This season’s team championship, renamed in memory of its founder and organiser Patrick Ribbands, will be held on Sunday 14 November at the Moreton Hall Community Centre in Bury St Edmunds. The opportunity has been…
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In accordance with recent tradition, the BACL season will begin with our league Jamboree. This will again be held at the Bury St Edmunds venue, Moreton Hall Community Centre, on 30 September and start at…
The popular Cambridgeshire Rapidplay takes place again this Autumn. Saturday 25th September 2021 Venue: Whittlesford Memorial Hall This will be a five-round Swiss tournament, using a time-control of 25 minutes plus a 10 second increment…
Following the long hiatus, the Bury Area Chess League plans to resume league competitions in the Autumn. As a prelude to that, clubs are invited to attend the online AGM on Tuesday 20 July 2021….
Patrick Ribbands, who died suddenly at the end of January, was a stalwart of Cambridgeshire chess for as long as anyone can remember. He played and captained teams for Linton in the Bury League for…
Apologies to those of you who have already seen this, but I thought it was worth passing along. Towards the end of September, I received the message below from Mike Truran, Chief Executive of the…
The AGM as described below having taken place, the minutes (provisional until the next AGM) are available here. Please find below the text of an email sent to Club Secretaries and League officers on Saturday…
Hi Everyone The BACL Executive has been discussing various options following the fast recent increase of COVID-19 cases in the UK. We are mindful that our players include a cross-section of society including those either at…
Date: Sunday 15th March 2020 (Round 1 begins at 10:00 am)Venue: Turner Hall, Church Lane, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0HL(One of the common county match venues) 4 sections: Open, Team 600, Team 500 and Team 400Anyone interested in…
Sunday 29 September 2019 – Whittlesford Memorial Hall It’s not too late to enter this tournament, although there is a £5 additional fee for late entry. SectionEntry FeeAdultsEntry FeeJuniors (u18) Open£16£12 Major (u160)£16£12 Challengers (u125)£16£12…