Northumberland Chess Fixtures
October 1, 2025
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South Shields Blitz Tournament 2025
June 2, 2025
Fide Blitz on Sunday 6th of July at The Word Library South Shields We are aiming to start at around 11 am and finish around 3 pm. We open from...
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South Shields Blitz Competion 2024
May 31, 2024
We are putting our usual summer blitz on the Sunday 7th July at the Word. 9 rounds, 5 minutes + 2 second increment, FIDE rated, £10 entry fee, generous prizes...
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South Shields Blitz 2023
June 1, 2023
We are putting our usual summer blitz on the Sunday 2nd July at the Word. 9 rounds, 5 minutes + 2 second increment, FIDE rated, £10 entry fee, generous prizes...
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Stanley Johnson Club Championships and Friends Bowl Handicap 2022-23 Competitions
October 16, 2022
Could all South Shields players who want to enter either (or both) of these club tournaments please email Brian Towers by the end of October. The club championship games will...
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September Warm Up Blitz Results
October 5, 2022
In the end we had 10 players so ran it as an all-play-all. Congratulations to Dave Walker who won with 9/9. Well done to Mick Riding (8/9) and Anthony Sweeting...
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UK Blitz Championship qualifier – 11th September North Shields
August 21, 2022
The ECF are holding another UK Blitz championship in December. The last one was in 2019. The North East qualifier tournament will be held at The Parks Leisure Centre, Howdon...
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One week to go for South Shields Blitz!
June 26, 2022
9 rounds, 5 minutes + 2 second increment, FIDE rated, £10 entry fee, generous prizes (first 3, plus grading prizes plus best junior and best senior), 11 am 3rd July...
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Club Success in DCCA Darlington Congress
May 19, 2022
First of all, massive congratulations to Mick Riding for organising the biggest and best DCCA congress ever with almost 160 entries. A big "Thank you", too, to Alex Macfarlane for...
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Friends Bowl – Entries by 28th October, Please
October 15, 2021
First, a reminder of what the Friends Bowl competition is. The Friends Bowl is a large silver cup which has been in the club since 1947 when it was donated...
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B Team wins the Northumberland Summer Knock Out
October 14, 2021
Congratulations to the B team players, Dave Patterson, Lewis Self, Stan Johnson, Jay Steel and Michael Allen for winning the summer knock out. The competition is a handicap knock out...
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Northumberland League Fixtures up to Christmas
October 10, 2021
The Northumberland League is starting up this month. We are running 3 teams this year. Here are the fixtures up to Christmas. Please make a note in your diaries and...
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