The Mike Closs Memorial Tournament has built up a significant history since the first event, back in 2010.
The venue for the inaugural event was La Fez in Marske, a Mexican restaurant. I am not sure if it is a comment on the quality of the play, but the la Fez closed down shortly afterwards.
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| 2010 |
In 2011 we occupied the Cleveland Bay in Eaglescliffe, with another all-star cast of chess stars.
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| 2011 |
Future Grandmaster and British Champion, Jonathan Hawkins, was the guest of honour and he demonstrated his win over Grandmaster Stuart Conquest.
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| 2011 |
The magnificent Middlesbrough Reference Library was the venue for the 2012 event, which was the last of the three large-scale tournaments.
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| 2012 |
From 2013 up until this year the venue has been Marsh Towers.
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| 2013 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2018 |
The full stories of our memorial events can be found by clicking on the titles below.
1st Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20102nd Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20113rd Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20124th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20135th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20146th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20157th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 20168th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 2017
9th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament, 2018
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