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Peter Taylor
Sharing the sad news that Stockport Chess Club’s veteran member Peter Taylor passed away on 24th December 2024 shortly after his 87th birthday. Peter always liked to keep busy and played a large role in shaping the chess scene in Stockport, and his impact on the club is hard to overstate. Peter had been a…
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2025 Bolton Easter Congress
Saturday April 19th to Monday April 21st VENUE: Ukrainian Social Club, 99 Castle Street, BOLTON BL2 1JP Open, Major (u1975), Knights (u1675) Entry fee: £35 £2175 prize fund Competitors can enter online at http://congress.playchess.org.uk/congress/557/home
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Manchester FIDE Rapidplay Chess Congress 2025
The Congress is a six round Swiss, with three sections, Open, Major and Knights. All three sections are ECF and FIDE rated. Entrants need to be ECF Gold members or higher. Overseas players should quote their national federation membership. Bolton ArenaHorwich Sunday 23rd March 2025 Entry is online at | Congress Org UK Queries to julian.clissold1946@outlook.com
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The FIRST Cheadle FIDE Congress
The 1st Cheadle FIDE Congress takes place from Tuesday 4th February – Thursday 6th February 2025. It’s an Open limited to 60 players in a brand new suite at the Village Hotel. Limited capacity so book early! – Highest placed player (who has not already qualified) will win a free place to take part in the British…
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Steve Rigby in the New Years Honours List
Steve Rigby, the founder of Oldham-based 3Cs chess club over forty-six years ago, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2025 King’s New Year’s Honours for services to chess and his work with young people in the community, therefore becoming only the thirteenth person in the country to receive a national honour from…
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Alfred Milner
Alfred Milner was born at about the same time as the Lancashire Chess League Association. A report of the Oyston Lancashire Congress, at Blackpool in March 1981, in which Mr Milner was runner-up, gave his age as ninety-two (B.C.M). Mr Milner replied that he was only ninety. Mr Milner was playing for Manchester Chess Club…