The inaugural Derbyshire weekend congress takes place 23-24th September, with sections for all standards of player. Notts player are encouraged to support this new event on our doorstep. Click on [Continue Reading] for a link to the Congress web site.
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Nottingham Chessfest 2023
NCA has celebrated its first 100 years with the first ‘Chessfest’, an open-air event held in Nottingham’s Trinity Square – and all involved agree it was a tremendous success. An estimated 500 people visited the event during the 6 hours that we took over the Square, including lots of enthusiastic children, parents and many passers-by who stopped for a game […]
Continue readingGeorge Murfet and Len Morrell
Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club has recently suffered the loss of two long-standing members of the Nottinghamshire chess community, both well known to generations of chess players in the area as teammates and foes over the board. George Murfet had early roots in the area and was an ‘old boy’ of Nottingham High School – from where I gather he […]
Continue readingSimultaneous Display – Jonah Willow IM
Nottinghamshire born-and-bred International Master Jonah Willow is giving a simultaneous display on Saturday 10th December 2022. NCA club members are invited to apply for a place. Participants will be selected on a range of criteria to ensure a balanced exhibition. Expand this post to see details of the event here
Continue readingRevised League Fixture List
A new version of the fixture list for 2022-23 has been posted via email to all club secretaries and team captains. The new version includes additional teams in division 4 and division 5. It also includes fixtures for the new rapid play ‘Minor League’ which is intended to give juniors and those new to league chess an opportunity to play competitive […]
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The new charity for chess in Nottinghamshire has been established for year. It has contributed to the success of several initiatives in the county and the trustees are looking forward to extending chess development in the next 12 months. The website for the charity has now been launched. You can visit it and take a look at some of our […]
Continue readingLeague Fixtures 2022-23
A draft fixture list has now been circulated to all club secretaries, for comment and corrections. Clubs should check this list and provide any feedback to the League Secretary by Sunday 4th September. First match week is currently expected to be 19 – 23 September.
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August 2022
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