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.
Hi All
Lewis Turner is looking for players for the 'Open' section of the County Championship - ideally players around 1800+ (lewisturner11@gmail.com)
If you're interested in playing for the County at this high level then please contact Lewis via email above.
Fixtures
vs Derbyshire AWAY 7/8th November
vs Worcestershire NEUTRAL 5th December
vs Lincolnshire AWAY 20th February 2027
The fixtures are now tentatively in place for this section as above, so ask Lewis to get your name down if you're available please!
Hi all
I've just been made aware that the details of the funeral for Brian are:
Funeral Service on Monday 28th September at 11:45 at Loughborough Crematorium.
There will be a Wake at Charnwood Regency hotel but the family of Brian need to know numbers by the end of next week please, therefore please let me know if you intend to go to the wake and I will let Brian's family know.
Thank you all.
Hi All
Thanks for all the support/messages after the loss of Brian - he is a loss to so many. Here is a tribute from Thurnby's Ray Burgess:
It was with sadness that I heard of the death of Brian Foreman and would like to pass on the condolences of all at Thurnby.
Thurnby of course was one of the many clubs that Brian played for, first between 1988 and 1990 then from various times between 2002 and 2011. And finally a one off game in 2019, this was against Syston, also one of his former clubs, where he drew with Graham Sharpe.
Looking at our club records I can find that Brian played against us soon after we were formed in 1974 and he was playing for the BU works team. The following season he had moved to the White Eagles where he beat me on board 2 in Division 2.
It should also be noted that Brian contributed to Leicestershire chess by captaining the county first team.
He was very knowledgeable regarding many aspects of chess in Leicestershire. We exchanged cards at Christmas and his would be accompanied with a long letter regarding his thoughts on the state of the game locally. These will be much missed.
Ray Burgess
The Anstey Club is shocked and upset to report the passing of Brian Foreman yesterday.
Brian was a well-liked and well thought of member of the club but I am aware that he has played for many other clubs, so our thoughts are with you all too at this sad time. My mobile is on for anyone that wants to talk. We will miss Brian's off the wall comments, his long chats and emails and we will miss his personality.
I will post details of the funeral arrangements in due course - there may be a bit of a wait is what his wife has told me.
R.I.P Brian - Gone but never forgotten
In under a year, Anstey twins Leonardo and Harrison Condron have burst onto the chess scene, travelling across the UK to compete in tournaments and progressing from promising novices to strong intermediate players.
Earlier this month, the pair made their British Chess Championships debuts at Warwick University, with both returning outstanding results.
Leonardo finished outright first in the Under 10 section with five wins, two draws and no defeats. Harrison finished joint second, scoring four wins and three draws, also unbeaten.
Harrison came joint first in the Under 1750 PM event, with four wins, one draw and a bye, again without losing a game, while competing against players of all ages.
All of this before their ninth birthday.
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Congratulations to all the divisional winners from the 2025/26 season. The Harrod and Wylie Cups are still to play for, as are the individual County Championships.
The LRCA presentation evening will be held at the Anstey Club on Thursday 24th September to present trophies to league and cup winners.
As usual, there will be a charity quick play event, which every club and all players are invited to play in, and there can be scratch teams made up on the night too. Cost will be slightly increased to £2.50 per player and all monies raised will be going to charity.
Please come along and support the event.
Hi All
I thought it would be useful to share the qualified arbiters that we have in Leicestershire as below, so that players are aware.
Level 2 - Andy Morley
Level 1 - Alan Agnew, Alison Walton, Ken Ronald, Ben Vaughan
Hi All
I am delighted to advise that we received 3 volunteers to captain teams in the MCCU County matches. Their details and the teams/sections they are captaining are as follows:
Open (Midlands Championship)
Lewis Turner lewisturner11@gmail.com
U1850 team
Omar Oliveri omarjohnoliveri@gmail.com
U1650 team
Rene Butler rene@consumerking.co.uk
Let's give these guys some support please.
If you would like to represent the glorious County of Leicestershire against other Counties, then please contact the above section captains.
Costs: The LRCA will cover the initial cost of room hire, but £5 per player will be required on the day to help with the venue costs, and it is also required to bring a contribution to refreshments (tea, coffee, squash, biscuits etc) where we are playing a home match. (Away contributions would also be welcome).
Hi All
Following on from the previous post, the sections are U1450, U1650, U1850 and Midlands Championship (Open)
Please contact me if you'd like to play and/or captain a section.
Hello All
As part of the MCCU, we have been asked if there was any appetite for the lure of "Playing for Leicestershire" in County chess. This would initially be against semi-local opponents (Derbyshire, Notts, Lincs etc) and I have taken on the mantle of trying to resurrect this event, as it was once quite popular as an extra rated chess game.
We would of course need volunteers to captain teams, and a small army of players to play in each section. We have the players within the County but do we have enough people to run the teams and players to play?
Please let me know by email (ansteychess@hotmail.com) if you'd like to volunteer.