspx

International Open Chess Tournament "Jermuk 2011" Armenia 26 June to 6 July
http://www.chessacademy.am

39th annual WORLD OPEN June 30-July 4, June 28-July 4, July 1-4 or 2-4, 2011
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel $300,000 PROJECTED PRIZE FUND, $225,000 MINIMUM GUARANTEED

FIFTH ЕUROPEAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SCHOOL CHESS TEAMS in Bulgaria 30th of June until the 10th of July 2011
Varna, Tourist resort “Golden Sands” Grand hotel “Admiral 5*”
Tournament director: Boris Hristov Phone/fax: +359 52 642877
Mobile: +359 88 60 25 403 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected],
Mariyana Hristova, tournament organizer [email protected] Phone: 0878 792786, 0884 068248
Official web site of the Championship: http://www.euroschoolchess.org

11th IPCA (International Physically Disabled Chess Association) World Individual Chess Championship 2011
Slovakia/Piest'any, July 1-10 2011
http://ipca.sachrbk.sk
e-mail: [email protected]

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL “ВАРНА” OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT “VARNA” Bulgaria 1-9th of July, 2011
Contact the Organizer: Boris Hristov mobile: 088 6025403; phone/fax 052 642877
е-mail:[email protected],[email protected]
Mariyana Hristova, Organizer [email protected] Phone: 0878 792786, 0884 068248

e2e4 Irish Chess Championships 2nd - 10th July 2011
Brennan Green Isle Hotel, Naas Road, Newlands Cross, Dublin 22 Ireland
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/ireland/index.htm

OPEN XXXIVè chess BARBERÀ 4 to 12 July
http://www.ajedreznd.com/2011/BARBERA.html

Sport Summer 2011, Paracin, Serbia – July 8-15th
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/?p=8475#more-8475
For more details, visit the official web site: http://www.paracinchess.rs
Sasa Jevtic, Organizer – [email protected]

Rethymno International Open Chess Tournament 11-18 July 2011
http://www.daor.gr/index.php?chessen

14th - 31st July 22nd International Chess and Games Festival CZECH OPEN 2011 (Pardubice, Czech Republic)
http://www.czechopen.net/news/index.php. includes the European Amateurs Championship.

XXIX International Chess Open of Andorra 16th to the 24th July 2011
Tournament Hall: Hotel Sant Gothard – Erts (La Massana) ANDORRA Prizes: 10.000€ / 1er. Prize: 2.100€
Inscription Rights: 50€ /sub16 25€ - ELO +2350 free For inscriptions and information you have to contact: http://www.escacsandorra.com [email protected] FEVA - Tel/Fax: 00.376.824465

Open Championship of Macedonia, Struga 16-24 July 2011
Registration: Ivan Kocovski, Phone: +389 78 227382, E-mail: [email protected]

4th International Chess Tournament of Paleohora 20-27 July 2011
http://www.chaniachess.gr/International ... ex_en.html

Curacao Chess Festival July 22nd - 31st July 2011
organised by The Curacao Chess Players Foundation E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 767-3248 Tel: 698-6117 Tel: 666-7166

98th British Championship Sheffield 24th July - 6 August 2011
http://www.britishchess2011.com/

World Junior 1-16 August 2011 Chennai, India

EU Youth Championships 2011 Mureck, Austria 2-11 Aug 2011

14th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER, Czech Republic 3-11 August
http://www.czechtour.net/olomouc-chess-summer/

e2e4 Sunningdale International 10th - 14th August 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm
[email protected]

1st Metropolitan International August 17th to 21th, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA
http://www.metrochessla.com/players.php

Michael Adams will play in the event.

Jessie Gilbert Celebration International Festival 20-28 August 2011
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/

XIII OPEN INTERNACIONAL D'ESCACS DE SANTS, HOSTAFRANCS I LA BORDETA 19-28 August 2011
http://www.cotxeres.org/open/
http://www.cotxeres.org/open/inscrits11.htm

Matthew Sadler and Graham Burton are both playing.

5th Leyland Chess Congress 27-29 August 2011
includes a FIDE rated open with £250 1st prize
http://www.leylandchess.org.uk/congress
e-mail: [email protected]
Congress Director David Clayton

10th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Sunny Beach, Bulgaria) 27 Aug - 4 Sep 2011
http://www.czechtour.net/sunny-beach-open/

CCF Late Summer LP Congress [inc. FIDE Open] 3-4 September 2011
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/

XV° OPEN CHESS CESENATICO - ITALY 3rd to 10th of September
http://www.cesenaticoscacchi.com

61st DCCA Paignton Congress 4-10 September 2011
Email: [email protected]

4th Kuala Lumpur International Open Chess Championship 4-10 September 2011
http://www.klchess.com

European Youth Chess Championship U8 – U18 2011 Albena, Bulgaria 10-21 Sep 2011

4th Mayor's Cup International Open Chess Tournament Mumbai, India 16-24 September 2011
http://www.indianchessfed.org/tournamentcalendar.asp

e2e4 Sunningdale Chess Congress 16-18 September 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/calendar/index.htm

European Club Cup 2011 for Men and Women Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia 23 Sep - 1 Oct 2011

8th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Zdar nad Sazavou) 24 Sept - 1 Oct 2011
http://www.czechtour.net/highlands-open/

International Chess Festival Cala Millor 2011 24th Sept - 2 Oct 2011
http://www.ajedrezcalamillor.com

World Amateur Championship 2011 Antalya, Turkey 1-11 Oct 2011

Oslo Chess International 2-9 October 2011
http://www.bergensjakk.no/oslointernational/

Matthew Sadler, Adam Hunt and Robert Bellin are amongst those playing.

37th Guernsey International Chess Festival 16-22 October 2011

XXIX. Balaton Internationales Schachfestival Hévíz 18-26. Oktober 2011
Webseite: http://www.rigochess.hu E-Mail: [email protected]

22.-29.10. 2011 12th LIBEREC OPEN
http://www.czechtour.net/liberec-open/

OPEN SKOPJE 2011” in hotel “Continental” in Skopje, from 23 October to 01 November 2011
Registration: Ivan Kocovski, Phone: +389 78 227382, E-mail: [email protected] Accommodation: Aleksandra Cvetanovska, Phone +389 2 3133 333, or +389 70 268 854, E-mail: [email protected]. Transfers available by bus to European Team Championship after the tournament.

1st. World Chess Games for Disabled 24th. – 30th. October 2011 in Dresden
http://www.schachfestival.de/www_festiv ... 26c5cf.php

e2e4 Gatwick Premier & English Senior Championships 26-30 October 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/calendar/index.htm

European Team Chess Championship 2011 Heraklion, Greece 2-12 Nov-2011

e2e4 Macclesfield Chess Congress 4-6 November 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/calendar/index.htm

4NCL Rounds 1 and 2 12-13 November 2011
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

12.-18.11. 2011 2nd BRNO OPEN
http://www.czechtour.net/brno-open/

Open chess tournament Mediterranean 2017 November 12th to November 27th, 2011
mailto:[email protected] Rijeka, Croatia

World Youth Championships 2011 Caldas Novas, Brazil 17-27 Nov 2011
http://www.wycc2011.com/

World Seniors Championship Rijeka, Croatia 14-27 November 2011
http://www.rijekachess.com.

19.-26.11. 2011 3rd PILSEN OPEN
http://www.czechtour.net/pilsen-open/

Vilnius Open 19-27 November 2011
http://www.vilniusopen.eu

Brighton Chess Congress 25-27 November 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/calendar/index.htm

X Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Benidorm 2011 Del 02 al 11 de Diciembre de 2011
Web: http://www.ajedrezenelbali.com Email de información: [email protected]

London Chess Classic 3-12 December 2011
http://www.londonchessclassic.com/

III World Chess Open Leon, Spain 16-18 December 2011
http://www.openmundialdeleon.com/index.php/en/

European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship, Warsaw Poland 16-18 Dec 2011
http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2011/en/

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 23/02/11

37th Guernsey International Chess Festival 16-22 October 2011

Thanks David. Please note clash between 4NCL & European Team + World Youth

LozCooper wrote:Thanks David. Please note clash between 4NCL & European Team + World Youth

I imagine your last sentence is a general comment, but for the avoidance of doubt the dates of the 4NCL are nothing at all to do with me.

Surrey Easter Congress (Open and Major sections) April 22nd-24th 2011.

Mike Gunn wrote:Surrey Easter Congress (Open and Major sections) April 22nd-24th 2011.

That's good news, Mike. Any details?

LozCooper wrote: 2011 European Individual Championship 21st March - 3rd April Aix-les-Bains France

Regulations: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... -Light.pdf
Schedule: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=6
Accommodation: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=48
Entry fee: €65
Organisation fee: €70
Prizes: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... PrixEn.pdf
Registration deadline: 25th February 2011

In view of the discussion about Junior Chess and the (somewhat off topic) comments in the Women's World Championship thread, it's perhaps worth noting that in effect you require the permission of your National Federation to play in this event.

http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=5

David Sedgwick wrote:

LozCooper wrote: 2011 European Individual Championship 21st March - 3rd April Aix-les-Bains France

Regulations: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... -Light.pdf
Schedule: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=6
Accommodation: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=48
Entry fee: €65
Organisation fee: €70
Prizes: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... PrixEn.pdf
Registration deadline: 25th February 2011

In view of the discussion about Junior Chess and the (somewhat off topic) comments in the Women's World Championship thread, it's perhaps worth noting that in effect you require the permission of your National Federation to play in this event.

http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=5

Good point. However, as the relevant Director I don't see players having any problems

Mike Gunn wrote:Surrey Easter Congress (Open and Major sections) April 22nd-24th 2011.

Thanks MIke. I'll add it to the list. Any website info you can give me? I was surprised to see it wasn't listed on the ECF calendar.

Mallorca: Palma de mallorca, IM-Tournament 17-23 Jan 2011 for players Elo 2230-2400. e-mail organiser Sebastia Nadal, [email protected].

I hesitate to suggest anything that involves other people doing work, but to have this in a format that I could subscribe to with my computer's calendar would be extremely useful. Google has a calendar tool that syncs to many other applications, for instance.

On a related subject, what do people think are the best sources for getting lists of forthcoming overseas, FIDE rated events? I'm thinking about my holidays for the next year or so.

An up-to-date version of Harmen Jonkman's long since defunct calendar would be ideal (http://www.chess-calendar.nl/history2007.htm). The best one I'm aware of is the FIDE one (http://www.fide.com/calendar/tournaments). Chess Calendar (http://www.chess-calendar.com/#0) used to be good, but updates have become much less frequent in the last few months. I'm not aware of anything else that's worth looking at, other than national federation sites if looking for tournaments in specific countries.

Ian Thompson wrote:On a related subject, what do people think are the best sources for getting lists of forthcoming overseas, FIDE rated events? I'm thinking about my holidays for the next year or so.

An up-to-date version of Harmen Jonkman's long since defunct calendar would be ideal (http://www.chess-calendar.nl/history2007.htm). The best one I'm aware of is the FIDE one (http://www.fide.com/calendar/tournaments). Chess Calendar (http://www.chess-calendar.com/#0) used to be good, but updates have become much less frequent in the last few months. I'm not aware of anything else that's worth looking at, other than national federation sites if looking for tournaments in specific countries.

Apart from my list here of course

Ian Thompson wrote:On a related subject, what do people think are the best sources for getting lists of forthcoming overseas, FIDE rated events? I'm thinking about my holidays for the next year or so.

It's not a complete listing, but some ideas are available in this thread:

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2300

More trying to pick out the best-of-the-best.

There is also a reader's letter in the January 2011 BCM that speaks highly of popping over to France to play in chess tournaments there. Apparently, the pairings are done for the next round of a tournament by accessing a central computer at the FFE (French equivalent of the ECF), which sounds very impressive.

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: There is also a reader's letter in the January 2011 BCM that speaks highly of popping over to France to play in chess tournaments there. Apparently, the pairings are done for the next round of a tournament by accessing a central computer at the FFE (French equivalent of the ECF), which sounds very impressive.

It also sounds very much like a function done too high up the structure. If the central computer goes down, then all the tournaments relying on it have a problem.