News 2017-18

The minutes for the AGM held on Tuesday 17th July are now available on the website.

The 2018 Midland Open will be at the Ramada Hotel in Telford between 10-12 August. The leading Midlands player will be the 2018 Midlands Champion, and qualify for the 2019 British Chess Championships.

More information here: http://www.mccu.org.uk/m_congress/index.htm

Online entry here: http://www.mccu.org.uk/m_congress/entryform.htm

The 2018 Warwickshire AGM will take place on Tuesday 17th July at the Coventry Chess Club. An agenda for the meeting is available to download.

The Midland Open Rapid & Blitz will be held on 17-18 February at Holiday Inn Birmingham Walsall, 20 Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2 0BS. There will be four 9-round Rapid sections and a 9-round Blitz tournament. The prize fund for the tournament is £2,680.

For full details, including the online entry form and a downloadable entry form, please visit the MCCU website.

The Warwickshire Congress will be on 2nd to 4th March at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry. This is a 5 round tournament with four sections - Open, U1975, U140 and U110. The top two sections are both FIDE rated. The on-line entry form is now available - Enter on-line. Further details can be found on the competition website.

The congress will be on 2nd to 4th March at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry. There will be Open and Under 170 FIDE rated sections as well as Under 140 and Under 110 sections. Entry details will be added shortly.

The 2017 Warwickshire Chess Association AGM will be held at the Massey Ferguson Sports & Social Club, Broad Lane, Coventry on Monday 4th September. Attendees should arrive by 7:15 for a 7:30pm start. An agenda is available to download. There is also a draft WCA Articles document that will be considered at the meeting.