DCCA Team Events

The DCCA runs a number of team events throughout the season. These are one-day events open to all Devon clubs with most having a grade-restricted component to ensure the most competitive environment.

The events for this year are as follows. All are standard play unless specified:

  • Newman (Rapidplay) 4 players 7300, 13th Dec 2026 (Axmouth Village Hall)
  • Moyle 4 players 6100, 16th Jan 2027 (Plymouth Chess Club)
  • Schofield 4 players 6850, 21st Feb 2027 (Alverdiscott Community Hall)
  • Mamhead 4 players 7600, 17th Apr 2027 (Newton Abbot Chess Club)
  • Rooke 8 players 14000, 22nd May 2027 (Newton Abbot Chess Club)
  • Bremridge 6 players no limit, 20th Jun 2027 (Clyst St Mary Village Hall)

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3rd Barnstaple Rapidplay Report

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View of chess players playing chess in a big hall.

The 3rd Barnstaple Rapidplay took place on Saturday 10th October 2026 with a great turnout of 31 players and a relatively strong field with FIDE Master Chris Gant and Grand Master John Nunn, who was once in the top 10 in the world! The event was organised by Barnstaple chess club and opened by Pete Worthington. The location was the Alverdiscott Community Hall, an excellent venue with a comfortable and spacious playing area. Jack Rudd was arbiter for the day. A chess arbiter preparing pairings

Play proceeded pretty much to form with the top 4 ranked players meeting in round 4 where Chris Gant and John Nunn both won their games against Paul Hampton and Jon Underwood respectively. Chris and John met in round 5 with John winning that tie and he was then leading on 4.5/5 having drawn with Giles Body in round 2. Two people playing chess

 

There was still everything to play for in round 6 with Petra Nunn and Adam Clark joining the top 3 boards on 4/5. Paul Hampton held on for a draw with John and a win for Chris meant first place was shared between Chris and John both with (5/6).

A draw between Petra Nunn and Jon Underwood took them both out of a share of 1st, but they both still secured a podium position in 3rd place, shared with Paul Hampton.

Two people playing chess
Two people playing chess
There were some hugely enjoyable games to watch during the event. This epic between Petra Nunn and George Willett was a complex tussle between White's Queen and Bishop versus Black's Rook, Knight and Bishop!

Grading Prize winners were:

  • Emile Doran 4/6 Grading Prize (1550-1849)
  • Martyn Maber 3.5/6 Grading Prize (U-1550 and unrated)

Full results can be found on Chess-Results Server here.

Many thanks to Barnstaple Chess Club for organising and thanks to all those of made some lengthy journeys to get there!

This event is part of the DCCA DCCA Rapidplay Grand Prix

Report by Paul Hampton

 

 

 

 

New Torbay Club Hosts First Match

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The highly popular new chess club in Paignton (which has chosen to call itself "Torbay Chess Club") held its first-ever match on 28th September 2026 when it hosted local rivals Newton Abbot in a 6-board friendly match to kick off the new chess season. 

The match was held at the club's headquarters, the Anchor's Rest Cafe on Paignton Harbour (magnificent views across Torbay!) and was closely fought, ending in a 3-3 draw, a result which pleased both teams!

Two teams of players in a cafe playing chess.

Individual results (Torbay team names first):
1. Graham Phillips 0-1 Paul Brooks
2. Terry Greenaway 0-1 Mike Sapiecha
3. Bill Mentiply 0-1 Tom Bonds
4. Jack Kelly 1-0 Keith Middleton
5. Charles Rochford 1-0 Simon Howard
6. Kyle Phipps 1-0 Viggo Page

The Torbay club is looking forward to its fixtures in divisions 2 and 4 of the Torbay League this season, the league having also attracted entries from both Exeter and Plymouth Universities, a welcome new development.

The photo shows the match in progress with Torbay players facing the camera.

Announcing new Grand Prix Rapidplay Competition!

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Devon chess has launched a new competition, rewarding performance at Rapidplay events in the county during the season. The player with the highest total score from any three participating tournaments will become the Grand Prix champion. There will also be trophies for the best scores by a player rated under 1750, and the best aged under 18.

Confirmed so far:

Peter & Peggy Clarke Memorial Rapidplay: Saturday 3rd October 2026
Barnstaple Rapidplay: Saturday 10th October 2026
Jurassic Rapidplay: Sunday 15th November 2026
10th Plymouth Rapidplay: Sunday 6th December 2026
Bovey Tracey Chess Weekender (Maestros) 24th April 2027

Detailed rules can be found here.

DCCA AGM - 11th Sept 2026

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The Devon County Chess Association (DCCA) Annual General Meeting will take place at 7pm on Friday, 11th September 2026, at Oxygen House in Exeter Business Park (EX1 3LH).

All members and club representatives are invited to attend to review the past season, discuss upcoming initiatives, and shape the future of chess across the county.

For more details of the event, location and driving directions see the calendar entry.

 

 

 

 

The Peter Rooke Trophy

Newton Abbot win final DCCA Team Event of the season

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The DCCA team event for the Peter Rooke Cup was held at Newton Abbot Chess Club on Saturday 20th June 2026. This is the last of the season's DCCA team events and was contested by four teams: Newton Abbot, Seaton, Teignmouth and Barnstaple. Paul Hampton provides a report of the event. (the games along with analysis are now available here in the games database).

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