Northumbria Chess Masters

We are now accepting entries for the 2023 Northumbria Masters, which is being held 24-28 August at Forest Hall Social Club, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9DQ.
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Northumbria Masters – 2022 The 2022 Northumbria Masters (Friday 26 August to Tuesday 30 August) is at an excellent new venue, St. Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7PE, 3 minutes’ walk from Longbenton Metro station, and there are 100 free car parking spaces at the school. Tournaments include: Two All-Play-All ...

We are now at full capacity for the Northumbria Masters Congress (26-30 August) after entries for the public events (Masters, Challengers, Major & Minor) reached 160. Any further applicants are advised to join a waiting list:

2021 Entries Now Closed: Applicants Should Join Waiting List – Northumbria Masters Thanks to an impressive total of 160 entries for the Masters (Open), Challengers (Under 2000), Major (Under 1750) and Minor (Under 1500) tournaments, we have now reached the maximum capacity for players in the public events at the Marriott MetroCentre.

167 entries have been received for the Northumbria Masters Congress (26-30 August at Marriott MetroCentre Gateshead) & entries will close soon. Only another 11 will be accepted, then applicants will be asked to join a waiting list.

Update: 167 Entries Received for Congress – Northumbria Masters NEWS UPDATE: August 5, 2021 – A total of 167 entries have now been received for the Northumbria Masters Congress. Only another 11 places are available for the public events (Masters Open, Challengers Under 2000, Major Under 1750 and Minor Under 1500).

5 GMs & 5 IMs so far signed up for 2019 Northumbria Masters
: GMs Alexander Donchenko (GER), Vojta Plat (CZE), Danny Gormally (ENG), Andrey Maksimenko (UKR), Alex Raetsky (RUS); IMs Alan Merry, David Eggleston, Gary Quillan (ENG), Stephen Mannion (SCO), Gerard Welling (NED).
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Northumbria Masters - 2019

Important Announcement: July 2019 ECF Grades & August 2019 FIDE ratings to be used in 2019

Latest ECF Grades & FIDE Ratings to be used in Northumbria Masters events - Northumbria Masters The July 2019 ECF Grades and the August 2019 FIDE ratings will be used to determine which sections players are eligible for in the 2019 Northumbria Masters. While the Northumbria Masters tournament is open to all players, this rule applies to the Challengers (Under 2050 FIDE & Under 180 ECF) …

Very pleased to welcome back last year’s winner, GM Alexander Donchenko, to this year’s Northumbria Masters! This brings our event up to 25 players so far, including 5 GMs and 3 IMs.