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Welcome to the website of the Blackpool Chess Conference - the largest weekend chess tournament in Britain. The event is run under the auspices of the Lancashire Chess Association and takes place every year in March.

Here you will find everything that you need to know about Blackpool Conferences past, present and future! If you have any comments on the website then please let us know through our Contact Us page.

2011 Blackpool Chess Conference - Venue Details

We are pleased to announce that the 2011 Blackpool Chess Conference will be held over the weekend of 11^th-13^th March 2011, again at the excellent venue of the Barceló Blackpool Imperial, North Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 2HB (telephone 01253 754619).

34^th Blackpool Chess Conference

This year's event took place at the Barceló Blackpool Imperial, over the weekend of 5^th-7^th March 2010. Full results and crosstables are available on this site.

The Congress Blog was updated throughout the weekend of the congress and will remain unaltered for a while yet.

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