46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
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46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
This was posted on the Guernsey Chess Club website:
"Important Announcement"
"The Guernsey Chess Federation is pleased to announce that the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival will take place in October 2022."
"The festival will be taking place between Sunday 16th October 2022 and Saturday 22nd October 2022."
This was posted on the Guernsey Chess Club website:
"Important Announcement"
"The Guernsey Chess Federation is pleased to announce that the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival will take place in October 2022."
"The festival will be taking place between Sunday 16th October 2022 and Saturday 22nd October 2022."
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
This is correct, the Guernsey International Chess Festival is returning after a two year absence.
The 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival is taking place between Sunday 16th October 2022 and Saturday 22nd October 2022, and further information will be posted on the Guernsey Chess Club website in the near future.
The 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival is taking place between Sunday 16th October 2022 and Saturday 22nd October 2022, and further information will be posted on the Guernsey Chess Club website in the near future.
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
Welcome to the Forum, Jon. Peter Rowe has told me that you and he are working together to revive the Festival.Jon Hill wrote: โTue Feb 15, 2022 11:02 amThis is correct, the Guernsey International Chess Festival is returning after a two year absence.
The 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival is taking place between Sunday 16th October 2022 and Saturday 22nd October 2022, and further information will be posted on the Guernsey Chess Club website in the near future.
If I make it, as I hope to do, it will be my 20th appearance (10 as a player; 10 as the arbiter).
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
Yes - great news. I have been there a lot and intend to return. I have alerted our Dutch friends.
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
Peter Rowe just telephoned me. My lips are sealed on the details until everything is confirmed, but all very positive and, as Jon Hill said, watch the Guernsey Chess Club website over the next few weeks.
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
I just hope the ferry company have on record that credit I opted for when the last Guernsey/ Jersey tournament was cancelled.
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
Anyone interested in participating in the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival is invited to visit https://guernseychessfestival.org.gg/ for the most up to date information regarding the festival this year.
The site will be updated as more details are available, but registration is open and players are welcome to either fill in the form online, or download a PDF entry form and send it via post.
The site will be updated as more details are available, but registration is open and players are welcome to either fill in the form online, or download a PDF entry form and send it via post.
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
The organising committee for the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival are pleased to announce that English ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ป will be participating in this year's event.
Sheila is a ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ-๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ of the British Women's Chess Championship (1975, 1978, 1980, 1981), is also a double Olympiad Silver Medallist (individual Silver Lucerne 1982 & Team Haifa 1976), and on her Senior Team debut she was also a double Bronze Medallist in Dresden. Her best tournament result achieved was a 2429 rating performance in the 1984 British Championship.
Sheila has played in the Guernsey International Chess Festival on 12 previous occasions between 1976 and 1997 and we look forward to welcoming her to her 13th Guernsey International Chess Festival in October.
The current festival details are available at https://guernseychessfestival.org.gg/
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
From http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/:
The organising committee for the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival are pleased to announce that English IM Harriet Hunt
will be participating in this year's event.
Harriet will be returning for her second Guernsey International Chess Festival after a long gap, her first visit being in 1990.
Harriet is the current British Ladies Champion, having won the title five times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 & 2021).
Her career highlights including winning the World Girls' U20 Championship in ลปagaล, Poland in 1997, and representing England on top board in several Olympiads and European Team Championships. At the 1999 European Team Championships in Batumi, Georgia, she scored 7/9 to win the individual gold medal on board 1.
She was awarded the WGM title in 1997 and the International Master title in 1999.
Harriet will be returning for her second Guernsey International Chess Festival after a long gap, her first visit being in 1990. We look forward to welcoming her to the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival in October.
Full details are available at https://guernseychessfestival.org.gg/
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From http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/ :
The organising committee for the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival are pleased to announce that English GM Mark Hebden will be participating in this year's event.
In addition to winning the Open Section of the Guernsey International Chess Festival in 2015 and 2019, Mark is the current English 50+ Champion, winning the Chessable English Seniors Championship in May 2022. He is also the winner of the 28th 4NCL Congress Open which was held in July 2022.
Other career highlights include winning the British Rapidplay Chess Championship in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015.
Mark is a also regular participant at the 4NCL, Britain's premier chess league and in 2013, won the 4NCL Individual Championship, held at Daventry.
He also plays in local leagues for Syston Chess Club, and online on Internet Chess Club
Mark will be returning for his 12th Guernsey International Chess Festival, his first visit being in 1984. We look forward to welcoming him to the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival in October.
Full details are available at https://guernseychessfestival.org.gg/
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From http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/:
The organising committee for the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival is pleased to announce that
Danish GM Boris Chatalbashev will be participating in this year's event.
Winner of over 50 open tournaments in classical chess over the years, notable achievements include winning the South Wales International four times, and winning the European Grand Prix in 2002/3.
Recently he was the winner of the open tournament in La Roda (Spain) in 2021 & joint-winner in Kragerรธ (Norway) in 2022.
He achieved his career best rating of 2613 in 2010.
Boris will be participating in his first Guernsey International Chess Festival and we look forward to welcoming him to the 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival in October.
Full details are available at https://guernseychessfestival.org.gg/
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
A change of format this year to run it all as a single section. That's unusual for an Open in a British Isles context, even if common in age restricted events.
Kevin faces a former British (Womens) Champion in round 1.
Kevin faces a former British (Womens) Champion in round 1.
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
I'm guessing that there a small number of live boards but does anyone have any clues on where I might find them online?
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Re: 46th Guernsey International Chess Festival
Chessbomb has a page for them, but they aren't there.
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