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This event has now taken place. See the Event Report: DCCA Team Quickplay 15 Feb 2026 for results!
Fans of blitz chess will be pleased to hear that an Individual Blitz tournament will be taking place at Clyst St Mary Village Hall (Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AA) on the morning of Sunday 15 February 2026 (9:30am-12:15pm), prior to the DCCA Team Quickplay tournament (which takes place in the afternoon at the same venue - see www.devonchess.org for details of how to enter a team of four).
This will comprise 7 rounds of fast chess at a time control of 5min+3sec increment for the game, and will be managed via computer-generated pairings.
You can enter the event using the Individual Blitz Entry Form
Entries so far: Paul Hampton (2151), Tim Paulden (2101), WFM Tatiana Frolova (e2075), Chris Gant (2009), Stephen Quartey (1916), Joshua Blackmore (1869), Paul Aston (1823), Ellis Manning (1699), Vincent Dong (1661), Michael Truong (1564), Toby Ralph (1555), Daniel Spurling (1544), Ruslan Moossa (1476), Joe Forty (1440), Luke Garner (1425), Jim Forty (1394), Richard Robbins (1271), Yuan Lui (1206), Rob Scott, Bethany Scott, Ilya Ionov
Read more: DCCA Individual Blitz Tournament - 15th February 2026
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The Moyle Cup jamboree event moved for the first time to Plymouth this year at the invitation of Tony Tatam, Plymouth having won the trophy in 2025 at Newton Abbot. Seven teams took part with Plymouth being given dispensation to enter a third team given the ample available space and the demand for places in the Plymouth teams from their members - a good sign! Pairings between members of the same club were kept to a minimum, three between Plymouth players and one between Newton Abbot's. Two rounds at a rate of 80+10 were completed shortly after 5.30 p.m.
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We would like to offer a warm welcome to the new Ivybridge Chess Club! Hazel and Andrew have just started this club and they meet at the Exchange Pub every first Monday of the month starting January 2026! They offer casual social chess games, a warm and friendly atmosphere, and a dedicated 1:1 teaching table for anyone wanting to learn. All ages and levels welcome! See their Facebook page for more details.
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Welcome to the new DCCA website. It was my great privilege to take on the role of DCCA webmaster from Tim Paulden who did great work in modernising the site. This initial website retains the original content of Tim's site and has some added features that hopefully you will find of value.
- a DCCA calendar so you can see all the upcoming chess events
- a sitewide search facility
- links to social media like YouTube
- feature games and videos
- details of all team events and online entry form
The site is of course still evolving and it would be great to have your feedback on the site and any ideas you have for improving it so you can get more value out of it. You can send me feedback at
Please also remember to change any web bookmarks as the site's location has changed from devonchess.com to devonchess.org. The old link will work and redirect you to the new site for some time but it will eventually be switched off.
Paul Hampton
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Seaton hosted the DCCA Team Newman Rapidplay in Axmouth on Sunday 14th December 2025.
There were six team entries in all, so the competition was arranged as a 5-round all-play-play. Seaton and Barnstaple provided 2 teams each with Newton Abbot and Sidmouth completing the set.
Barnstaple A continued its great track record in the event by winning with maximum points 10/10, followed by Seaton A (2nd on 8/10) and Newton Abbot, 3rd on 6/10.
The final cross-table is below:
Individual results are here.
