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If your club hasn't entered their club champion into the Champion of champions competition (for the prestigious Winter-Wood shield) then please get your entry in soon! Contact the Competitions Officer at
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Devon County Chess Association warmly welcomes your entries to its annual TEAM QUICKPLAY TOURNAMENT taking place on Sunday 15 February 2026, 1:00pm till 5:15pm, at Clyst St Mary Village Hall, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AA
Enter your team through the Team Quickplay Entry Form or you can view a one-page pdf of the event information.
Entries so far: Exeter Honey Badgers, Exeter Honey Monsters, The Flying Dutchmen (Seaton), The T-Rex Terrors (Seaton), The Abbots (Newton Abbot), The Bishops (Newton Abbot), Totnes Hippies, Bude Surfers.
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Fans of blitz chess will be pleased to hear that an Individual Blitz tournament will be taking place at Clyst St Mary Village Hall (Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AA) on the morning of Sunday 15 February 2026 (9:30am-12:15pm), prior to the DCCA Team Quickplay tournament (which takes place in the afternoon at the same venue - see www.devonchess.org for details of how to enter a team of four).
This will comprise 7 rounds of fast chess at a time control of 5min+3sec increment for the game, and will be managed via computer-generated pairings.
You can enter the event using the Individual Blitz Entry Form
Entries so far: John Nunn (2573), Paul Hampton (2151), Tim Paulden (2101), Chris Gant (2009), Stephen Quartey (1916), Joshua Blackmore (1869), Geoff Lingard (1719), Ellis Manning (1699), Toby Ralph (1555), Tatiana (1536), Ruslan (1476), Joe Forty (1440), Lloyd Russell (1438), Luke Garner (1425), Jim Forty (1394), Yuan Lui (1206)
Read more: DCCA Individual Blitz Tournament - 15th February 2026
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The Moyle Cup jamboree event moved for the first time to Plymouth this year at the invitation of Tony Tatam, Plymouth having won the trophy in 2025 at Newton Abbot. Seven teams took part with Plymouth being given dispensation to enter a third team given the ample available space and the demand for places in the Plymouth teams from their members - a good sign! Pairings between members of the same club were kept to a minimum, three between Plymouth players and one between Newton Abbot's. Two rounds at a rate of 80+10 were completed shortly after 5.30 p.m.
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We would like to offer a warm welcome to the new Ivybridge Chess Club! Hazel and Andrew have just started this club and they meet at the Exchange Pub every first Monday of the month starting January 2026! They offer casual social chess games, a warm and friendly atmosphere, and a dedicated 1:1 teaching table for anyone wanting to learn. All ages and levels welcome! See their Facebook page for more details.
