Leicestershire & Rutland Chess Association is the body recognised by the English Chess Federation as being responsible for chess in the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Association is affiliated to the Midland Counties Chess Union.
Hi Everyone
The LRCA are delighted to be able to announce that there will be an Atkins Rapidplay on Sunday 15th January 2023.
Online entry and event details are here: Online Entry
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Games from the 2022 County Championship are now available. See the "County Championships" news feed for more details. Full article
The 2022 County individual tournaments are now decided. Congratulations to the winners:
County Championship: Shabir Okhai 4.5/5 (one game still to play)
Challengers: Julian Tarwid 5 / 5
Major: Ben Horspool 4 / 5
Minor: George Gowers 4.5/5
45 players took part in these events. All of the results can be found under the heading "County Championship 2022 Results and Pairings"
Chapman Cup - winners Anstey
Wylie Cup - winners Wigston
Harrod Cup - joint winners Anstey 1 & Ashby 2
To kick off the new season the Presentation evening will be held on Tuesday 20th September at 7:30 pm at Syston's venue.
This will be followed by a charity quickplay competition for the boot trophy.
The Championship is progressing well although as players have not all played the same number of games, the tournament position is not yet clear. See the attached spreadsheet for the latest results and scores Full article
Minutes of the LRCA 2022 AGM Full article
Due to a player withdrawal, the County Championship has been changed from a SWISS tournament to an all play all. Full article
Additional Accounts Full article
Additional Accounts Full article