Junior Chess Blitz – Preston Sunday 12th July 2026
( ENTRIES WILL CLOSE FRIDAY 10th July 12:00 ! )
Date: Sunday 12th July 12:00 till 16:00
Lancashire Junior Chess is running a Blitz Tournament for children aged 18 and under who enjoy fast and exciting chess!
Venue: Our Lady & St. Edwards Parish Centre, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9UE
What is Blitz Chess?
Blitz Chess is a fast and exciting format where each player has just a few minutes for all their moves. It keeps the energy high, the games exciting and is great fun for all abilities!
To attend, your child should be able to play basic chess, i.e. understand the pieces, their moves and know the rules of checkmate, stalemate and castling.
See photos from our previous event below.
Just 5 pounds to enter, payable online. There will be a cheap tuck shop run by parents, so maybe send a couple of pounds for sweets / crisps / pop etc.
Timetable
- 11:30 Setup and preparation, any helpers would be appreciated
- 12:00 Children arrive and register — simply pick up a colour coded lanyard with their name
- 12:15 Welcome meeting
- 12:30 Play starts
- Children will play around 9 short games throughout the afternoon, a short break after round 5
- 16:00 Play ends — Presentations and tidy up
Event Team
- Carl Tillotson – Controller
- Colin Greenwood – Event Director
- Gordon Glover – Section Leader
- Hambel Willow – Arbiter
- Harry Wildey – Scores treage
- Richard Smith – Section Leader
- Ronnie Thompson – Scores treage
- TBC other coaches
Entry Form
Please enter by completing and submitting the form below
Lancashire Chess Association – Online Payment
Entry Fees: Entry cost £5 per person. Payment is online. Once you have completed the entry form you will be redirected to another page which will have the online payment link. Please ensure you make payment at the time as entry.
If you miss the link, you can pay via Please Pay £5 Entry Fee to Lancashire Chess Association. In the Note to Merchant add “Entry Fee for XXXXXXX” or something similar, so we can verify payment and know what the payment relates to.
Queries
Feel free to contact me with any queries, Colin Greenwood
Aims of the Lancashire Chess Association Junior Events
- To encourage more children to play more chess
- To allow children to play over the board chess in a fun, sociable and positive environment
- To highlight the opportunities to play chess for Lancashire junior teams
- To identify children for Lancashire junior teams at under 9 and under 11
- To increase the visibility of Lancashire junior chess across Lancashire
See report from our recent Lancashire championships at Westholme below