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Friday July 03, 2009 |
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96th
British Chess Championships, 26 July - 8 August 2009
to be held
in the
Riviera
International Conference Centre, Torquay
in
celebration of the contribution made
by John Dunleavy to the
administration of English Chess. |
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ACCELERATED BRIDGING FINANCE LIMITED,
a specialist lending company, is sponsoring the start money
for leading players participating in the British Chess
Championship in Torquay 26 July to 8 August. Their address: 3 Blundellsands Road East, Blundellsands, Liverpool L23 6TF. |
Entries at 2 July - 503. If anyone has a FIDE rating that is not shown, or shown
incorrectly, please let Neville Belinfante know as soon as possible.
Obituary - John Dunleavy, a highly
influential figure in the chess world, died peacefully on Wednesday 9th
April 2008 at St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester, at the age of 79.
Click to download the list
of 2009 qualifiers and a list showing
how they qualified in alphabetical order.
Queries should be emailed to
Click to download the
Qualification rules and regulations -
'How to Qualify'.
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Will you be in Torquay when the balloon goes up?
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Torquay has a new tourist attraction right on the
seafront. Lindstrand AeroPlatforms have supplied and operate a 6,000
cubic metre helium balloon, which is positioned on Torre Abbey right
opposite to Torquay's favourite beach Torre Abbey Sands.
The balloon ascends to about 400ft, allowing
passengers stunning 360 degree birds eye views across the whole of
Torbay.
Evening flights when the balloon is illuminated, are
planned. It can carry up to 30 people per ascent, with a maximum of 4
ascents per hour.
The balloon is the third of its kind in the UK;
Bournemouth and Leeds Castle in Kent already have them
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Located just off the seafront, the
Riviera International Conference Centre is a purpose built conference
and exhibition centre enjoying a wide range of accommodation within walking
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Riviera
Conference Centre ... more |
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The RICC opened in 1987 and since this time has become a well-respected and
popular venue with many large and prestigious conferences to its name. As a
not-for-profit organisation, every year all financial surpluses are ploughed
back into the business to maintain and improve the facilities. |
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Torquay is a town in the unitary authority of
Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England.
It lies 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Exeter along
the A380 on the north of Torbay, 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Plymouth and
adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. During the
peak summer season the resort's population swells to around 200,000.
Torquay Harbour and marina
The town's economy was initially based upon fishing
and agriculture as in the case of Brixham across Torbay, but in the early
19th century the town began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort,
initially frequented by members of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars
while the Royal Navy anchored in the bay and later by the crème de la crème
of Victorian society as the town's fame spread. Renowned for its healthy
climate, the town earned the nickname of the English Riviera and favourable
comparisons to Montpellier.
Torquay's name originates in it being the quay of the
ancient village of Torre. In turn, Torre takes its name from the tor, the
extensively quarried remains of which can be seen by the town's Tor Hill
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