2026 Camberley Keith Richardson Rapid Play Tournament

Camberley Chess Club are running the popular annual Rapid Play tournament in memory of Keith Richardson on Saturday 26th Sep 2026, from 10am to 5pm.

Keith was a valued club member from the 1970s onwards, an International Correspondence Grandmaster and very well known in the English chess community. He suffered from Parkinson’s disease and died in April 2017.

Entries, Pairings and Results on chess-results here

Entries will close at 5PM Fri 25th Sept

The format is the same as last year’s event:

• ECF Rated
• 6 Round Swiss
• Rapid Play, 20 min, plus 5 sec.
• Prizes: 1st £150, 2nd £100, 3rd £50, Highest placed Junior £50, Highest placed U1600 Rating (ECF Rapid if not Std/Blitz/FIDE) £50
• FREE first year membership to Camberley Chess Club for the highest placed JUNIOR non club member.
• FREE first year membership to Camberley Chess Club for the highest placed non club member.
• Entrants need to be ECF MEMBERS – GOLD or above. (To join/renew the ECF click here)
• One section of around 60 players.
• Entry fee £25. To enter please have your ECF Rating Code ready and click the “Buy” button in the orange box below. Entries will close at 5PM Fri 25th Sept.
• Rounds start at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
• FREE Tea and Coffee will be provided.
• Please organise your lunch, there is a supermarket next door.
• Prizegiving at 5pm.
• As in previous years, a significant donation will be made to Parkinson’s UK.

Entries, Pairings and Results on chess-results here

To enter please click on the Buy button below, we will send a confirmation email of your payment:

Entries will close at 5PM Fri 25th Sept

Details of last year’s event can be found here https://camberleychess.co.uk/2025-camberley-keith-richardson-rapid-play-tournament/