28/07/11 - NCCU MO Updated 21/07/11 - NCCU MO Updated 17/07/11 - Chess Calendar Updated Manchester Autumn Congress 2011 Friday 2 to Sunday 4 September - added Club Championships FINAL - Open - Bradford 2½-1½ Heywood 06/07/11 - Club Champs FINAL - Major - Heywood 2½-1½ Atherton 05/07/11 - Chess Calendar Updated Bury (Manchester) Rapidplay at Elton Vale Sports Club, Bury. Sunday 4 December 2011 - added 20/06/11 - South Lakes Congress Winners 16/06/11 - Club Champs Updated Minor - Final - Skelmersdale 3½-½ Heywood 08/06/11 - Updates NCCU MINS 2011  -Online Trophy page has been updated Sinclair Shield - Correspondence - Results 07/06/11 - NCCU MO Updated 06/06/11 - NCCU MO Updated 01/06/11 - Club Champs Updated Inter - Final - Carlisle 1-3 Heywood 26/05/11 - NCCU MO Updated 24/05/11 - Club Champs Updated Major - Semi-Final - Heywood 3-1 Rochdale Open - Semi-Final - Atherton 1½-2½ Heywood 23/05/11 - Chess Calendar Updated 17th HEYWOOD CHESS CONGRESS added Entry Form + Info (PDF) 22/05/11 - Chess Calendar Updated The 47th Northumberland County CHESS CONGRESS - Entry Form Updated 18/05/11 - Matthew Webb Chess Blog Matthew Webb from Bradford, West Yorkshire. He has played chess for many clubs within Yorkshire ever since he was a junior, he has recently decided however to take his chess a whole lot more serious! He intends to keep a regular blog of his progress. Thus far you will be able to see he has recently played in events such as the European Individual Champions in Aix-les-Bains France where he achieved his first result against a Grandmaster. He has also just played in the Norwegian Champions in Fagernes,… all games and his thoughts have been given in detail on his blog! His blog address: http://www.mattywebbchess.com/ 15/05/11 - Club Champs Updated Minor - Semi Final - Heywood 2½-1½ Carlisle 09/05/11 - Club Champs Updated Open - Semi Final - Preston 1-3 Bradford - corrected 04/05/11 - Club Champs Updated Major - Bradford 1-3 Atherton - Atherton through to Final 03/05/11 - Redmonds Win Clough Trophy A team comprised of all brothers finally clinched the BDCA Clough Trophy after beginning their assault in 2006. Peter Redmond explains, 'Myself and Graham were the only two playing regularly in the family at that time but we knew with practice John, Tony and Nigel would eventually reach the standard required to challenge for honours'. The team won the trophy with a fantastic win over Bradford Chess Club in the final round making the them the best of the sixteen teams that competed in the five round handicapped competition. Team manager Nigel commented 'Its was a proud moment playing and winning with my brothers, Peter and Tony also play with me for Bradford College in Division 3 and have won the championship, so its a double celebration'. Father Norman looking on said 'It was very tense but you could how much they wanted to win, a great night for the family'. L/R: Peter, Norman, John, Nigel (seated), Graham, Tony 27/04/11 - Calendar Updated Frodsham Congress 10th-12th February 2012 added 26/04/11 - NCCU MO Updated 26/03/11 - Middlesbrough Congress Entry Form Updated New prize category added. Download Entry Form 24/03/11 - Club Championship Updated Major Rochdale 3-1 Barrow Minor Knights United B 0-4 Skelmersdale 16/03/11 - NCCU MO Updated Club Champs Updated Major - Aigburth 1½-2½ Atherton 07/03/11 - NCCU MO Updated 03/03/11 - Club Championships Updated Intermediate Carlisle through to the final against Heywood 02/03/11 - Chess Calendar Updated The 47th Northumberland County CHESS CONGRESS 23rd-25th September 2011 - Added Entry Form + Info - PDF 28/02/11 - Chess Calendar Updated Bolton Easter Congress 22-24 April 2011 - Added Incorporating Busy Persons (blitz) on Saturday 23 April See left hand column on here: http://www.manchesterchessfederation.co.uk/page2.html For Entry form & Info 24/02/11 - Chess Report Frodsham Chess Congress 2011 - PDF Frodsham Cross Table 21/02/11 - Club Champs Updated - Results Open Windermere ½-3½ Preston Major Heywood 2½-1½ Atticus Inter Rochdale 1½-2½ Heywood 13/02/11 - Chess Calendar Updated 2011 Middlesbrough Chess Congress - added 8th – 10th July 2011 Middlesbrough FC’s Riverside Stadium (in the luxurious Legends Lounge) Entry Form + Info 04/02/11 - NCCU MO Updated 31/01/11 - Rd1 Club Championships - OPEN Rochdale 1½-2½ Atherton Sun 30th January 2011 27/01/11 - NCCU Individual Championships CUMBRIA CHESS ASSOCIATION presents The 2011 Open Cumbria Individual Chess Championships Incorporating the NCCU Individual Championships 5 Round Swiss: Open, Major and Minor events 25th, 26th, 27th February 2011 at The Beacon Social Club Fernhill 3 Duke Street Town Centre, Penrith CA11 7LY Info + Entry Form (PDF) 24/01/11 - Club Championship Page Updated Dates for fixtures added 15/01/11 - Calendar Updated 35th BLACKPOOL CHESS CONFERENCE - added The Barceló Imperial Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 2HB Friday 11th March to Sunday 13th March 2011 Entry is online or you can download the Entry Form - more info HERE http://www.blackpoolchess.org.uk/ 10/01/11 - Calendar Updated 10th, 11th & 12th June 2011 15 SOUTH LAKES OPEN CHESS CONGRESS The Cumbria Grand Hotel Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria ENTRY FORM + INFO Added 06/01/11 - Calendar Updated Sunday February 13th - Frodsham Junior Chess Championships Entry Form avaiable 05/01/11 - NCCU MO Updated 02/01/11 - NCCU Club Championships 2010-2011 The Draw for the 1st Rd is now online - click HERE all matches to be played by 7th March 2011