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44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:07 pm
by Simon Rogers
The last major OTB chess tournament before lockdown last year took place 13th to 15th March.
Martin Mitchell won the Open Tournament.
The results can be found on:
www.blackpoolchess.org.uk

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:03 am
by Paul Robert Jackson
I wonder if there will be a 45th Blackpool Chess Conference?

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:59 am
by MSoszynski
Not in the same class as the Blackpool Conference, but I played in the Birmingham Rapidplay, Sunday 15th March. Sutton Coldfield's Henrik Stepanyan won the Open.

I well remember many players awkwardly bump elbows at the start of a game only to forgetfully shake hands at the end.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:37 am
by Brendan O'Gorman
Paul Robert Jackson wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:03 am
I wonder if there will be a 45th Blackpool Chess Conference?
The congress website says: The date of the next event will be notified when this Covid is under control and hopefully will take place at the The Imperial Hotel Blackpool.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:38 pm
by Paul Robert Jackson
Brendan O'Gorman wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:37 am
Paul Robert Jackson wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:03 am
I wonder if there will be a 45th Blackpool Chess Conference?
The congress website says: The date of the next event will be notified when this Covid is under control and hopefully will take place at the The Imperial Hotel Blackpool.
......Lancashire Chess is not updating its website
resulting in little information about Chess Plans in the North West

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:10 pm
by Mick Norris
There is lots of information about chess in the rest of the North West

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:55 am
by Paul Robert Jackson
Mick Norris wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:10 pm
There is lots of information about chess in the rest of the North West
.........point me in the right direction then.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:46 am
by Mick Norris
In Manchester, we're launching the second edition of our online individual, currently holding our first online congress, the second edition of our online league is ongoing, we won the Open and u1825 online MCCU county championships, as well as the online u1825 challengers ECF county championships (which also saw Cumbria and Cheshire & N Wales take part)

We're also undertaking our 2nd survey of MCF clubs to ascertain what they will be willing and able to do, both OTB and online, for 2021/22

Lots of info on the website

Merseyside seem busy online too

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 4:58 pm
by Simon Rogers
Paul Robert Jackson wrote:
Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:55 am
Mick Norris wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:10 pm
There is lots of information about chess in the rest of the North West
.........point me in the right direction then.
Hi Paul.
Dave Clayton has started an individual online event in the Blackpool & Fylde League. On Tuesdays is the Standardplay event and Thursdays is the Rapidplay.
More information on the ECF Calendar or alternatively you can contact Dave at the following email address:
[email protected]

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 12:27 pm
by Paul Robert Jackson
Simon Rogers wrote:
Wed May 26, 2021 4:58 pm
Paul Robert Jackson wrote:
Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:55 am
Mick Norris wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:10 pm
There is lots of information about chess in the rest of the North West
.........point me in the right direction then.
Hi Paul.
Dave Clayton has started an individual online event in the Blackpool & Fylde League. On Tuesdays is the Standardplay event and Thursdays is the Rapidplay.
More information on the ECF Calendar or alternatively you can contact Dave at the following email address:
[email protected]
Simon.
Do you have any information about Dave Clayton's Leyland August Bank Holiday Congresses?

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 1:58 pm
by Simon Rogers
Hi Paul. I've checked a few websites and nothing has been posted. Last year's Leyland Chess Congress was held online.
I'm guessing they are leaving it as late as possible due to the rise of the Indian Variant in Lancashire.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:24 pm
by Simon Rogers
I'm afraid there is still no news about next year's Blackpool Congress. On the website it still says TBA under Future Events.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:22 pm
by Andrew Zigmond
There was an announcement at Scarborough that Blackpool will be going ahead - they were waiting to see how Scarborough went but everything was fine.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:05 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Excellent news, if confirmed. Am hoping to play there in what would be the first time in a decade.

Re: 44th Blackpool Chess Conference

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:19 pm
by Roger de Coverly
Matt Mackenzie wrote:
Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:05 pm
what would be the first time in a decade.
I haven't played there since 2007 and before that was 1998. Both in the Winter Gardens,

There was briefly a rumour in 2019 that the 2020 British was going there.