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4NCL Online season three gets underway tonight. Pairings, results and registrations can be found at the link http://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/4ncl_online_results_3.htm Many MCF teams in action.

Live games here https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tata-steel-masters-2021/1/1/1

Players https://tatasteelchess.com/players/masters/

Live Commentary https://tatasteelchess.com/live-stream/

Official website: https://tatasteelchess.com/

Round starts 1pm Daily except for the last round will will start 12 pm, 13 rounds.

The teams in the 2021 Manchester League online Rapidplay League competition season 2 are as follows.

Division 1 : 3Cs 1, Altrincham & Hale, Bolton 1, Chorlton 1, Stockport

Division 2 : 3Cs 2, Bury, Great Lever, Northenden 1, Worsley 1

Division 3 : 3Cs 3, Ashton 1, Bolton 2, Chorlton 2, Worsley 2

Division 4 : 3Cs 4, Ashton 2, Bolton Jnrs 1, Bolton Jnrs 2, Northenden 2, Worsley 3

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It is very sad to report the death on January 10th of Dave Monaghan, aged 74 and who had been one of the stalwarts of the 3Cs' club since its very early years.

Similar to many of those who work behind the scenes at 3Cs, Dave's connection with the club began when his son Karl started playing chess and then himself took an interest in the game.

Not only did Dave enjoy playing but also gained great satisfaction in taking a very active part in coaching at the club and was the...

Confirmed that the above tournament will be taking place on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January 2021. The event has a player fund of £7,000. Players now confirmed are – GM Michael Adams, GM Luke McShane, GM Gawain Jones, GM David Howell, GM Nicholas Pert, IM Ameet Ghasi, GM Daniel Gormally, GM Mark Hebden, GM Keith Arkell, and GM Glenn Flear.

These players have been regulars at Hastings over many years. Two further places are reserved for th...

GM Michael Adams wins the Caplin British Online Chess Championship.

It is his 8th national title. The first he won more than 30 years ago, in 1989, when he was just 17. To claim this year's one, England's #1 beat IM Ameet Ghasi in a playoff after both scored 7 out of 9 in the main event.

The Caplin British Online Championships included 20 different tournaments for various age groups from cadets to seniors held with different time controls and stretched from December 21 to January...

Neil Pickering who was the Captain of Eccles Chess Club from 1998 - 2013

Neil who captained the 1st team in all leagues became invaluable organising matches. In 2011 Eccles won the Silver Rook for C Division under his captaincy and in 2012 spent a brief season as captain of B Division.

He continued to support Eccles Chess Club throughout his 70's and retired in 2013 due to his health.

Those who knew Neil will remember him for all his hard work and ...

Teimour Radjabov wins the Online Airthings Masters, the second event of the 2021 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, and gets a place in the Tour Finals to be held in San Francisco in September. The sponsor, Meltwater, was announced on the same day.

In the tournament's final, Radjabov defeated Aronian 2½-1½ in the first set and 2-1 in the second.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-knockout/7/1/4...

Manchester Junior Chess

Entries for the 4NCL and J4NCL On Line Teams

Season Three

Starts: 4NCL Tuesday 26th January 2021

J4NCL Thursday 19th January 2021

Any children, playing in Manchester or for Manchester based teams are welcome to join the current Manchester Junior Chess teams in the 4NCL or J4NCL

4NCL

• Play on alternate Tuesday evenings starting at 7.30p.m.

• They play to standard play rules and time limits of 45 minutes p...

Live games https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-prelims/1/1/1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7uBiHfBcH8&feature=emb_title Commentry

by GM Peter Leko and IM Tania Sachdev. Games are daily at 2pm.