It is with great sadness that we’ve learned of the passing of Chess Grandmaster – nicknamed ‘The Best of the West’ has passed away aged 74 GM Timman played in the Manchester Open at Owens Park in 1970 scoring 4.5 points. His games from these tournaments are available here – https://www.saund.org.uk/britbase/pgn/197310gbrned-viewer.html

Bolton Easter Chess Congress 3rd to 5th April 2026 VENUE: Ukrainian Social Club, 99 Castle Street, BOLTON BL2 1JP ECF Chess Congress Regulations Time Control 1hr 50 minutes plus 10 second increment For more information or to register, click here https://congress.org.uk/congress/725/home

Bolton Arena, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6LB Manchester FIDE Rapidplay Chess Congress 2026DATES Sunday 22nd March 2026VENUE: The University of Bolton Arena Arena Approach, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6LB Parking is Free . Introduction The Manchester Rapidplay Congress includes: The Harry Lamb Memorial FIDE OPEN. The FIDE Rated Major. Under 1900 The FIDE Rated Knights. Under 1630…

Updated with some photos 3Cs chess club in Oldham have again been honoured for their organisation and dedication to children, especially in the Oldham area, by the Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Eddie Moores conferring his personal “Mayoral Appreciation Award” on the club.  This comes after the Mayor and Mayoress also visited one of their weekly…

Almost a hundred chess players, plus families, friends and onlookers, attended the three days at the UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON ARENA and took part in another successful event. All the participants played in FIDE RATED events; five round Swiss Tournaments. The FIDE OPEN enjoyed upgraded facilities from 2024 in response to popular requests. LOOK OUT FOR…

3Cs were recently featured on the local Oldham Community Radio station when club founder Steve Rigby and Alan Burke were interviewed about the history and success of 3Cs. The interview can be heard via a link on the front page of the 3Cs website https://www.3cschessclub.com

To celebrate International Chess Day (20 July) 3Cs attempted to break the record for the number of hits on their club website in one day. A hit was only registered if done by anyone using different devices and therefore one person logging on 150+ times from the same device and under the same username would…