Dear Northern chess colleague

The heat wave is subsiding, so it's time to make use of the cooler
weather and get out and enjoy some chess across the North of England!

1/ Busy this weekend? Fancy an excellent 2 day event at Chester, in aid of charity, with excellent prize money?

29-30 Jul Chester Charity Congress - prize fund £3200 - limited to U190
David Dickson 01978 760058    j.mcphillips@btinternet.com
£4 off for NMS members

2/ Fancy mixing the seaside with some chess?
19-20 Aug Hilton Blackpool Chess Festival
W O'Rourke 01706 627874 worchessnu1@ntlworld.com

19 Aug NCCU Junior championships (£2 off NMS members)
http://www.nccu.org.uk/Entry%20Form%20JUNIOR%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%202006.doc
Fancy being the champion across the North for your age group?
 
19 Aug Chess Festival Blitz,  9 rounds, 7.30 p.m.
http://www.nccu.org.uk/5th%20BLACKPOOL%20Blitz%202006%20rtf.rtf

20 Aug Chess Festival Rapidplay, 6 rounds, 10.00 a.m.
(£3 off NMS members)
http://www.nccu.org.uk/6th%20BLACKPOOL%20Rapidplay%20entry%20form%202006%20rtfnu.rtf

3/ 26-28 Aug  Chorley Congress   (£6 off NMS members)
David Clayton  01257275053       Dgclayton@btinternet.com
3 sections, FIDE Open       http://www.chorleychess.org.uk/

4/ 16-17 Sept 2006  Liverpool Congress
Peter Purland  01517 334854   petepurland@btopenworld.com

5/ 6-15 Sept 2006 Liverpool European Union Individual
David Welch   0151 733 1866
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/calendar/eu-individual.pdf

6/ 17 Sep - Carlisle Rapidplay, Austin Friars School, Carlisle.
S Cassidy, Austin Friars School, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 9PB
sydcassidy@austinfriars.cumbria.sch.uk )

7/ 17-18 Sept  Bradford Congress
Stuart Swire  01274411817    stuart@swire71.freeserve.co.uk

8/ 22-24 Sep  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Congress
Paul Bielby   0191 5487600     paulbielby@btopenworld.com
http://www.nccu.org.uk/2006%20Northumberland%20September%20congress.doc

Regards to all
Bill O'Rourke
NCCU president