The 50th Guernsey International Chess Festival | 1 - 7 November 2026
The 50th edition of the Guernsey International Chess Festival has come to an exciting conclusion, celebrating another fantastic gathering of chess players from near and far. In the Open Section, Katarzyna Toma took first place, with Polle van Arendonk finishing in second place and Karsten Dam securing third. In the Challengers Section, Peter Kirby claimed…
After some technical challenges the Blits tournament finally started around 8:30. Time control was 3 minutes + 2 seconds/move. There were 18 participants. Four of them were not playing in the festival. At the start of the 9th (and last) round there were still 3 potential winners: Arita Strade, Polle van Arendonk and Karsten Dam.…
On what was once the website of the chess festival, Fred Hamperl is sitll maintaining a complete history of all played results. In older years even with game notations. If you are interested in statistics, numbers of appearences, numbers of participants, the statistics page contains lots of information. http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/festival/history.htm
Wednesday at 8:00 PM we will do a new attempt for the Blitztournament. Still 3min + 2sec/move Please register with the arbiter (Geert Bailleul) or on the list that will be posted in the playing hall.
The 50th Guernsey International Chess Festival has started with 62 participants devided in an Open and a Challengers group. The tournament has returned to the Peninsula Hotel after 2 years of covid and 4 years in St. James.
The blitz tournament will be held on Saturday evening 31th October (8:00 PM) Time control is 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move. To subscribe, just come to the playing area 30 minutes before the start (or earlier) The is no subscription fee.
UK Ferry Timetables Finally Released Good news for players travelling to the Guernsey Chess Festival (1–7 November 2026): the ferry timetable for the start of November has finally been published. Brittany Ferries has now released its winter 2026–27 schedule, covering travel from 1 November 2026 onwards. This includes services between the UK and Guernsey, with…
Important Information for Participants If you are travelling to Guernsey to participate in the tournament, please be aware of a recent change in UK and Channel Islands entry requirements. From 2026, many visitors from Europe and other countries are required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before travelling to Guernsey. This system has been…