Sheffield Chess Congress

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Current Series

The Sheffield Congress was revived in 2023, and will, with any luck, continue until the new organisers experience burn-out.

(2023 prize-winner details to be added when to hand.)

Date/Year	Participants
	Open	Major	Inter’	Minor	Total
2023	34	66	44	24	168	Results

2011-2017 Series

For the previous, 2011 to 2017 series, the table below shows numbers of participants in each section, in each year.  Round‑by‑round section result tables can be found here via the “Results” links.  Prize lists are not to hand for all years.

Date/Year	Participants
	Open	Major	Inter’	Minor	Total
2017	38	35	47	60	180	Results
2016	37	27	50	44	158	Results
2015	40	32	49	34	155	Results
2014	29	37	32	43	141	Results
2013	31	43	32	45	151	Results
2012	30	35	40	32	137	Results
20‑22/05/2011	34	32	32	32	139	Results

1980/90s Series

The 1980/90s series built up to two standard-play and two rapidplay events per year.  Records of the 1980/90s series are scant, but some late ones are given below.

Year		Rate	Participants
			Open	Major	Inter’	Minor	Total
1999	May	Rapid	20	28	33	36	117	Results
1999	Easter	Standard	26	40	35	27	128	Results
1998	November	Rapid	14	10	30	33	87	Results
1998	Autumn	Standard	24	34	34	37	129	Results

Earlier dates retrieved from entry forms:

Date	Rate of Play	Rounds
5th‑7th April 1996	Standard	6	(2 per day)
18th   May 1996	Rapid	6

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