Chess England

Tomorrow! Six rapid games for £5 on Tornelo Go ahead and enter and we will divide players into two sections on the day if we get enough players. Be on Zoom, please. https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/chess-england 6 rounds, 20 minutes + 10 seconds a move, 10am to 4pm latest, fixed round times 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, byes available if you cant make a round or fancy lunch! We also do proper swiss pairings, no cash prizes.

EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT  - Chess England Blitz: Seven Rounds from 7.30pm to 10pm. Open and (if numbers permit) Under 1700 (you must also be ECF Under 135). NEW!  A Junior Under 16 (and must be Under 100) section (no prizes, no requirement to be on Zoom). You must have a National, ECF or a FIDE profile to enter so we can identify you. FIDE rapid ratings apply. If you don’t have a FIDE Blitz use your ECF Rapid converted- [ECF x 7.5 + 700 = FIDE].  10 minutes each per player - no increment. https:/...

On Thursday we host a tournament on Tornelo - 7 rounds of 10 minute blitz! Starts at 7.30pm and finishes about 10pm.  You can enter here - https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/chess-england where you will also see a list of my tournaments for the week!

Wednesday evening, 7-30pm, a 9 round swiss tournament! 5 minutes per player PLUS 5 seconds a move - https://www.chess.com/live#t=1247517

Tonight we are having a tournament on Tornelo - 7 rounds of 10 minute blitz! Starts at 7.30pm and finishes about 10pm.  You can enter here - https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/chess-england where you will also see a list of my tournaments for the week!

TUESDAY 26th MAY 2020 - Muswell Hill Rapid is online!  Three sections based on FIDE Rapid rating or equivalent. You must have a National, ECF or a FIDE profile to enter so we can identify you. FIDE rapid ratings apply. If you don’t have a FIDE Rapid use your ECF Rapid converted- [ECF x 7.5 + 700 = FIDE].  20 minutes each per player plus 10 seconds a move increment. https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/chess-england Six Rounds from 10.00am to 4.00pm - £15.00 to enter - Prizes based on entries will b...

https://www.chess.com/live#t=1233747 Chess England NEWS - Monday 18th May 2020 Summary: Thanks for reading my newsletters.  After exploring a lot of options I have put aside chess.com and chesskid.com and will run most events on Lichess and Tornelo (with or without the camera).   I have started a new kids club on Lichess (parents and coaches scroll to the bottom for details).  I am also exploring the offerings of playchess.com and chess24.com, so make sure you are on my mailing list for fu...

Thursday 14th May 2020 - Chess England Blitz in TWO SECTIONS! Open and Under 1700 (ECF Under 135). You must have an ECF or a FIDE profile to enter. FIDE rapid ratings apply. If you don’t have a FIDE Blitz use your ECF Rapid converted- [ECF x 7.5 + 700 = FIDE].  10 minutes each no increment.  https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/chess-england/events/chess-england-blitz Seven Rounds from 7.30pm to 10pm with an intermission - £5.00 to enter - Cash Prizes paid by PayPal based on entries will be shared....

If you are bored of playing blitz… and missing us… try these online versions of Golders Green and Hampstead!  If you like Chess960 then we are having a tournament on Lichess tomorrow night (Wednesday 13th May) see below for details. Adam Raoof =============================================================== Read this page - https://bit.ly/chessonlineterms  Then join us on WhatsApp - https://bit.ly/chessenglandwhatsappchat  Saturday 16th May 2020 - The World Famous Golders Green Ra...

Adam, I’m bored!  Entertain me NOW! I am doing my best. I have two new events over the weekend on a new platform called Tornelo, and I hope you will try them at least once. Scroll for details. Don’t forget that there is lots of high quality chess online - and you can often follow the commentary for free on Youtube and Facebook. Google the “FIDE Online Nations Cup”. My recommendation is to always ALWAYS start with Mark Crowther’s TWIC = The Week In Chess. https://theweekinchess.com/ is a gr...