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Lancaster Chess Club Promote the game of Chess in the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, and surrounding areas.

Max Fyson against Don Munro, past and present club champion, 29 Sept 2026
01/10/2026

Max Fyson against Don Munro, past and present club champion, 29 Sept 2026

Board signed by Gary Kasparov, 29 Sept 2026
01/10/2026

Board signed by Gary Kasparov, 29 Sept 2026

Former member and club champion Don Munro presents a chess board signed by Gary Kasparov to club secretary Richard Walsh...
01/10/2026

Former member and club champion Don Munro presents a chess board signed by Gary Kasparov to club secretary Richard Walsh, 29 Sept 2026

Chess Fest, 17 Aug 2026
20/08/2026

Chess Fest, 17 Aug 2026

Chess Fest, 17 Aug 2026, Max Fyson doing his simultaneous display
20/08/2026

Chess Fest, 17 Aug 2026, Max Fyson doing his simultaneous display

The Results Are In!Excellent chess played over the weekend. Congratulations to all winners, first timers and everyone wh...
18/08/2026

The Results Are In!

Excellent chess played over the weekend. Congratulations to all winners, first timers and everyone who enjoyed the event. Thanks to all who made it happen!

Open Section -

1st Place (Joint) -
Tim Wall and Martin Mitchell - 4.5/5 - £225 each

Grading Prize U2100 -
Jane Richmond (2087) - 4/5 - £100
Also she won Best Female Player - £80
Total - £180

Major Section U1900 -

1st Place - Robert Dean - 4.5/5 - £300

2nd Place - Andy Yang - 4/5 - £150

Grading Prize U1800 -
Lancaster University Player, Josh Cherrington (1665) - 3.5/5 - £100

Intermediate Section U1750 -

1st Place - James Marshall - 4.5/5 - £300
Player for Lancaster Uni he had a great tournament!

2nd Place (3 way tie) - Simon Lawrence, Paul Salisbury and Ethan Lim - 4/5

Ethan Lim also won the Best U16 Score and Inter Grading Prize (U1620). This calculated to Simon and Paul earning £75 and Ethan claiming a prize fund of £180.

Minor Section (U1500) -

1st Place - Andrew Crosby 5/5 (only player to achieve a 100% score) - £300
He also won the prize for best score from a player over aged 65 meaning he won a total of - £380

2nd Place - Xie Luofeng - 4.5/5 - £150

Grading Prize (U1200) - Joe Cherrington (1009K) - 3/5 - £100 - He is brother of Josh Cherrington great profit for the brothers!

So this means winners of the diversity prizes are!

Best Female Player -
Jane Richmond (Open) - 4/5

Best Under 16 Player -
Ethan Lim (Inter) - 4/5

Best Over 65 Player -
Andrew Crosby (Minor) - 5/5

Aswell as these prizes our sponsor ChessPicks has agreed to give £30 coaching credit to grading prize winners and diversity prize winners.

Well done to all winners!
And well done to everybody no matter if this was your 1st Congress or 100th Congress what matters is that everybody loves playing this wonderful game and this weekend chess was expressed in its truest form.

See results here:

https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1385014.aspx?lan=1&art=79&turdet=YES&SNode=S0

Thanks to Brendan O’Gorman and Harrison Theobald for the photos!

Chess Fest, Glenn House doing his simultaneous display, 17 Aug 2026
18/08/2026

Chess Fest, Glenn House doing his simultaneous display, 17 Aug 2026

Lancaster Chess Fest, Market Square, Lancaster in the rain, 17 Aug 2026
18/08/2026

Lancaster Chess Fest, Market Square, Lancaster in the rain, 17 Aug 2026

14/08/2026

Best congress about this!

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