Golders Green and Hendon Chess Club Events
You can find us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/goldersgreenchess!
Our TWITTER hashtag is #ggrp
The next Golders Green Rapidplay is this Saturday November 12th 2011.
PLEASE NOTE:
Ungraded adults will have to enter the event in advance and have their entry verified by the organisers, or if they enter on the day they will have to play in the Open tournament.
Please note that if you don't collect a prize we don't send it on - you can pick it up at your next Golders Green event.
SPECIAL PRIZES - thanks to Angelo, manager of Charlie's Restaurant (http://www.charliesristorante.co.uk/) just over the road from Hendon Chess Club / Golders Green Church Hall, we have £30 in meal vouchers every month this year to award as special prizes! If you are lucky enough to win one, we will send you a voucher. Bernard and Dominic Klingher won the voucher for October's event!
As usual, use the online entry form to be eligible for the discounted entry fee. Entry online or by post is £15.00, £14.00 for Juniors Under 16, all other entries will be charged £20.00 on the day (£14.00 for Juniors and members of Hendon Chess Club).
Thanks to Norman Went, you can find a complete list of results from Golders Green and archived results of other previous events at Golders Green at this address: http://goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
FOR YOUR CALENDAR
BLOGS I FOLLOW
1. Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog - http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/
2. The Kenilworthian - http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/
A YEAR IN CHESS
These are some of my favourite tournaments throughout the year. What are your recommendations? (of course Golders Green Rapidplay is on your list already).
2011
Nov - British Rapidplay Championships http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/ and / or Herts CA Congress, Hatfield - http://www.hertschess.com/
Dec - The 3rd London Classic - http://www.londonchessclassic.com/
2012
Jan - Hastings International (inc weekender) 28th Dec 2010 to 5th January 2011
Feb - Kidlington Congress - (http://home.btconnect.com/OCA/) and very very good. Cappelle la Grande is a well known French tournament at the end of February (http://www.cappelle-chess.fr/en2/default.php).
March - Barnet Congress (http://barnetchess.com/) - might be March 25/26 this year - Blackpool Congress - http://www.blackpoolchess.org.uk/ the biggest in the UK!
April - Kings Head RP - http://www.khcc.org.uk/, St Albans Congress
May - Letchworth one day Congress 29th May 2011, Brussels Rapidplay (http://www.creb.be/), which is usually on the first Bank Holiday in May
June - EACU Congress (http://www.eacu.org.uk/) at Newmarket
July - The British Championships (North Shields - events for all!) - http://www.britishchess2011.com/ or if you fancy a trip to Spain then Andorra has a lovely Open - http://www.escacsandorra.com/
Aug - Steve Boniface Memorial Congress - http://www.chessit.co.uk/
Sep - Jose Tonoli Memorial (Brussels, 9rds x 15 mins pppg), the 'Forge du Sud (Luxembourg, Sunday 11 Sept) http://open.ced.lu/ and the Paignton Congress - (http://www.chessdevon.co.uk/)
Oct - Guernsey Festival - http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/festival/festival.htm
USEFUL LINKS
Golders Green Chess - www.goldersgreenchess.tk
Posterous for chess news - http://goldersgreenchess.posterous.com/
Hendon Chess Club - http://www.hendonchessclub.com/
Twitter - http://twitter.com/adamraoof
ECF - http://www.englishchess.org.uk/
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Best wishes
Adam Raoof
ECF Director of Home Chess
President: Middlesex County Chess Association
FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY
Mailing list: send a blank email to adamraoof-subscribe@topica.com
http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com/
Mobile: 07855 036 537
You can find us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/goldersgreenchess!
Our TWITTER hashtag is #ggrp
The next Golders Green Rapidplay is this Saturday November 12th 2011.
PLEASE NOTE:
Ungraded adults will have to enter the event in advance and have their entry verified by the organisers, or if they enter on the day they will have to play in the Open tournament.
Please note that if you don't collect a prize we don't send it on - you can pick it up at your next Golders Green event.
SPECIAL PRIZES - thanks to Angelo, manager of Charlie's Restaurant (http://www.charliesristorante.co.uk/) just over the road from Hendon Chess Club / Golders Green Church Hall, we have £30 in meal vouchers every month this year to award as special prizes! If you are lucky enough to win one, we will send you a voucher. Bernard and Dominic Klingher won the voucher for October's event!
As usual, use the online entry form to be eligible for the discounted entry fee. Entry online or by post is £15.00, £14.00 for Juniors Under 16, all other entries will be charged £20.00 on the day (£14.00 for Juniors and members of Hendon Chess Club).
Thanks to Norman Went, you can find a complete list of results from Golders Green and archived results of other previous events at Golders Green at this address: http://goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
FOR YOUR CALENDAR
- 'First Thursday' Hendon Blitz, 1st December 2011
Blitz results are here - http://www.hendonchessclub.com/blitz/
Usually £20 1st, £10 2nd, £10 Hendon Prize. 10 minutes each, six rounds. 7.30pm start, St Alban's Church Hall – see you there! Our website has all the details you need.
BLOGS I FOLLOW
1. Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog - http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/
2. The Kenilworthian - http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/
A YEAR IN CHESS
These are some of my favourite tournaments throughout the year. What are your recommendations? (of course Golders Green Rapidplay is on your list already).
2011
Nov - British Rapidplay Championships http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/ and / or Herts CA Congress, Hatfield - http://www.hertschess.com/
Dec - The 3rd London Classic - http://www.londonchessclassic.com/
2012
Jan - Hastings International (inc weekender) 28th Dec 2010 to 5th January 2011
Feb - Kidlington Congress - (http://home.btconnect.com/OCA/) and very very good. Cappelle la Grande is a well known French tournament at the end of February (http://www.cappelle-chess.fr/en2/default.php).
March - Barnet Congress (http://barnetchess.com/) - might be March 25/26 this year - Blackpool Congress - http://www.blackpoolchess.org.uk/ the biggest in the UK!
April - Kings Head RP - http://www.khcc.org.uk/, St Albans Congress
May - Letchworth one day Congress 29th May 2011, Brussels Rapidplay (http://www.creb.be/), which is usually on the first Bank Holiday in May
June - EACU Congress (http://www.eacu.org.uk/) at Newmarket
July - The British Championships (North Shields - events for all!) - http://www.britishchess2011.com/ or if you fancy a trip to Spain then Andorra has a lovely Open - http://www.escacsandorra.com/
Aug - Steve Boniface Memorial Congress - http://www.chessit.co.uk/
Sep - Jose Tonoli Memorial (Brussels, 9rds x 15 mins pppg), the 'Forge du Sud (Luxembourg, Sunday 11 Sept) http://open.ced.lu/ and the Paignton Congress - (http://www.chessdevon.co.uk/)
Oct - Guernsey Festival - http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/festival/festival.htm
USEFUL LINKS
Golders Green Chess - www.goldersgreenchess.tk
Posterous for chess news - http://goldersgreenchess.posterous.com/
Hendon Chess Club - http://www.hendonchessclub.com/
Twitter - http://twitter.com/adamraoof
ECF - http://www.englishchess.org.uk/
--
Best wishes
Adam Raoof
ECF Director of Home Chess
President: Middlesex County Chess Association
FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter
328 Watford Way
Hendon, London NW4 4UY
Mailing list: send a blank email to adamraoof-subscribe@topica.com
http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.com/
Hendon Chess Club: http://www.hendonchessclub.com/
Mobile: 07855 036 537
