Wallace Chess Festival
Our 2024 Chess Festival
Wallace Chess is very excited to host its fourth annual Chess Festival.
This is a great opportunity for students to compete against talent from across London in games that are graded by the English Chess Federation!
Alongside the main event will be the Wallace Chess Coaches tournament where our coaches will be fighting for glory.
Read our Festival Brochure
Find the results of the 2025 chess festival here:
The event will run: Saturday 21 June 2025
at Brighton College Prep Kensington, 10 – 13 Prince’s Gardens, London, SW7 1ND
For this year’s festival you will also have the option to pre-order a hot meal from MyTortellini by using this link: https://mytortellini.com/
Our 2023 Chess Festival
Sections: U7, U9, U11, U13, U18
Rounds and start time
Time controls 15 mins + 5 secs
Doors open & registration starts: 09:30am
Round 1: 10.30am
Round 2: 11.30am
Round 3: 12.30pm
Round 4: 1.30pm
Round 5: 2.30pm
Round 6: 3.30pm
Prizegiving: 4.45pm
Finished: 5pm
ENTRY FEE
£40 (inc. VAT) + ECF Gold Junior Membership.
Please note that it is a condition of entry to be an ECF (English Chess Federation) GOLD member.
You can purchase membership at https://englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membership-rates-and-joining-details/
It cost £12 for Gold Junior Membership.