Donors to the Torbay Chess Congress

We warmly thank everyone who has generously made voluntary donations to the funds for the current Torbay Chess Congress over previous years. These donations help us maintain our guaranteed prize monies and pay for the excellent venue.

Some Past Players' Comments

Thought it was well run. I like the fact that I can relax in a hotel that faces the sea.

2018 Intermediate

I enjoyed being able to see the next round draw on the internet as soon as it was completed. Please keep this available. Improve the weather 😉

2018 Open

A Game from Round 3 of the 2017 Open

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[Event "Torbay Open"] [Site "Torquay"] [Date "2017.11.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Simpson, Derek"] [Black "Littlejohns, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D04"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2017.11.10"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [SourceDate "2017.11.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.11.12"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nbd2 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. c3 Nbd7 9. Qg3 g6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 O-O 14. O-O Bd6 15. Qf3 Nh5 16. Re1 Bc7 17. g4 Ng7 18. Qg2 Qd6 19. Be3 f5 20. f4 fxg4 21. hxg4 Rf7 22. Rf1 Raf8 23. Rf2 Ne8 24. f5 gxf5 25. Bh6 Ng7 26. gxf5 Kh8 27. f6 Rg8 28. Kh1 Nf5 29. Qh3 Qd5+ 0-1