Leicestershire & Rutland Chess Association is the body recognised by the English Chess Federation as being responsible for chess in the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Association is affiliated to the Midland Counties Chess Union.
Hello all
It is with great regret that due to a lack of entries, the H E Atkins memorial congress scheduled for this weekend, has been cancelled.
If you have entered and paid already, please email or WhatsApp me your bank details and we will refund your entry fee.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused, and we hope to run both a rapid play and a classical event next year.
Ben Vaughan
ansteychess@hotmail.com
07469 207548
Hello everyone
Just a reminder that the H E Atkins Memorial Congress start a week today - Friday 17th October! Enter now to avoid late entry fees!
If you haven't entered already, Please support your local congress
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Andy Morley and I have been talking about the Individual County Championships during the Summer months and we are looking at re-formatting them. We recognise that it is a Summer event (holidays etc), but we want to hear from players about what would encourage them to enter, be that a rating change, venue change, and so on.
We are interested in hearing from anyone at any time - everyone knows us on the LRCA circuit so please feel free to call, email or speak to us in person during the league season about your suggestions to make the event more accessible to everyone.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The annual charity evening with the Presentation of trophies and Team rapidplay event took place on September 25th. Ten teams took part in the 5 round Swiss tournament, with a strong Syston team winning the event with 5 wins, followed by Anstey 1 with 4 wins. Anstey 3 won the Boot trophy ( a handicap trophy based on team ratings). Thanks to the Anstey club who hosted the evening for the first time and helped it run smoothly. The event raised £112 for the LOROS charity.
The Summer Cups have now been completed. Congratulations to the winners:
* Champan Cup - Market Harborough
* Wylie Cup - Wigston
* Harrod Cup - Syston
Congratulations to this year's County Champion, Fahim Nasiri, who finished a point clear of the field with 4/5. See the final cross table through the link. Full article
Hello All
The LRCA presentation evening will be held at Anstey Chess Club on Thursday 25th September, followed, as usual, by the Charity quick play event. All monies raised will be donated to LOROS.
Please support this local fundraising event - congratulating trophy winners and raising money for a great cause.
Entries are invited for the annual HE Atkins Memorial Congress 2025 from 17-19th October 2025.
5 Rounds and 5 rating sections - Please support your local congress
Full entry details are via the below link:
Chess Events UK has announced a series of Congresses and Rapid Play Tournaments to be held at Northampton University.
Rating sections: U2400 ECF, U1900 and U1600. ECF and FIDE rated with seven live boards.
Each section has cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes.
As you’ll see from the link below there is also a team championship for both the Classical and Rapid play format.
DATES
Congresses - Five rounds (60 plus 30)
September 6th -7th
November 15th - 16th
January 24th - 25th
March 14th - 15th
May 16th - 17th
July 18th - 19th
Entry Fee £50
Rapid Play – Six rounds (20 plus 5)
October 12th
December 6th
February 28th
April 19th
June 14th
Entry Fee £25
Further details here: https://www.chesseventsuk.co.uk/tournament-information
The County Championship this year is an all play all event. The latest position is shown in the attached file. Full article