Manchester Chess Federation Founded 1890

https://www.manchesterchess.com/online-chess

Tournament rules & social distancing https://www.englishchess.org.uk/tournament-rules-social-distancing/

PDF here https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tournament-Rules-Aug-2020.pdf

Scarborough Chess Congress 2020 cancelled http://www.scarboroughchesscongress.org.uk/ British Rapidplay 220 cancelled http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/2020site/index.html.

Fide online Olympiad starts today. Watch the action live on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaKTbkBZedY or chess.com/tv with the commentary of GM Roeland Pruijssers and WFM Alessia Santeramo.

Website: https://olymp.fide.com/

New over the board July 2020 grades are now on line.

http://ecfgrading.org.uk/new/menu.php

Manchester Juniors On Line

FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUES

Since over the board chess has not been possible, Manchester Juniors

have played a in a variety of ON LINE tournaments.

This has included on line games against teams from Edmonton,

Canada, St Petersburg and Rybnik.

We have also fielded teams in the Four Nations Chess League and the

Junior Four Nations Chess League.

These two competitions are restarting in August and we will again...

https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=10928

Tribute to Julian Farrand https://britishchessnews.com/2020/07/20/prof-julian-t-farrand-13-viii-1935-17-vii-2020/

Peter Webster "Condolences to Tom and his family. He played for the Greater Manchester team I captained in my gap year, and had the best individual record that season. I remember him arriving breathless at a venue in Worcestershire just before the default time and bashing out 1...Nc6 in response to 1 e4, a...

One of the GMT Chessboards at Biel International Chess Festival which starts thsi weekend. Photo Credit @Roman Edouard.

Live games https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/biel-grandmaster-tournament-2020/1/1/1

I am sorry to inform you that Neville Hawkins who used to be involved in

Manchester chess died on Friday 10th July aged 88 years.

Nina Hawkins

It is with immense sadness that Bury Chess Club have to announce the death this morning of our club President, Bernard Sharples

Bernard died peacefully  at home, at 5 pm on 13th July.  Having very recently been diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus; he was 82; he is survived by his wife Marjorie

Bernard was a member when the club formed in 1956 having played chess at Bury Gram...