Here are some details of our forthcoming events. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.
To enter our OTB (over the board) events or our remote Summer Cup or New Year Cup , please complete the relevant form on the Entry Forms Page.
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.
CURRENT AND FUTURE EVENTS
EVENT OVERVIEW DETAILS
ORGANISER(S) PAIRINGS & RESULTS 24th BCA Email Tournament 1st April to 30th June 2026.
Closing date for entries Sunday 22nd March.
Contact us to find out more.
Eamonn Casey and Philip Doyle 24th Email Tournament Pairings and Results How Good is Your Chess? (Zoom, usually held monthly) Next session 7.30pm Wednesday 20th May 2026.
Contact us to find out more.
To take part, reply to the invitation on our email forum.
Voldi Gailans 2026 Match v Parliamentary Chess Club (OTB) – London
Monday 20th June 2026.
More details coming soon!
Voldi Gailans
2nd Transatlantic Match (Email)
This correspondence match between the UK BCA and the USBCA is scheduled to begin on 22nd June 2026.
Current list of UK BCA players
VI members of the UK BCA wishing to take part should email remotechess@braillechess.org.uk
Bill Armstrong (UK) and Glenn Crawford (USA)
2026 BCA British Championship (OTB) – Harrogate Saturday 4th – Saturday 11th July 2026.
Closing date for entries Sunday 3rd May 2026.
Bill Armstrong
(Played remotely on Zoom, Lichess, or other online platform.)
Saturday 18th July to Wednesday 30th September 2026.
Closing date for entries Monday 13th July 2026.
Julie Leonard
2026 BCA Autumn Tournament (OTB) – Bournemouth
Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2026.
Closing date for entries Friday 31st July 2026.
Entry form coming soon!
John Jenkins
PAST EVENTS (in order of most recent end date)
EVENT OVERVIEW DETAILS
ORGANISER(S) RESULTS 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