Manchester Chess Federation Founded 1890

English Rapidplay Championships starts today 12pm start.  3Cs Andy Horton is playing

Official Website https://www.londonchessclassic.com/english-rapidplay.html

Live games

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/london-chess-classic-rapidplay-2021#live

Watch 4NCL live this weekend with games starting 2pm on Saturday and 11am on Sunday

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/4ncl-division-1-and-2-2021-2022/1/1/1

The 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship is a 14-game match taking place

in the Dubai Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates from November

Friday 26th to Wednesday December 15 between reigning Norwegian World Champion Magnus

Carlsen and his Russian Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. The first player

to reach 7.5 points wins, while a 7:7 tie will be decided by a playoff.

The prize fund is €2 million, split 60:40, or 55:45 if it goes to a

playoff. No draw offers are allowed until after move 40. Each player has

120 minutes for 40 moves, then 60 minutes for the next 20, then 15

minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting only

from move 61. A playoff will consist of four 25-minute games, with a

10-second increment from move 1. If still tied two 5+3 games are played,

then up to four more such pairs of games. If still tied we get an

Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but a draw

counts as a win for Black. A 2-second increment is added only from move 61.

https://chess24.com/worldchesschampionship

Live game

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/carlsen-nepomniachtchi-world-chess-championship-2021/1/1/1

Live Commentary

Here's a special for the World Chess Championship match between Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi: Levitov Chess now streams in English! Grandmasters Peter Svidler and Evgeny Miroschnichenko will work for you today and during the entire match. The special guest of the first show is the 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hAL1DkMZlw

The 23rd European Team Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 12–21 November 2021 in, Slovenia. Each member of the . Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed before Black's 30th move. England have a strong team GM Adams, GM Howell, GM Mcshane, GM Jones, IM Haria. In the womens section, WGM Toma, WFM  Head WFM Emelianova WFM Bayat. 

European Team Championship Live games

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-team-championship-2021/1/1/1

European Women's Team Championship Live games

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-womens-team-championship-2021/1/1/1

Live Commentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4_hwqt0bU&list=PLAkqABMYSzmvfvSfJBdi2zdS1MWyj8WSl&index=1

Participating teams from Belarus, Russia (St Petersburg and Moscow), Latvia,

Byelorussia, Armenia the Ukraine and the United Kingdom (Manchester,

Surbiton, Warwickshire and Northampton). Twelve teams in all.

 Teams of ten players, playing with a time control of 5 minutes plus three

second increments. Played on Lichess.

 Kevin Ye had the second highest score of any players taking part.

 46%-win rate, 8%draw rate, Tournament average grade exceeded our actual

average grade.

 Outstanding scores from Tim Ye (Three C’s), Alex Burke (Worsley), Lewis

Sheehy (Bolton) and Bryony Eccleston (Bolton).

 Manchester was the highest placed UK team, coming 5 th .

Full team:

Kevin Ye Three C’s

Sam Parry Manchester

Tim Ye Three C’s

Alex Burke Worsley

Lewis Sheehy Bolton

Bryony Eccleston Bolton

Rowan Eccleston Bolton

George Meredith Bolton

Jude Benhamida Tameside

Matthew Pearson Bolton

Mohammed Benhamida Tameside

Kento Pilditch Manchester

Erika Pilditch Manchester

MCF club direcretory 2021-2022 has been updated. 1.11.2021. latest updates can be  found on the download page, at the link below.

https://www.manchesterchess.com/downloads

We are pleased to announce that the 118th British Chess Championships will be held at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay from the 8th to 21st August 2022 (inclusive). The town has previously hosted the Championships on six occasions, most recently in 2019.

https://www.englishchess.org.uk/british-chess-championships-2022/

The Super strong Grand Swiss Open and Womens Swiss 2021 starts today. English GM David Howell is playing as well as IM Jovanka Houska in the Women's section.

Round 1 Parings Open

https://grandswiss.fide.com/round-1-open/

Round 1 Pairings https://grandswiss.fide.com/round-1-women/

Live Games Round 1 Open

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-chess-com-grand-swiss-2021/1/1/1

LIve Games Round 1 Women's Grand Swiss

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-chess-com-womens-grand-swiss-2021/1/1/1

Watch the broadcast with GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Stuart Conquest at https://www.twitch.tv/fide_chess

Time Control The FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place from 27 October to 7 November 2021 in Riga, Latvia. The two top finishers qualify for the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Players receive 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one.

Friday 5th November (Forget the fireworks)

Five Round Swiss

Rapidplay time control

FIDE rated section and ECF rated section

Junior Congress

Saturday 6th November

Five Round Swiss

Rapidplay time control

FIDE and ECF rated sections

full tournament and entry details with covid  rules  at the links below.

Friday 5th November.

http://congress.org.uk/congress/69/home

Round times

Round 1: 13:00

Round 4: 16.15

Round 2: 14:00

Round 5: 17.15

Round 3: 15:00

Round 6: 18.15

Saturday 6th November

http://congress.org.uk/congress/139/home

Round times.

Arrival 10:00 to 10:20

Round 1 10:30

Round 2 11:30

Round 3 12:30

Round 4 13:30

Round 5 14:30

The MCF Club Directory 2021-2022 has been up loaded to download page of the website. Along with the Covid safe playing rules 2021.

https://www.manchesterchess.com/downloads