Future FIDE rated events

[LozCooper]

Future events:

Uxbridge Congress : 19th - 21st March 2010
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/uxbridge/Mar2010/index.htm

Sean Hewitt is organising three different sections, an Open, Major and Minor. Unusually, both the Open and Major are FIDE rated. Any player over 1900 (ECF 155) can play in the Open whilst players rated under 2000 FIDE or unrated players under 170 are able to play in the Major. The Minor is open to players graded under 140. Full details are available on the website. Please contact [email protected] with any questions about the event.

Surrey Chess Congress 2nd-5th April 2010
http://www.surreychesscongress.co.uk/index.html

There is a FIDE rated open as well as Major, Intermediate and Senior events on the 2nd-4th followed by a rapidplay and junior championship on the Monday.

Southend Easter Congress 2010 2-5 April
http://southendchess.awardspace.biz/club/Congress.html

There are several events being organised; a FIDE rated open with a first prize of £2000, the major is open to players grade below 180, the intermediate is open to players graded below 150 and the minor is open to players graded below 120. There is also a blitz event on Saturday 3rd.

Coulsdon International 5-9 April
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Results/2 ... tional.htm

Coulsdon are organising IM norm and Challengers events from 5-9 April. In addition there is a long play congress from 2nd-3rd April as well as rapidplay and blitz events.

10th Wellington College International 14-18 April
http://intranet.wellingtoncollege.org.u ... px?id=4972

An eighteen player FIDE rated event divided into two teams of nine is being organised.

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 16/03/10

[Jonathan Rogers]

£2,000 first prize at southend? That's serious! Have they perhaps abandoned their 8 player round robin event?

[David Sedgwick]

Lawrence, thank you for this useful information service.

Surrey Chess Congress 2nd-5th April 2010
http://www.surreychesscongress.co.uk/index.html

There is a FIDE rated open as well as Major, Intermediate and Senior events on the 2nd-4th followed by a rapidplay and junior championship on the Monday.

Just to clarify. The Open and the Major are FIDE rated. The Intermediate and the Seniors are not.

£2,000 first prize at southend? That's serious! Have they perhaps abandoned their 8 player round robin event?

It's not taking place, but it's not a case of Southend having "abandoned" it.

The Jack Spigel Memorial Tournaments were sponsored by Jack's nephew, Cliff Stanford. I understand that it was always Mr. Stanford's intention that there should be five such events and the last of these took place in 2009.

This year Southend have a new sponsor, Insight Strategic Associates. I imagine that this is the reason they've been able to increase their prize fund substantially.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Thanks for that. It is an excellent first prize though - one might expect to see some foreign GMs paying us a visit.