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Bristol & District League 2024 - 2025

 

Bristol NY24 Open Tournament from Friday, 27th until Monday, 30th December 2024

Event Details & Entry Form


Uk Open Blitz Qualifier - South West   Chess Results

Photo Gallery


3rd Portishead Junior Rapidplay - 9th Nov 2024

 https://www.portisheadchess.com/event-details/3rd-portishead-junior-rapidplay

Somerset Hall, 1 the Precinct, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6AH


2nd Stoke Gifford Rapidplay 21st Sept 2024    Chess Results

1st Chris Beaumont, Colin Davies  6/7    Photo Gallery

 

Rd 7 - Ben Ogunshola v Chris Beaumont   Game Viewer

St Michael's Centre, North Road, Stoke Gifford BS34 8PD


Newport Chess Congress Live Games

https://lichess.org/broadcast/2024-newport--open/round-3/pnVdrSBt#overview


Next Season's fixtures are out:

 https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/node/2990/ofixtures    

Club Directory  2024 - 2025

https://www.chessit.co.uk/Clubs/Clubdir2024.pdf


League AGM - Tue 4th June   Bristol Grammar School  - Owen Room

 See calendar for details of the 5 proposals


Bath Chess Club now have a website - https://www.bathchessclub.co.uk/


1st Stoke Gifford Rapidplay -   Sat - 1st June 2024

St Michael's Centre, North Road, Stoke Gifford BS34 8PD

https://www.congress.org.uk/congress/411/home

https://chess-results.com/tnr950429.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=7&flag=30

Bristol League Rapidplay Championship !

1st = Oli Stubbs, Peter Large won the Open 6/7

Round 7  - FM Grzegorz Toczek v Oli Stubbs


South Bristol Chess Club on the move

After 40 years South Bristol Chess Club are moving to a new venue on June 5th 2024. 

They are moving to B.I.G  https://www.facebook.com/groups/187605676736112/user/100064165232382/

Wednesday nights at 16 Cater Road, BS13 7TW


2nd Portishead Junior Rapidplay

29th June, Somerset Hall, The Precinct, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6AH

https://www.portisheadchess.com/event-details/2nd-portishead-junior-rapidplay


Sadly I have to report that Downend & Fishponds longest serving player Mike Passmore died today ( 21st April 2024 )

https://www.englishchess.org.uk/rip-michael-john-passmore/

https://www.downendchess.com/news


See Calendar for a full list of events


54th Cotswold Congress   -  25th - 27th May 2024

The King's School, Gloucester, GL1 2BG

https://chess-results.com/tnr946146.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=6

https://photos.app.goo.gl/pyHLSkEsodMDpdB16   more photos from the cotswold congress

Open Section  1st =  David Spence, Thomas Brown  5/6

Gloucestershire County Indvidual Champion - Mike Ashworth  4.5/6

  

Jan Murawski v Tom Brown

 

ECF Chessable Grand Prix Event

Open Section FIDE Rated and includes the Gloucestershire Individual County Championship


33rd Frome Chess Congress  -   17th - 19th May 2024

Selway Academy, Berkley Rd, Frome BA11 2EF 

http://somersetchess.org/frome_congress/FromeHome.html          Online Brochure

https://chess-results.com/tnr940083.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5

Photos - Chris Lamming

Open Section  - 1st  Andrew Horton   4.5/5

Jacob Boswell v Andrew Horton  ( Rd 4 )


Bristol Open Centenary & West Of England Congress      

Fri - Sun  26-28th April 2024  www.bristolcongress.co.uk

https://chess-results.com/tnr906182.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=5

Photos - Brendan O'Gorman

Open Section Games    pgn       Online

Open Section - 1st= Jacob Boswell, Oleksandr Matlak   4.5/5

Chris Beaumont  - Bristol Champion  4/5

Photo - Courtesy of Brendan O'Gorman


2nd South Bristol Junior Rapid, March 16th 2024   https://www.southbristolchess.com/2nd-south-bristol-rapid-16-03-2024

This event is now FULL and has reached capacity

Whitchurch United Reform Church 24 Bristol Road, BS14 0PQ

6 Rounds, 15+10 ECF rated

10am to 5pm approx.


Wells Chess Congress 8th - 10th March 2024

The Town Hall, Market Place, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2RB

https://wellschess.co.uk/product/wells-chess-congress/

Photos - Brendan O'Gorman

1st Keith Arkell   4.5/5

Round 5 -  Keith Arkell v Supratit Banerjee 


Downend_Gammon_Buzzer_2023.pdf

Downend and Fishponds chess club invites you all to an evening of lighting chess on December 27th 2023 at the Fishponds club.

Please arrive at 7pm for a prompt start!


1st Portishead Junior Rapidplay   https://www.portisheadchess.com/event-details/1st-portishead-junior-rapidplay

21st January 2024, The Folk Hall, 95 High St, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6PR

6 rounds, 15min + 5sec. 9.30-4.30 approx

1st James Thomas  ( Downend ) U18  5.5/6

 

Bristol & Gloucestershire Under 12's Claim Gold

 

 

At the National Youth Chess Association Team Championships in Oxford, this Saturday (November 4th), the Bristol & Gloucestershire’s Under 12’s come home with gold ! 

Despite tough opposition from many other strong county and chess association teams, such as Staffordshire, Sussex, and Richmond, our Under 12’s take 1st place with a fantastic score of 14.5/18.  

    Report to follow

 

 

 

5th Bristol League Open Blitz Championship - Sunday 10 December   https://www.bristolcongress.co.uk/blitz-form

Bristol Bridge Club, 99 Oldfield Rd, Hotwells, BS8 4QQ

1st Rd starts 11 am until 5 pm approx

( Max 70 players )  Play rate 5 min 3 sec    11 Rounds

Bar available !


League Rules Updated - 2023-24

League Tables - 2023-24

Fixtures - 2023-24

ECF LMS - Bristol & District Chess League


Portishead Chess Club - New Club joining the League

Grendel - New Venue

North Bristol Chess Club - New Venue

Clifton Chess Club - New Venue


10th GT Memorial Rapidplay   https://bristolandcliftonchess.club/rapidplay/        Sun 30th July 2023

The Bristol Bridge Club 99 Oldfield Rd, Hotwells, BS8 4QQ


AGM - Bristol Grammar School     Thursday 25th May - 7.30pm     Agenda

Firstly this years AGM will be held on Thursday 25th May. It will be held at Bristol Grammar School in the Owen Room starting at 7:30pm. The Owen Room is opposite the entrance to the Great Hall, where many of our congresses are held. The postcode is BS8 1SR and please use the entrance on University Rd

Final League Table Standings          Trophy Winners         Photo Presentations


Cotswold chess congress - May 27 - 29th 2023

Prize List

Han Yichen 5.5/6 won the Open Section of the Cotswold Congress


Frome chess congress - May 12 - 14th 2023          Open Section Games        Pgn               Results

        Keith Arkell won the Open Section 4.5/5


Bristol Spring Congress 2023   -       Photos & Games

Open Section  -  1st  Chris Beaumont   ( Bristol champion ) 

Chess Results Open Section       

U1900 Section   1st - Mark Jones 4.5/5

Chess Results U1900 Section

U1600 Section   1st - Tom Weale 4.5/5

Chess Results U1600 Section


East Devon Chess Congress - Apr 14 - 16th    Exeter Corn Exchange

Open Section  1st= 4/5 Jack Rudd, Dominic Mackle, Paul O'Neill

Results & Games


Downend & Fishponds Chess Club - New Venue   Fishponds Club  BS16 3UP


LMS Online Fixtures        Div 1      Div 2      Div 3     Div 4       League Knockout            Minor Knockout

Fixtures 2022-2023 ( inc 2nd half of season ) dec 2022    xls           Handbook Rules 2022-2023    docx     pdf

Club Directory 2022-2023          Club Secretary List  2022-2023         Club Captains List 2022-2023


South Bristol Junior Rapidplay - Whitchurch Folkhouse   12th March  9.30 am - 1.30 Pm

https://www.southbristolchess.com/junior-rapidplay-12-march-2023    Iain Bourne   Iain@facingdanger.com


Downend Summer Events 2022

 


League AGM - Wed 15th June  7 30 pm    Cross Hands, Downend BS16 5AA

All members/ players in the Bristol League are welcome to attend the AGM              Agm Agenda

There are three proposals

Firstly, there is a proposal to simplify the existing playing up/down rule    pdf1          doc1

Secondly there are some changes to the Minor KO                                    pdf2        doc2

Finally, there is a proposal with regards to default points                            pdf3        doc3


 

3rd Bristol League Open Blitz Championship    ( Entries are limited to 50 players )

Saturday 2nd April 2022       https://www.bristolcongress.co.uk/blitz


Fixtures 2021 - 2022       

Division One  -      xls       pdf        Start date Week commencing 6th Sept ( complete fixtures )   Results  ( updated 7th Dec 21 )

Division Two  -      xls       pdf        Start date Week commencing 13th Sept  ( Rounds 1 - 14 )   Results  ( updated 24th Mar 22 )

Club Directory               Team Captains Email

 

Note: ( North Bristol are now playing at the "Inn on the Green" 2 Filton Rd BS7 0PA )

Covid 19 Guidelines


Bristol Swiss Rapid 2022 Online -  Sunday 27th Feb   7pm start     ( 5 round swiss   15min + 5 sec )

https://lichess.org/swiss/iqpugllH


Bristol Swiss Rapid 2022 Online -  Sunday 2nd Jan   7pm start     ( 5 round swiss )

 https://lichess.org/swiss/Fr1HdnUl


   Downend Buzzer Tournament

  Wed 29th December 2021   10 sec buzzer tournament 7 pm - 11 pm       Results

 

   Bristol Rapidplay 20th November -   https://www.bristolcongress.co.uk/rapidplay

1st =  Jim Sherwin, Peter Chaplin, Fergus Skillen    5/6

88 yr old Jim Sherwin in action

Jim Sherwin v Chirag Hosdurga ( Rd 4 )

Alex Belsley v Peter Chaplin ( Rd 5 )

 

Fergus Skillen v Patrick Flexman ( Rd 6 )

Jim Sherwin v Peter Chaplin ( Rd 6 )

 

 


 

We can confirm that, as proposed, the league next season will comprise 2 divisions.  Division One will be an all play all with matches starting on w/c 6th September, whilst Division Two will be in the form of a swiss style competition starting the following week w/c September 13th. 

The fixtures for Div 1will be published shortly and the pairings for the Swiss Div 2 will be published after the deadline for teams being entered which is Aug 20th. Div 1 will have the usual 6 board matches, whilst Div 2 will consist of 4 board matches.

Next Season will be a unigue one so we are relaxing the rules with regards thresholds and playing up and down to encourage over the board play and hopefully a route back to normality after what has been a difficult period for us all. 

The league secretary has put together a more detailed document outlining the pros and cons of our decision with regards to next season.  We look forward to seeing as many of you playing chess as possible next season as safely as is possible.

Pdf       Word

The fixtures for next season along with club venues and team captains will appear here shortly

 

 

 


Bristol Swiss Blitz & Rapid 2021

Many thanks to John Stubbs for running the Bristol Swiss online at Lichess

Jul 25th 2021 - https://lichess.org/swiss/BHtn7M8e

Jul 11th 2021 - https://lichess.org/swiss/qfg33MWJ

Jun 27th 2021 - https://lichess.org/swiss/VjSjb2Rc

Jun 13th 2021 - https://lichess.org/swiss/xk2ICqum

May 30th 2021 - https://lichess.org/swiss/4LghrHpU

21st Feb - https://lichess.org/swiss/2ohsu0He

7th Feb -  https://lichess.org/swiss/9MLeibNW

24th Jan - https://lichess.org/swiss/yfui5Y4s

10th Jan -  https://lichess.org/swiss/OAVOQGbY  



Bristol Swiss Blitz 2020

The last 'Bristol Swiss Blitz 2020' is next Sunday, Dec13th - starting at 6.30pm  https://lichess.org/swiss/0Pij592r


For this last and 12th Blitz for 2020, I am pleased that G.M Danny.Gormally has agreed to play..       (
10th Dec - Grand Prix Table  )

A great way to finish ! Thanks Danny.

We look forward to seeing you all in the new year for more blitz fun
 

 

Results  Nov 29th   https://lichess.org/swiss/xDsuRYjN

Results  Oct 18th  https://lichess.org/swiss/ZpCtP7xt

Results  Oct 4th      https://lichess.org/swiss/zcwnLvBT           Stream Commentary Florin Ionescu

Results  Sep 20th   https://lichess.org/swiss/IZzwHg79            Stream Commentary Florin Ionescu

Results Sept 6th   https://lichess.org/swiss/qYoPSUy3         

Results Aug 23rd   https://lichess.org/swiss/9gLcZOes    -   Stream Commentary Florin Ionescu

Results Aug 16th    https://lichess.org/swiss/5ExF1QW5   -  Stream Commentary Florin Ionescu

                                You can join the Bristol Swiss team for free and enter the next blitz    ( Grand Prix tables updated with prizes! )


South Bristol are again hosting a 7 round 10 min Swiss tournament ( This Thursday) 15th Oct , starting at 7:45 on Lichess.

The tournament is open to any Bristol & District players.   https://lichess.org/swiss/ww1Jjx1W


Sadly I have to report that David Woodruff has died recently

Sadly another vice president Alan Williams has recently died


Downend & Fishponds Chess Club - OTB Chess wednesday night at the Cross Hands

Good to be back playing chess again !


English Chess Federation Online Under 18 Blitz and Bullet Championship     Full Results

Oliver Stubbs came 3rd in the Under 18 Blitz Section scoring 8/11

Finn Goodhew came 2nd in the Under 16 Bullet section scoring 9/15


June 1st 2020

The Bristol Junior Under 18 team came 2nd in Division 2 of The Lichess Inter-County Chess Championship. This means they have now been promoted have to Division one to take on the best junior chess counties in  the UK.

See Bristol Junior Website for more details


Old Editions of the Bristol Chess Times have been Digitally converted into PDF files


Suspension of the Bristol & District Chess League  16th March 2020

After the latest government announcement today with regards the 'coronavirus' outbreak we unfortunately have no option but to suspend the league with immediate effect.  We hope that all our members are able to keep safe in the next few months and will provide an update once the situation becomes safe to play over the board chess again.


Latest League Results - Update.xls  14th Mar 20                    Jan 2020 Half Season Results


14th Steve Boniface Memorial       21-23 August 2020    Bristol Grammar School   Great Hall

Unfortunately this Congress has had to be cancelled due to the ongoing Pandemic   


Bath will host Downend in the Knockout Final in April after winning their semi-final matches.  Bath won on board count against Clifton whilst Downend won 8-0 against Grendel

Downend v Grendel Match Report


Bristol Winter Congress   Feb 14 - 16th  ( Includes the 88th Bristol League Championships )

https://www.bristolcongress.co.uk/              Entry Form

   Live Link to the   Board One Game

   Results & Pairings             Open      Major         Minor


West of England and South Wales Team Championships 2020

Report - John Stubbs       http://www.bristoljuniorchess.com/


Welsh Winter Blitz ( Fide Rated ) - Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Chepstow Leisure Centre   Welsh Winter Blitz.pdf

kevin.staveley@btinternet.com


4th Somerset New Year congress -  11/12th January 2020    Colin/Rebecca Gardiner congresssecretary@hotmail.com

Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon BS21 7BL

https://somersetchesscongress.webs.com/            Latest list of Entrants


Downend  Buzzerless  New Year Tournament   -  Wed  1st January    Cross Hands   7 pm - 11 pm

       Chess Results Link             Report - Geoff Gammon

1st = 7.5/10    Oli Stubbs ( Downend ), Peter Chaplin ( Clevedon )


Sadly we have to report that Tim Chinnick ( Hanham Chess Club ) has passed away

Tim's funeral took place at Westerleigh Crematorium on Friday 20th December.


2nd Bristol League Blitz Open Championship  24th November 2019


 


South Wales Autumn Chess Congress   15th - 17th November  ( Open & Premier FIDE Rated )    Entry Form Pdf         Entry Form Doc

Rougemont School, Malpas Rd, Newport NP20 6QB       kevin.staveley@btinternet.com


Millfield Chess International 2019


Horfield E have withdrawn from Div 3         Cabot have moved their venue to the Colloseum, Redcliff Hill, Bristol BS1 6SJ


UK Open Blitz Championship Championship Qualifier  -  8th September   Open Blitz Championship 2019

Keith Arkell  & Matthew Turner qualify for the final in November


Note there will be no monthly Cross Hands Blitz taking place this season


Gambit Night -  Thursday 22nd August @ North Bristol Chess Club - 7.30 pm Start    -  ( Bristol Grand Prix Event )


Downend Summer Quickplay Rd 3  -   Wed 17th July     ( Rd 1  -   Results  )   ( Rd 2  Adjusted Positions )    ( Rd 3  Adjusted Positions )

Final Round 4 - Wed Aug 14th      1st Jim Sherwin 16pts   Adjusted positions Rd 4


Summer Festival of Chess at the Cross Hands                 Geoff Gammon  geoffgammon@yahoo.co.uk       https://www.thecrosshandsbristol.co.uk/

Wed 7th August -   Team Blitz Round 3



Summer Festival of Chess at the Cross Hands                 Geoff Gammon  geoffgammon@yahoo.co.uk       https://www.thecrosshandsbristol.co.uk/


Apr 19 - 22nd 2019-  72nd WECU Easter Congress - Royal Beacon Hotel, Exmouth  - Entry Form Pdf


Cross Hands Blitz - Sunday March 3rd   Results



Cross Hands Blitz - Sunday 6th January   6.30 pm start


Downend & Fishponds Buzzer 2019     New Years Day  -  7 - 11 pm  The Cross Hands PH, Fishponds  ( free mince pies ! )

Contestants can claim a discount on New Years Day Sunday lunch between 12pm - 4 pm - please book with Derrick

Results & Pairings


Blitzit Bristol  -  4th November 2018 at the Cross Hands, Fishponds

     


Sad news from Hanham Chess Club


 

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