Competitions
35th Nottingham Rapidplay
The 35th Nottingham Rapidplay will take place on the 1st February 2026 at Nottingham High School. This will be a six round ECF & FIDE rated rated event. The first round will start at 10.00am. Online entries are available via the congress website.
Tournament News
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Upcoming Tournaments
The following local tournaments are coming up 1st February – 35th Nottingham Rapidplay – High School Nottingham 18th – 19th April – 49th Nottingham Congress – High School Nottingham
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Notts County Championship 2025 – Report
The County Championships were held on Sunday 15th June and Sunday 20th July, organised by Radcliffe and Bingham at their Royal British Legion Social Club, Radcliffe-on-Trent venue. The playing schedule comprised five rounds of ECF-rated standard play with a time limit of 75’ plus 2” increments under the watchful eye of FIDE Arbiter Hambel Willow. A tense second Sunday saw […]
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2024-25 Nottinghamshire Blitz Championship
An amazing entry of 57 players took part in the event, last held in 2009. There were 5 rounds with a time control of 7’ + 2’’ increments. It was an exciting tournament played in a great spirit. After 3 rounds 5 players were on 3 points. In round 4 Chris Cantrill beat top seed and newly crowned Nottinghamshire County […]
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Nottinghamshire Blitz Championship 2025
Nottinghamshire Blitz Championship 2025 Monday 11 August 2025 5 Round Swiss. Enquiries to drag_sudar@yahoo.co.uk Eligibility: Born in Nottinghamshire Currently living, or formerly resident for at least 3 years, in Nottinghamshire Working in Nottinghamshire Attending an educational establishment in Nottinghamshire Member of a chess club based in Nottinghamshire or affiliated to the Nottinghamshire Chess Association For full details and and online […]
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Nottinghamshire County Championship 2025
Nottinghamshire County Championship 2024/25 Sunday 15th June and Sunday 20th July Royal British Legion Social Club 17 Main Road Radcliffe-on-Trent Nottinghamshire NG12 2FD Organised by Radcliffe and Bingham Chess Club Enquiries to: Nick London, email: nicklondon2222@gmail.com Eligibility: 1. Born in Nottinghamshire 2. Currently living, or formerly resident for at least 3 years, in Nottinghamshire 3. Working in Nottinghamshire 4. Attending […]
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Final Match – Beeston 1 Win
Beeston 1 won 3-1 at Nomads 2 in the final game of the season to clinch the Division 2 title. Congratulations to the Beeston Club on this success. Nomads 2 finish in a relegation spot. Hope that all clubs have enjoyed the season’s play. It’s been a notable season with very tight, hard-fought title races, completed without any disputes arising […]
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48th Nottingham Congress – Report
48th Nottingham Congress The 48th Nottingham Congress took place at a later time (10-11 May) than our more usual late March/April berth. This was not our preference, but 4NCL dates occupying the first three April weekends, EPSCA dates and a March event at our venue, Nottingham High School, forced our hand. This timing probably accounts for our numbers (138) being […]
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Notts Summer Rapidplay
Notts Summer Rapidplay • Entries close on Sunday May 25th • Teams of four players • Play as a club or with your mates!! • 4 Sections (Open; U-1800; U-1500; U-1200 -all averages) • Two matches at home; Two matches away. All rated. • Week 1 – w/c 2nd June • Week 2 – w/c 16th June • Week 3 […]
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48th Nottingham Congress
Our annual event returns as usual to the Nottingham High School on the 10th & 11th May with 5 rounds of standard play chess. Rate of play is all moves in 90 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move one. We have sections for all abilities. Online entry and online payment are available via the Congress website. Free entry for […]
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34th Nottingham Rapidplay Report
We welcomed a record capacity (180) entry to the 34th Nottingham Rapidplay, held as usual at Nottingham High School. This was ECF-rated as normal and also FIDE-rated for the first time (but bear in mind that FIDE only now publishes ratings above 1400). We also used the congress.org site for the first time, enabling online payments rather than cheques in […]
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Nottingham Rapidplay 2025 – Sunday 2nd February
Our annual event returns as usual to the Nottingham High School on the 2nd February with 6 rounds of quick chess. New this year, our event will also be FIDE-rated. We have sections for all abilities. Online entry and online payment are available via the Congress website. Free entry for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For more information and to […]
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34th Nottingham Rapidplay
The 34th Nottingham Rapidplay will take place on the 2nd February 2025 at Nottingham High School. This will be a six round FIDE rated event. The first round will start at 10.00am. Enter online here. Details can also be downloaded from the entry form.
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47th Nottingham Congress
Our annual Congress took place over the weekend of Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April 2024 at our usual venue, Nottingham High School. A record 172 players competed in the Congress (compared with 153 last year). We had accepted 180 entries (our venue maximum) but unfortunately there were eight last minute withdrawals for a variety of reasons. The loss guarantee […]
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Nottingham Rapidplay 2025
The entry system for the 2025 Rapidplay is now live. Please see this post for more information.
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34th Nottingham Rapidplay
The 34th Nottingham Rapidplay will take place on the 2nd February 2025 at Nottingham High School. This will be a six round FIDE rated event. The first round will start at 10.00am. Enter online here. Details can also be downloaded from the entry form.
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Week One Update & Week Two Preview
Intra-Club Matches Gambit 2 could not pull off their usual upset win against Gambit 1, losing 1.5- 3.5. As the ‘home’ team they had the disadvantage of 3 Blacks. The reverse fixture in January might be closer. Gambit 5 did share the points with Gambit 4. Three more intra-club matches follow next week. Radcliffe and Bingham 4 host R&B 3. […]
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New League Season 2024-25
Fixtures for the new season are now on LMS. The season will kick off on Tuesday 10th September with Gambit 2 v Gambit 1 and Gambit 5 v Gambit 4. Can Gambit 2 pull off another upset? There are new League rules, including that the standard time limit for all clubs is now 65 minutes + 10 second increments. You […]
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Nottinghamshire County Championships 2024
Nottinghamshire County Championship 2023/2024 Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2024 The Royal British Legion Hall Radcliffe-on-Trent Nottingham NG12 2BB Organised by Gambit Chess Club Eligibility: 1 Born in Nottinghamshire 2 Living in Nottinghamshire 3 Working in Nottinghamshire 4 Attending an educational establishment in Nottinghamshire 5 Member of a chess club based in Nottinghamshire or affiliated to Nottinghamshire Chess Association […]
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47th Nottingham Congress
Following the successful conclusion of our Rapidplay last Sunday, we are now taking entries for our weekend congress. Full details can be found on our Competitions/Tournaments page.
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33rd Nottingham Rapidplay
Capacity has now been reached. We are pleased to announce our that our annual Rapidplay will take place on Sunday, February 4th 2024 at our usual venue, Nottingham High School, starting at 10:00 am. This will be a 6 round Swiss system event, with five ECF rated sections. The basic entry fees are £20 for Adults and £15 for Juniors, whilst […]
Fixtures & Results : 2025–26
The league usually runs from 1 September to 15 May. All clubs affiliated to the NCA are eligible to compete. Teams normally consist of four players (five in the top division) and play each other home and away during the course of the season.
We are using the ECF’s League Management System now. Apart from team captains, each club should have one (or two) nominated members who will be able to submit match results. If you’re unsure of yours then ask your club secretary.
If you have any questions, or need to submit your results by email then contact :
Simon Scott email link
The latest versions of the league fixtures, results and tables are available through the League Management System.
To assist team captains we provide links to the following useful documents
- The League Rules
- The League Rules (downloadable PDF)
- League Fixtures 2025-26 (downloadable PDF)
- The Laws of Chess 2023 (downloadable PDF)
- The GDPR consent form (downloadable PDF)
- The Child Protection Action List (downloadable PDF)
- Results Slip (downloadable PDF)
Please note there is NO quick play this season.
League News
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Notts League 25-26 Week 18 Review
D1 Gambit 1 move up to mid-table after defeating RAB 1 with wins on the top 3 boards. D2 Nomads 1 fall to first defeat of the season against Grantham 2. Gambit 3’s defeat of West Bridgford 2 includes two wins with the Black pieces. D3 Newark 2 defeat Grantham 3. Gambit 5 pip Gambit 4. D4. Ashfield 4 defeat […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 17 Review
D1. Grantham 1 extend lead, defeating Mansfield 4-1. University 1 win comfortably against West Bridgford 1. Gambit 1 bounce back to form against Newark 1. Ashfield 1, who should have lost, defeat RAB 1. D2. Ashfield 2 land strong win over RAB 2. D3. Nomads 2 defeat Grantham 3. Gambit 4 score good draw with Beeston 2. D4. Leaders Central […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 16 Review
D1. West Bridgford 1 win at RAB 1. Beeston 1 and Newark 1 share the spoils. D2. Gambit2 remain in second place after defeat of West Nottingham 1. Ashfield 2 score handsome win over Gambit 3. D3. Newark 2 put Ashfield 3 to the sword. D4. RAB 4 defeat Grantham 4 and move above them. D5. Ashfield 5 win at […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 15 Review
D1. Leaders Grantham defeat depleted Gambit team. Mansfield keep up pursuit, seeing off Ashfield challenge. Beeston score good win at University. D2 Nomads 1’s title march continues, their best line-up too strong for West Bridgford 2. D3 University 2 stay top with win over Newark 2. Ashfield 3 gain surprise win over Gambit 4. Beeston 2 defeat Nomads 2.Bottom clubs, […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 14 Review
D1. Congratulations to West Bridgford, who score their first win of the season at Gambit 1. This result and RAB 1’s win over Newark 1 makes the foot of the table appear very interesting, with Gambit 1, regular title contenders, slipping into the bottom two! Ashfield 1 and University 1 share their second draw of the season. D2. West Nottingham 1 move […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 13 Review
D1 West Bridgford 1 are still seeking the cub’s first points of the season after a top board default against Beeston. Grantham 1’s dominant win over Newark 1 moves them 2 points clear of Mansfield. D2 The top 2 teams clash. 3 boards are drawn. Nomads 1 find the game win to defeat Gambit 2 and consolidate their League lead. […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 12 Review
D1. Mansfield Crash at University 1. ‘It could have been 4½-½ to us after Chris drew a lost game, but we capitulated on all four boards. Respect to the University players for all showing fighting spirit and hanging in there’-JT. Beeston 1 and Ashfield 1 have hard-fought draw. D2.Gambit 2 now on on 5/6 wins after defeating Ashfield 2. Gambit […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 11 Review
D1. Grantham 1 win at University 1 to maintain title challenge. Newark 1 move up to fourth after defeating West Bridgford 1.* D2 Nomads 1 set the pace with narrow win over RAB 2. Ashfield 2 score first win of the season, edging relegation fight against West Bridgford 2. D3 Newark 2 score first win of the season against Gambit […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 10 Review
D1. Mansfield now head the League after a decisive home win over Gambit 1. Newark 1 and Beeston 1 share the spoils. Ashfield 1, the surprise team of the season, win at RAB1 and occupy third place. It’s good to see that the three promoted clubs now are all proving competitive in the top division. D2 Leaders, Gambit 2 suffer […]
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A Cracking Week – Notts League 25-26 Week 9 Review
D1- Champions, Mansfield win at main rivals, Grantham 1. 4 Draws- Mansfield Captain seals win defeating County Champion with Black pieces. RAB 1 score first win in D1 for 25 years with win over University 1. Ashfield 1 thump West Bridgford 1. D2- Gambit 2 defeat Grantham to overtake them at the top of the division with 4/4 wins. West […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 8 Review
A week of firsts, as struggling teams start to bite back. D1. University 1 land first win of season over Newark 1. RAB 1 land first point with draw at Beeston 1. D2. Gambit 3 score first points of their season with dominant win at West Bridgford 2. Ashfield 2 are off the mark with draw versus Nomads 1. D3. […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 7 Review
D1 – Ashfield 1 defeat Gambit 1 in very tight game. Mansfield win decisively over Newark 1. D2 – Gambit 2 move to 3/3 wins, with defeat of RAB 2. D3 – Beeston 2 win at Gambit 5. University 2 stand on 3/3 wins, with defeat of Grantham 3. Ashfield 3 hold Nomads 2. D4 – Nomads 3 achieve draw […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 6 Review
Grantham 1 defeat previously unbeaten Gambit 1. This sees a winning return to League action of Jason Dilley, a regular member of previous title wins. Grantham’s team on the night has an average rating of 2094. In D2 Grantham 2 share the spoils with West Nottingham 1. 4 decisive games, all won by White. In D3 University 2 defeat Newark […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 5 Review
Newark 1 win their opening game over RAB 1. Beeston 1 win impressively over University 1. Mansfield slam under-strength West Bridgford. The Division 1 League table, and points differences of teams start to look telling. In D2 Nomads 1 are too strong for Gambit 3. Grantham 2 join them on 3/3 wins, the latest over West Bridgford 2. Gambit 2 […]
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Notts League 25-26 Week 4 Review
Grantham 1 power on with 4-1 win at West Bridgford 1. Gambit 1 defeat Beeston 1, despite a winning top board club debut by Alex Posazhennikov for the visitors. University 1 stage a fighting late rally to salvage a home draw against Ashfield 1. D2. West Nottingham 1 find their form to crush West Bridgford 2. D3. Gambit 4 pip […]
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Notts League 2025-6 Week 3 Review
In Division 1 promoted Ashfield 1 lose respectably 3-2 at champions, Mansfield. Terry Nabbs makes a winning return to the Notts League for the visitors. RAB 1 will also be much encouraged by their narrow 3-2 loss at Gambit 1 with 4 draws against much higher rated opponents. In D2 Nomads 1 lead the way after a dominant win at […]
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Notts League 2025-6 Week 2 Review
In Division 1 Grantham 1 score a statement 5-0 win away at Beeston. County Champion Alexandr Klimchik makes his club and League debut on Board 3. After their opening two games, it is already evident that Grantham will be strong contenders to regain the League title, last won by them in 2019-20. In D2, despite losing on top board, Gambit […]
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Notts League 2025-6 Week One
We’re off! Radcliffe & Bingham return to the centre stage of Division 1. They last appeared in 2002-3 when RAB 1 played 16, lost 15 and drew 1. 2001 saw their last win in D1. Grantham 1 greet them on their return and score a convincing win boosted by the return of former captain, Nigel Birtwistle. It could be tough […]
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Week 32 Highlights
3 games played this week. The highlight was Beeston 1’s 4-0 defeat of West Nottingham 1, who were higher rated on each board. Beeston 1 now need a win from their final game at Nomads 2 to overtake Ashfield 1. A win by a scoring 3 or more would enable Beeston to clinch the Division 2 title. Nomads 2’s loss […]
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Week 31 Highlights
Division 4 is now complete. Ashfield 4 draw with West Nottingham 3 after all the boards are won by White. Good wins for two of WN’s promising juniors. The draw ensures that Ashfield 4 finish as divisional runners-up, by the narrowest of margins from Ashfield 3. Grantham 3 finish in fourth place defeating Gambit 6 in their final game. Division […]
We run various County Teams competing in the MCCU and National events at various levels.
We also run a team, or teams, in the County Correspondence Championship. This form of chess used to be played by post, but now has a very different format, being run on the internet and with computer assistance being allowed.
If you think you might be interested in this, please contact the team captain, Phil Morgan.
County Team News
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County Chess Returns
Notts entered the county arena for the first time in four seasons with a visit to Lincolnshire in the Under 1850 section. The venue was North Hykeham and we are indebted to our hosts for making the arrangements. Nottinghamshire outrated their opponents on every one of the 14 board played so it was little surprise that we ran out a […]
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County Correspondence Team
The Counties and Districts Correspondence Chess Competition started on 14/4/23. Our team is in the Ward-Higgs, Division 1 section. Nottinghamshire team. 1 SIM Jonathan Tait 2419 2 CCM Gordon Anderson 2378 3 CCM Richard Webster 2361 4 CCM John Shaw 2322 5 CCE Phil Morgan 2232 6 Kevin Williamson 2120 7 Glenn Halfpenny 1800p 8 Andrew Robins 1800p We have […]
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County Correspondence Team
Playing in the Second Division of the Counties Championship, our team had a successful 2022/23 season, finishing in second place and so gaining promotion to Division 1. A link to the results can be found here by clicking Continue Reading on the News page.
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County Teams | Games | Latest News | League | Tournaments
Best Games and Swindles
With the return of “over the board” chess also comes the chance to show off your best efforts. Any games played in NCA tournaments (Rapidplay or Congress) league or county teams in the past 12 months are eligible. There are prizes for best games (open and under 1800 sections) and also for your best swindles. Please send entries to me […]
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Nail-biter in NG9
On 26th February, our Notts u1450 juniors hosted Leicestershire u1450 for a winner takes all clash at Bramcote. A good natured and well fought match, prefaced with Leicestershire’s captain and a couple of their players kindly helping us with setting up some of the tables and boards. As the match started, it quickly looked like a lot of the games […]
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Correspondence Chess
Back in July we reported that our team captain, Phil Morgan, had been awarded the Welsh Correspondence Chess Expert title. We’re happy to add our congratulations now that he has earned the ICCF Correspondence Chess Expert title.
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Correspondence Chess
The 2021 season has now been completed. Nottinghamshire finished in third place in Division 2 of the Counties League competition behind, East Wales B and Yorkshire A. You can view the full Results here The 2022 season will begin in February. If you are interested in playing for Nottinghamshire in this competition, please contact Phil Morgan, County Correspondence Captain before […]
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Season 2021-22
Following the request for volunteers to captain teams, our thanks to David Levens, Mick Frings and Mike Swanwick, who will captain Notts U2050, U1450 and U1450 Juniors teams. The following details were supplied by Peter Sherlock, MCCU County Championship Controller… U2050 section – only Nottinghamshire have entered and will go through to the National Stages as MCCU1. Entries for this […]
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Volunteers Needed!
Following the recent online AGM there are three areas in particular where the association needs volunteers to step forward to help us get chess back on the board! Executive Committee – There are two vacancies for EC Members. If you have any ideas on how to develop chess in the county, this is the ideal place to put them forward. […]
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Correspondence Chess
Congratulations to our team captain, Phil Morgan, who has achieved the title of Welsh CC Expert. He provided an update on this year’s team, which is currently participating in Division 2 of the County Correspondence competition. The event started late, in February 2021, so will officially end in January 2022. At the end of June, we stood in first place […]
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County Teams Update
During the Coronavirus restrictions there have been no “over the board” county matches and there was little support for playing online team events.