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| Start of New Season; IN ALL TOURNAMENTS BELOW, (Unless stated otherwise), THE AGE REFERS TO THAT ON TUESDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2001 | |||
| SEPTEMBER 2001London qualifiers
start. 21st September - Deadline for entry to National Schools Chess Championship. Online entry form on controller Richard Haddrell's SCCU website. |
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| Sa 22- Su 23 Sep FIDE RATED | 1st 4NCL Weekend - Grand Moat House Hotel, Birmingham | Not especially for children, but a good opportunity to obtain and improve FIDE ratings. | Adam Raoof |
| Sa 29 Sep | NYCA U18/U12 Championships, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent | U12, U18 county teams | Kevin Staveley 01443 772750 |
| OCTOBER 2001 | |||
| Sa 6 - Su 7 Oct | Mini-Squad Championships, Solihull, Warwickshire | MiniSquad Championships, U6, U7, U8, U9, U10 Also U12 and U14 events |
Tony Corfe 01707-659080 |
| Sa 20 Oct - Su 21 Oct | British Rapidplay Chess Championships, Bradford City Football Club, Valley Parade, Bradford |
Adult (various) Sa 20th England U11 trial qualifier Su 21st BCF British Junior Rapidplay Championships U12 Champ (includes U10 champ.s) U16 Champ (includes U12 champ.s) |
Paul Clarke 0113 2320177 |
| Sa 27 - Su 28 Oct | 5th Millfield Schools' Tournament, Millfield School, Street, Somerset. | Secondary Schools teams of twelve; also reserve tournament | May Timms |
| Th 25 - Su 28 Oct | 2nd Ampleforth Young Masters, Ampleforth, Yorkshire | U16; Invitation only | Peter Turner 01724 866433 |
| NOVEMBER 2001 | |||
| Sa 10 - Su 11 Nov England U11 trial qualifier |
England U11 Open Championships , Bedford Modern School | U11 | Ian Cowen 01205 367736 |
| Sa 10th Nov | NYCA U14 Championships, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent | U14 County teams | Kevin Staveley 01443 772750 |
| Sa 24 - Su 25 Nov FIDE RATED | 2nd 4NCL Weekend - Grand Moat House Hotel, Birmingham | Not especially for children, but a good opportunity to obtain and improve FIDE ratings. | Adam Raoof |
| DECEMBER; 15th/16th and 28th/30th; Andersen London Junior Championships | |||
| Su 2 Dec Date found | Pennine Challenge Cup, Bradford |
U16 County Teams | Peter Cloudsdale 01904 766949 |
| Sa 15 - Su 16 Dec | Andersen London Junior Chess Championships, South Bank University, London | U14 (Major) U14 (Minor) - U111 U10 Major (Qualification Required) U10 Minor (Qualification Required) |
Info from Tony Corfe 01707-659080 Entries to Arnold Lutton 01268 280932 |
| Fr 28 - Su 30 Dec U12 Major is England U11 trial qualifier | Andersen London Junior Chess Championships, South Bank University, London | U18/21 FIDE RATED U16 U12 (Major) (Qualification required) U12 (Minor) (Qualification Required) (Sa/ Su only) U8 (Qualification Required) |
Info from Tony Corfe 01707-659080 Entries to Arnold Lutton 01268 280932 |
| JANUARY 2002 Qualifiers for National Primary
Schools Champ.s start; details from
Tony Corfe 01707
659080 Qualifying rounds for the UK Chess challenge start; details from Mike Basman |
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| Sa 19 Jan U11A is England U11 trial qualifier |
EPSCA Rapidplay Championships, Liverpool | U8, U9 (2 sections), U10 (2 sections), U11 (2 sections) | Peter Purland 0151-733 4854 |
| Sa 19 - Su 20 Jan FIDE RATED | 3rd 4NCL Weekend - Grand Moat House Hotel, Birmingham | Not especially for children, but a good opportunity to obtain and improve FIDE ratings. | Adam Raoof |
| Sa 26 - Su 27 Jan NEW | National Primary Schools Championships Zonals, regional events | U9, U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| FEBRUARY 2002 | |||
| Sa 2 - Su 3 Feb U11 Championship is England U11 trial qualifier |
South of England Junior Championships, Yateley Manor School, Camberley | U7, U8 (both 1 day), U9, U11 Championships, U11 Challengers, U13, U12 (invite only), U14 (invite only), U130 Adult |
Joe French 01256 472537 |
| Sa 16 - Su 17 Feb | BWCA National Girls Championships, Elm Bank Hotel, The Mount, York | U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U14 | Evelyn Flint 01245 351541 |
| Sa 23 - Su 24 Feb U12 major is England U11 trial qualifier | Wiltshire/West of England Junior Champ.s; Swindon, Wiltshire | Novice, U8, U9, U10, U12 (min), U12 (maj), U14, U18, Girls | Maureen Debbage 01793 617619 |
| Sa 23 - Su 24 Feb NEW | National Primary Schools Championships Zonals, regional events | U9, U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| MARCH 2002 | |||
| Sa 2 - Su 3 Mar | National Primary Schools Championships Zonals, regional events | U9, U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| Sa 9 Mar - venues given | EPSCA Under 9 Zonals, SE - Wey Valley, SW Somerset, Mids - Milton Keynes, North - Oldham | Under 9; County Teams of 12 | Colin Oliver 0181-874 0377 |
| Sa 16 Mar - venues given | EPSCA Under 11 Zonals, SE - Kent, SW Berkshire, Mids -Solihull, North - Lancs | Under 11; County Teams of 20 | Colin Oliver 0181-874 0377 |
| Sa 23 - Su 24 Mar FIDE RATED | 4th 4NCL Weekend - Grand Moat House Hotel, Birmingham | Not especially for children, but a good opportunity to obtain and improve FIDE ratings. | Adam Raoof |
| Sa 30 or thereabouts | BCF U18 championships | ||
| APRIL 2002 20-22 Junior Squad Champ.s; 28 U9 Final; 28-29 England U11 Trial | |||
| Fr 5- Su 7 Apr Venue Given U12 is England U11 trial qualifier |
National Chess Junior Squad Championships, Oldham |
U10,U12, U16, U18/21 (FIDE RATED) | Congress Organisor Marc
Shaw 020 8931 2276 |
| Sa 20 Apr NEW | EPSCA Girls Championships, Barnet | Colin Oliver 0181-874 0377 |
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| Sa 27 AprVenue TBD | EPSCA U9 Inter-Association Team Final, Nottingham | U9; County teams of 12 | Colin Oliver 020-8874 0377 |
| Sa 27 - Su 28 Apr | England Under 11 Team Trial, Liverpool College, Liverpool | U10 or U11 Strictly Invitation Only. Qualification by good scores at one or more pre-trial tournaments or nomination by EPSCA affiliated county. (max. 1 nomination per county) |
Ian Cowen (Team Manager) 01205 367736 or Victor Cross (Selector) 01803 851404 or Peter Purland (EPSCA chief arbiter) 0151-733 4854 |
| MAY 2002 | |||
| Sa 4 - Mo 6 May FIDE RATED | 5th 4NCL Weekend - Grand Moat House Hotel, Birmingham | Not especially for children, but a good opportunity to obtain and improve FIDE ratings. | Adam Raoof |
| Mo 6 May | London v Rest of England U11 Girls; | U11 Girls; | Colin Oliver 020-8874 0377 |
| Sa 11 MayVenue given | EPSCA U11 Inter-Association Team Final, Hampshire | U11; County teams of 20 | Colin Oliver 020-8874 0377 |
| Sa 18 - Su 19 May New venue | EPSCA Schools Semi-Finals; |
U9 and U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
01707 659080 |
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| Sa 25-Su 26 May Date changed | London v Rest of England U11 Match, London | Colin Oliver 020-8874 0377 |
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| JUNE 2002 | |||
| Sa 15 - Su 16 Jun Replaced date | EPSCA Schools Semi-Finals; Brean Sands | U9 and U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| Sa 22 - Su 23 Jun | EPSCA Schools Semi-Finals; Prestatyn | U9 and U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| Exact date and venue unknown | ECGCF Grand Final; | U14 Girls; County Teams | Neil Clifton 020-8660 8564 |
| Sa 29 - Su 30 Jun NEW EVENT | National School Teams Tournament, Prestatyn | U12, U14, U16 School teams of 5 |
Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| JULY 2002 | |||
| Mo 1 - Tu 2 Jun | EPSCA Schools Finals; Oakham | U9 and U11 school teams of 5 | Tony Corfe 01707 659080 |
| Exact Date and venue unknown | UK Chess Challenge Gigafinals | U7 up to U18 | Mike Basman |
| Fr 12 - Sa 20 Jul FIDE RATED | Smith & Williamson Young Masters, King Edward's School, Witney | Invitation only | Alec
Webster 020-8642 2605 |
| AUGUST 2002 | |||
| First two weeks of August | British Championships, Riviera Centre, Torquay (same venue as 1998) | In each age group there are separate Overall, Boys and Girls
titles U8 -- Fri 2 Aug, U9 -- Sat 3 - Sun 4 Aug, U10 -- Mo 5 - Fri 9 Aug, U11 --Mo 29 Jul - Fri 2 Aug, U12 -- Su 4 - Fri 9 Aug, U13 -- Mo 29 Jul - Fri 2 Aug, U14-- Su 4 - Fri 9 Aug, U15 -- combined with U16, U16 -- Mo 30 Jul - Fri 3 Aug, U18 combined with Major Open -- Mo 30 Jul - Fri 10 Aug, U21 combined with British Championship championships -- Mo 30 Jul - Fri 10 |
BCF The Watch Oak, Chain Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 OYA. Tel: 01424 775222 Fax: 01424 77590 |

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