£5 ENTRY (£3 JUNIORS) WITH 100% PRIZE FUND! Fans of blitz chess will be pleased to hear that an Individual Blitz tournament will be taking place at America Hall in Exeter on...
Update (on 12 Feb 2020): A list of entries received so far appears at the bottom of this page. If your club wishes to enter, please notify your entries in advance to timpaulden@gmail.com –...
Match report by Jon Underwood (16 February 2020) Despite the atrocious weather conditions both sides managed to field a full team of 16 players. Sincere thanks to everyone who turned out to play, after...
The next major Congress coming up in Devon is the East Devon Chess Congress on Friday 6 – Sunday 8 March 2020, which takes place at the comfortable and spacious Exeter Corn Exchange...
The West of England Chess Union is delighted to announce that the 73rd WECU Open Congress will take place from Friday 10 April to Monday 13 April 2020 at the Royal Beacon Hotel in Exmouth. The event will...
Match report by Jon Underwood (19 January 2020) Devon’s winning streak in the WECU Under 160 competition stretches back a remarkable 20 years, with our opponents Cornwall the only county yet to have held...
Match report by Jon Underwood (8 December 2019) There were a couple of Somerset players missing at the start, leading to a substitution on board one. Bill Ingham thought the match was on Sunday,...
Exeter Chess Club will once again be welcoming in the festive season in style on Tuesday 10 December 2019 (from 7:15pm) with a special Christmas “chess variants” blitz tournament, including prizes for the winners....
Match report by Jon Underwood (16 November 2019) This match was notable for two players making their Devon debut: Jacquie Barber-Lafon and Harriet Haslehurst. This is certainly the first time we’ve had female representation...
Entry is now open for the 45th East Devon Chess Congress, which will take place from Friday 6 March to Sunday 8 March 2020 at Exeter Corn Exchange, in the heart of the historic...