Originally published at: https://killerchesstraining.com/2026/01/26/the-club-championship-begins-in-february/
Dear Friends,
We have finalised the dates for this year’s Rapid Club Championship. It begins next Sunday, the 8th of February. As usual, we will have 6 heats, with a time control of 15+3. To participate, you need to be in this team.
The schedule will be the following (click on the links to go directly to Lichess, timings in LONDON time):
- Heat 1 – 8th of February at 5 PM
- Heat 2 – 15th of February at 5 PM
- Heat 3 – 22nd of February at 5 PM
- Heat 4 – 1st of March at 5 PM
- Heat 5 – 8th of March at 5 PM
- Heat 6 – 15th of March at 5 PM
The top two players overall and u2100 will qualify for the final. Three best results will be counted to calculate the top scorers. We will use the following points system:
There will be two High Level Practical Level classes this week. The first one will happen tomorrow, the 27th of January, from 12:30 PM UK time, with GM Jacob Aagaard. The second one will be held by GM Renier Castellanos on Thursday, the 29th of January, from the same time.
On the 1st of February there will be another Three Questions in Action class with Renier.
Join us for this year’s in-person camp! The event will take place in the 4* resort Zoraida Garden in Roquetas de Mar, Spain, between the 17th and the 24th of May. Your trainers will be GM Jacob Aagaard, GM Renier Castellanos and GM Julen Arizmendi. GM and former Women’s World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk will be our special guest this edition. She will give a masterclass, a simul and play friendly blitz games with participants.
Check the archive section of our website to get an idea about how the camp was structured last year. In the gallery section you can find some photos from the event.
Participants who will register and pay the camp fee before the 15th of February 2026 will receive a gift consisting of 6 books. Four of them will be available to choose from a list. The other two will be with free choice.
To sign up, please fill in the registration form, here. More information is available on our website.
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