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45 players took part in this 9-round Fide-rated event on 3rd July. Grandmaster Danny Gormally, the clear rating favourite, won with a 100% score.

https://chess-results.com/tnr636417.aspx?lan=1&art=1

A Junior Competition is being held in Darlington on Saturday 8 October.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1171478013705235/?sfnsn=scwspmo

The 58th Northumberland Congress will be held over the weekend of 30 September – 2 October.

https://northumberlandchess.wixsite.com/congress

This year’s event is being held at St Mary’s Catholic School, Newcastle, from 26-30 August. Entry forms can be found here:

https://northumbriamasters.com/2022-northumbria-masters-entry-forms-now-available/https://northumbriamasters.com/2022-northumbria-masters-entry-forms-now-available/

The Annual General Meeting of the Durham County Chess Association was held last week.

In the County League South Shields were declared winners of Division 1, and Darlington B of Division 2. The full results can be found here:

https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/82180/ofixtures

An application by Thornaby Chess Club to join the league next season was accepted.

The Durham County Chess Association Annual General Meeting is to be held as a ZOOM meeting at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday 23rd June 2022.

The Zoom link is

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7557847857?pwd=c1ZtTm9xcy9qQWErNk1pY1M4Skw1UT09
Passcode: TimChess

Please find attached Agenda and previous DCCA AGM minutes.

To avoid a possible clash with another event, this has now been moved to Sunday 3rd July.

Eddie Czestochowski writes:

South Shields Chess Club invite you all to come to The Word Central Library 2nd July to spend a few hours and play some BLITZ Chess. The competition will be FIDE Rated. Many people will already have a FIDE Reference number, but if not all we require is your Date of Birth.

We intend to run a 9 round competition, starting at 11 am and finishing about 3 pm, with a break for lunch. The competition will be in THE ROUND, the top floor exhibition area, you will have fantastic views overlooking the Tyne River.

The building is fully accessible with lifts taking you up to the 4th Floor. We have a limit up to 50 players so we would advise that you book a place in advance to secure a place. Prize money may vary subject to the actual number of entries on the day.

1st Prize £150
2nd Prize £100
3rd Prize £50

2 x grading prize of £30 (cut-offs to be decided on the day according to entry), Junior (U18) prize – £20, Senior (S65) prize – £20.

Maximum of one prize per entrant.

Advertised start time: 11 am – we will there from 10 am.
Time control: 5+2 (game in 5 minutes with a 2 second increment)

Email for entries: Blitz@southshieldschessclub.co.uk and any more information you may require about the event.

Entry fee £10. Option to pay CASH on the day but please advise that you are entering, and we can also give you the option on paying by bank transfer prior to the event to save time. Bank details to follow later.

Organizer Brian Towers / Eddie Czestochowski
Best Regards
Eddie Czestochowski
Chess Enthusiast and Web Master South Shields Chess Club 
Eddie@southshieldschessclub.co.ukwww.southshieldschessclub.co.uk

Mick Riding is to be congratulated on organising a splendid Durham County Congress over the weekend of 6-8 May in the Dolphin Centre, Darlington. The event, which attracted a total of 159 entries, was formally opened by the Mayor of Darlington, Cyndi Hughes, with Baroness Hale of Richmond one of the honoured guests.

The Open Tournament was won by Brandon Clarke with 4½ out of 5, ahead of several players on 4 points: Danny Gormally, Peter Large, David Walker, Frederic Clement, Zoe Varney and Tim Wall.

There were also outright winners in the Major – Luke Remus Elliot, and the Minor – Maksym Kryshtafor (from Ukraine), who both scored a maximum 5/5.

The full results can be found here:

https://chess-results.com/tnr634686.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=5&fed=ENG

Play gets under way in the splendid hall of the Dolphin Centre.

From Tim Wall:

Dear North East chess organisers,
I would like to invite juniors from your area, school and chess club to take part in the North East Final of the 1st National Youth Chess Championships.
It is being held on Saturday 28 May, 2022, from 10:00am to 5:00pm at St Mary’s Catholic School, Benton Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7PE 

I am organising the North East Regional Finals on behalf of the English Junior Coaches and Organisers Association (EJCOA). 
Competitors will be organised into several age categories (Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20, with ages as of 01/01/2022) and will play five rounds of chess (each player will have 25 minutes to make all their moves, plus 10 seconds per move). 
The winning boy and girl in each category will be eligible to compete in the National Finals at Nottingham High School, July 8-10. There will also be trophies and other prizes, to be announced on the day, depending on the number of entries.
To enter the North East Regional Final, go here:

https://ejcoa.co.uk/online-payments/nyc-regional-final

Further details can also be found here:
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/event-calendar/#event=70309544;instance=20220528100000

This is not a school-run event and so St Mary’s Catholic School takes no responsibility for admissions or to attend/supervise on the day. The students and their parents are responsible for these things.

Please don’t hesitate to get back to me if you have any questions.

Best wishes,

Tim Wall, EJCOA Regional Organiser. Tel: 0750 372 2366 timpeterwall@gmail.com