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Warwickshire County U1650 Team Selection 2026

Warwickshire are again entering an U1650 team into the ECF County Championships this year.

The initial stages will be run within the Midland Counties Chess Union, with the top three teams qualifying for the National Stage.

One match will be played in September, October, November, January and February. Normally on a Saturday, starting at 13:30hrs. Exact dates to be decided.

Game time will be G110’ plus 10” per move. With a team of 12 to 16 players.

Home matches will be played in Warwickshire. Away matches will be played in the opposition’s County or at a neutral venue to limit travel.

This is a very enjoyable competition, giving you the opportunity to represent your County at a high level.

So if you have an August ECF Standard rating below 1650; live or work; play for a chess club; or were born in the Warwickshire, Coventry to Birmingham areas, you are eligible to play.

If you are interested in taking part in this event please contact Richard Buxton at richard.buxton@talktalk.net.

Coventry & District Chess League's 4th Rapidplay

The Coventry and District Chess League is pleased to present its 4th Rapidplay Tournament, continuing its commitment to promoting chess. It is an exciting year for chess in Coventry, with the British Championships being held locally, this summer.

Building on this, we welcome players of all levels to take part in our upcoming Rapidplay, and celebrate our thriving chess community!

Coventry & District Chess League 4th Rapidplay

Sunday 18th October 2026

Massey Ferguson Social Club, Broad Lane, Coventry, CV5 7NL

Three Sections for Max Grade: Open, U1850, and U1500
Time Control: 15'+10''; ECF and FIDE Rated.

Playing Schedule:
Round 1 10:45            Round 2 11:55
Round 3 13:00            Round 4 14:05
Round 5 15:10            Round 6 16:15
Round 7 17:20            Prizegiving 18:30

• Tournament Director: Chun Chiu
• Arbiters: John Bowley and Vikas Sajanani
• League Treasurer: David Filer

***IMPORTANT LINKS***
Full Details: https://tinyurl.com/4CDCLRDET

Entry Form: https://tinyurl.com/4thCDCLR

Confirmed Entries: https://tinyurl.com/4CDCLRlist

Contact E-mail: coventrydistrictchess@gmail.com

This webpage will be regularly maintained to reflect any changes/updates to the event. Please also read the Full Details for more event details.

Latest League Constitution

League Constitution v10

League Constitution

Latest Guidance Document 

Latest Guidance Document

2025-2026 Season

 To All Club Organisers,

The Records Secretary, Joshua Pink has now uploaded all the fixtures for the 2025/2026 onto the LMS system.

Take a look here:-

Coventry & District Chess Fixtures

Colin will let Club Organisers know about how to apply for shadow grades for players who do not have an official ECF grade.

A Tribute to Malcolm Harding

The Coventry & District Chess League would like to pay tribute to Malcolm Harding, who passed away on Monday 7th October, 2024.

Malcolm, served as League Secretary for our League for seven years - putting in many hours to ensure the League ran smoothly. From meetings, fixtures, to the Rapidplay, Malcolm was instrumental to the League's functioning and was an excellent stabilising influence across this time, in particular, he oversaw the transition moving from the old to new results system. Malcolm was also very active in grassroots chess before his move to the Midlands, having served as President of the Hertfordshire Chess Association.

Those who knew Malcolm well, will know that he was Head of Finance for the CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, before his retirement, which he loved very much.

The League will miss Malcolm a great deal for his humour, hard work, and real commitment to grassroots chess, from his local club, Rugby, to the wider League. 

Malcolm Harding Funeral Arrangements

 Details of our sadly deceased League Secretary:

On behalf of Malcolm's family, can we just thank everyone for their wonderful & kindhearted messages, following the announcement of his death. We have been deeply moved by them all.

Now we move on to giving him a good 'send-off'!

The funeral will take place at 11.00am on Wednesday, 13th Nov, 2024, at Rainsbrook Crematorium, Rugby, CV22 5QQ & afterwards an informal gathering with light refreshments at Christ Church, Brownsover CV21 1QG. We intend to have a live-cast of the service, which will remain available for a week or two. Please contact Sue Harding if you need this & we will forward the code details when we have them.

In lieu of floral tributes please consider a donation to either of our preferred charities - Road Peace or Chess in Schools

https://www.roadpeace.org/

https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/who-we-are

Any of you who would like to 'raise a glass' to Malcolm's memory might wish to visit his favourite pub, The Merchants, (CV21 3AW) just across the road from Rugby School, in town.