Hi everyone and a Happy New Year to you all!
The Preliminary Round draw is as per follows:
Preliminary Round Draw
WHITE BLACK
Alex Evans v Heather Wells
Alan Holmes v Chris Flynn
David Moore v Jack Evans
Gerry Clayton v Stephen Crane
(Biran Shah, Matt Perry, John Weston & Stephen Livermore are seeded through to the Quarter-Finals)
Preliminary Round ties to be completed by 23 January 2021. Please contact your opponent via email or messaging on chess.com as soon as possible to arrange a convenient time to play your match - earlier emails refer.
Good Luck to everyone - Cheers Steve