Congratulations to the Greater Manchester teams involved in the NCCU! Each of the 5 categories have won the NCCU in 2025 Open, u2050, u1850, u1650, and u1450 all competing a grand slam! Photos to follow if we can get them…

‘The Action Man’ Kel, represents Bolton in a new Chess related game show on the BBC, starting Mon 10th March Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following twelve rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community. Across eight episodes, passionate and highly skilled players from all backgrounds will battle it out across a series…

St John the Divine C of E Church, 186 Brooklands Road, Sale M33 3PB. 6-Round Rapidplay congress – ECF rated Major u1850, Intermediate u1550 and Minor u1250 Entry form The venue is less than 10 minutes from Exit 6 of the M60, and a 15-minute walk from Brooklands tram stop. Hot food and drinks will be available…

Sharing the sad news that Stockport Chess Club’s veteran member Peter Taylor passed away on 24th December 2024 shortly after his 87th birthday. Peter always liked to keep busy and played a large role in shaping the chess scene in Stockport, and his impact on the club is hard to overstate. Peter had been a…

Steve Rigby, the founder of Oldham-based 3Cs chess club over forty-six years ago, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the  2025 King’s New Year’s Honours for services to chess and his work with young people in the community, therefore becoming only the thirteenth person in the country to receive a national honour from…

Alfred Milner was born at about the same time as the Lancashire Chess League Association. A report of the Oyston Lancashire Congress, at Blackpool in March 1981, in which Mr Milner was runner-up, gave his age as ninety-two (B.C.M). Mr Milner replied that he was only ninety. Mr Milner was playing for Manchester Chess Club…