Details of our forthcoming events are set out below. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.
To take part in our Email Tournaments or How Good is Your Chess Sessions, please reply to the invitations sent out on our email forum.
To enter our OTB (over the board) events or our remote Summer Cup or New Year Cup, please complete the relevant form shown in the list of events below.
Note: If you use a screen reader to access one of these forms it’s a good idea to read the whole form before you start filling it in. This is because the forms contain notes, e.g. examples of how much you need to pay, which could be missed if you tab from field to field.
CURRENT AND FUTURE EVENTS
EVENT OVERVIEW DETAILS
ORGANISER(S) PAIRINGS & RESULTS 2nd Transatlantic Match (Email)
A correspondence match between the UK BCA and the USBCA.
Play started on 22nd June 2026.
Bill Armstrong (UK) and Glenn Crawford (USA)
Results and Pairings (Played remotely on Zoom, Lichess, or other online platform.)
Saturday 18th July to Wednesday 30th September 2026.
Play started on 18th July 2026.
Julie Leonard
Results and Pairings How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom, usually held monthly) Next session is Wednesday 9th September 2026 at 7.30pm.
Contact us to find out more.
To take part, reply to the invitation on our email forum.
Voldi Gailans 2026 BCA Autumn Tournament (OTB) – Bournemouth
Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2026.
Closing date for entries Friday 31st July 2026.
John Jenkins
25th BCA Email Tournament 1st October to 31st December 2026.
Closing date for entries to be announced on our email forum in early September.
Contact us to find out more.
Eamonn Casey and Philip Doyle (OTB)
Weston-super-Mare
Saturday 23rd to Saturday 30th January 2027.
Closing date Friday 13th November 2026.
Entry form coming soon!
Gary Wickett 2027 BCA AGM Congress
(OTB) – Sheffield
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th March 2027
More details will be published in November 2026.
PAST EVENTS (in order of most recent end date)
EVENT OVERVIEW DETAILS
ORGANISER(S) RESULTS How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom, usually held monthly) Tuesday 18th August 2026, 7.30pm.
Voldi Gailans HGIYC Scores August 2026 2026 Match v Parliamentary Chess Club (OTB) – London
Monday 20th July 2026.
Voldi Gailans
Results How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom, usually held monthly) Tuesday 14th July 2026, 7.30pm.
Voldi Gailans HGIYC Scores July 2026 2026 BCA British Championship (OTB) – Harrogate Saturday 4th – Saturday 11th July 2026.
Closing date for entries Sunday 3rd May 2026.
Bill Armstrong
Results and Pairings 24th BCA Email Tournament 1st April to 30th June 2026.
Eamonn Casey and Philip Doyle 24th Email Tournament Pairings and Results How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom) Wednesday 17th June 2026, 7.30pm.
Voldi Gailans HGIYC Scores June 2026 How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom) Wednesday 20th May 2026, 7.30pm.
Voldi Gailans HGIYC Scores May 2026 How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom) Friday 10th April 2026, 7.30pm.
Voldi Gailans HGIYC Scores April 2026 (Played remotely on Zoom, Lichess, or other online platform.)
Saturday 3rd January to Saturday 28th March 2026.
James Connors
2026 BCA AGM Congress (OTB) – Sheffield
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd March 2026
John Fullwood and Julie Leonard