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News update

News items will be posted here as and when I receive them.

Ian George


Last updated 26/11/2023

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2023
Dec 3 (Sun) 7th Plymouth Rapidplay
  • Plymouth Bridge Club, 1 Moor View Terrace, Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 7EB
  • 6 rounds. 10 o'clock start
  • Details and entry form
  • Dec 10 (Sun) Devon v Cornwall
  • Details to follow
  • 2024
    TBA Somerset B v Cornwall B
  • Details to follow
  • Jan 13 (Sat)
    3 days
    6th Somerset New Year Congress
  • Walton Park Hotel, Wellington Terrace.Clevedon, BS21 7BL.
  • Under 2050, under 1750 and under 1550 sections
  • 5 round Swiss. 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move increments.
  • Congress website
  • Jan 27 (Sat) Cornwall v Somerset
  • Details to follow
  • Feb 25 (Sun) Cornwall 2 v Devon 2
  • Details to follow
  • Mar 1 (Fri)
    3 days

    Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress
  • TLH Toorak Hotel, Chestnut Avenue, Torquay, TQ2 5JS

  • Further information along with entry forms will appear in due course when available.
  • Apr 12 (Fri)
    2 days
    East Devon Congress
  • Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BW
  • Further information along with entry forms will appear in due course .
  • Apr 26 (Fri)
    3 days

    Bristol Centenary & West of England Championships
  • Great Hall, Bristol Grammar School, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SR
  • Further information along with entry forms will appear in due course when available.
  • Mar 31 (Sun) Devon B v Somerset B
  • Details to follow
  • May 3 (Fri)
    3 days
    4th Cornwall Spring Congress
  • Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth, TR11 4NZ
  • Open, under 1900 and under 1600 sections
  • 5 round Swiss. 75 minutes + 30 seconds per move increments.
  • Details and and a link to the online entry form
  • Apr 26 (Fri)
    3 days

    Bristol Centenary & West of England Championships
  • Great Hall, Bristol Grammar School, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SR
  • Further information along with entry forms will appear in due course when available.
  • May 25 (Sat)
    3 days

    Cotswold Congress
  • The King’s School, Pitt St, Gloucester, GL1 2BG
  • Further information along with entry forms will appear in due course when available.
  • Sep 20 (Fri)
    3 days
    3rd Cornwall Autumn Congress
  • Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth, TR11 4NZ
  • Open, under 1850 and under 1600 sections
  • 5 round Swiss. 75 minutes + 30 seconds per move increments.
  • Details and and a link to the online entry form
  • TBA
    Weymouth Congress
  • Hotel Rembrandt, 12-18 Dorchester Road, DT47JU
  • Further information along with entry forms will appear in due course at the congress website.