Chess Calendar

Upcoming Events

2024-25
Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress
March 2025

Dorset Blitz
October 2024

Weymouth Chess Congress
September 2024

Two Towns Match
11 September 2023

2nd Autumn Cornwall Chess Congress
22-24 September 2023  

Dorchester Jamboree
Thursday 14th September 2023 

53rd Cotswold Chess Congress 
27-29 May 2023 

27th Dorset Rapid Play
12th March 2023 

Bournemouth Junior Chess Championship 
26th February 2023 


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Event History

Bournemouth Junior Chess Championship
8th February 2020
Bournemouth School for Girls
Results

20th Royal Beacon Senior Chess Congress
4-8 November 2019

54th Dorset Open
11-13 October
The Elstead Hotel, Bournemouth
Tournament Report

51st Cotswold Chess Congress
25 May 2019

Dorset 'Closed' Congress
7 July 2019

Cornwall Chess Congress
1-3 May 2019
Falmouth Hotel
Tournament Report

24th Dorset Rapid Play
17th March 2019
Greyfriars Ringwood

Bournemouth Junior Chess Championship
Saturday 19th February 2019

19th Royal Beacon Senior Chess Congress
5-9 November 2018
Tournament Report

53rd Dorset Open
12-14th October 2018
Elstead Hotel, Bournemouth
Tournament Report

Two Towns Match
Wednesday 12th September 2018
Poole RBL North Road
Tournament Report

2nd Dorset Blitz Championship
Sunday 16th September 2018
Furze Village Hall, Wareham
Tournament Report

50th Cotswold Chess Congress
26th – 28th May 2018
The Kings School. Gloucester GL1 2BG

West of England Chess Congress
Friday 30th - Monday 2nd April 2018
The Manor Hotel, Exmouth
Tournament Report

Dorset Rapid Play, Sunday 18th March 2018
Greyfrairs, Ringwood
Tournament Report

18th Royal Beacon Senior Chess Congress
6-10 November 2017
Tournament Report

52nd Dorset Open, 13-15th October 2017
Elstead Hotel, Bournemouth

1st Dorset Blitz Championships, Sunday 17th September 2017
Furzebrook Village Hall, Wareham
Tournament Report

Two Towns Chess Match, Wednesday 13 September 2017
Poole RBL North Road
Tournament Report

49th Cotswold Chess Congress
A 6-Round Swiss Tournament in 3 Sections
Open, Major (Under 155 ECF) and Minor (Under 125 ECF)
Whit Bank Holiday Weekend
Sat 27th, Sun 28th & Mon 29th May 2017
At King's School, Gloucester, GL1 2BG
An ECF Grand Prix Event

East Devon Chess Congress, 10-12th March 2017
Tournament Report

Dorset Rapid Play, 12th March 2017
Tournament Report

Dorset Handicap Knockout, Monday 6th February 2017
Highcliffe
Report

Somerset New Year Chess Congress, Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th January 2017
Tournament Report

51st Dorset Open, at Ocean View Hotel, Bournemouth, 2-4 December 2016
Tournament Report

Torbay Chess Congress, 11, 12 & 13th November 2016 at Livermead House Hotel, Torquay.
Results

17th Royal Beacons Senior Congress, at Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth, 31- 4 November 2016.
Tournament Report

Two Towns Chess Match, 15 September 2016, at Poole Chess Club.
Tournament Report

British Chess Championships played in Bournemouth, July-August 2016.
Tournament Report

The Bournemouth Chess Club have made a donation to support the British Chess Championship and wish them every success for this summer. Wonderful to have the Championship return to Bournemouth.

Dorset Rapidplay at Ringwood on Sunday, 13 March 2016.
Won by Keith Gregory of the Fareham Chess Club
Paul Jackson & Paul Errington competed from Bournemouth Chess Club


Cotswold Chess Congress, 28-30th May 2016, at King's School Gloucester.
Paul Errington & Dave Burt played on behalf of Bournemouth Chess Club.
Tournament Report