Centenary Rapidplay - Celebrating 100 years of the Coventry & District Chess League

The 2018-2019 Season marks one hundred years of the Coventry and District Chess League fostering chess across the Coventry, Warwickshire, and Midlands area! We will be running a Centenary Rapidplay Tournament to celebrate this joyous occasion, where we will be joined by the Worshipful Lord Mayor of Coventry, John Blundell.

Coventry & District Chess League Centenary Rapidplay
Sunday 27th January 2019

Massey Ferguson Social Club, Broad Lane, Coventry, CV5 7NL

Three Sections for Max Grade: Open, U145, and U110
Time Control: 20'+10''; ECF Graded and FIDE Rated.

Playing Schedule:
Round 1 10:30            Round 2 11:45
Round 3 13:15            Round 4 14:30
Round 5 15:45            Round 6 17:00
Prizegiving 18:00

• Tournament Director: Hok Chiu
• Chief Arbiter: David Thomas
• Arbiters: Sam Foster and Chun Chiu

***IMPORTANT LINKS***
Entries: chess-results.com/tnr410734.aspx
Contact E-mail: coventrydistrictchess@gmail.com

This webpage will be regularly maintained to reflect any changes/updates to the event. Please also read the PDF Entry Form for more event details.

Junior Chess Tournament

There is a Junior Chess Tournament being held in Coventry all Under 18's welcome


Full details are: -

Coventry Chess Club

1^st Junior Open Rapidplay

Sunday 23^rd  September 2018

Massey Ferguson Social Club

Broad Lane

Coventry CV5 7NL

An ECF graded event

Open and Under 120 sections

Entry fee

£3

Entries on the day £5 will be accepted at the organisers’ discretion

Eligibility

Players must be under 18 on 31^st August 2018

ECF Membership

The tournament is open to players who are Junior ECF Silver, Gold or Platinum members. If your membership expires on 31^st August 2018 you will need to renew it see details on the ECF website https://www.englishchess.org.uk/guide-to-renewing-your-ecf-membership/

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New players can apply for free junior membership on the English Chess Federation website https://www.englishchess.org.uk/guide-to-joining-the-ecf/

Parental Responsibility

Parents or guardians must be present and remain responsible for their children during the tournament.

Time Control        All moves in 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

Schedule                               

Round1  11:00 – 11:50 Round 2    12:00 – 12:50

Round 3    13:10 -  14:00 Round 4    14:20 -  15:10

Round 5    15:20 -  16:00

Prizes    

Medals will be awarded for the following scores :--

Gold 4½ or 5  Silver 3½ or 4 Bronze 2½ or 3.

All players who participate in the final round will be awarded a certificate of participation.                    

                                     

                                                  

Entry Form

Postal Entries send to:

Ed Goodwin, 1 Conway Avenue, Coventry CV4 9JA

Cheques payable to “Coventry Chess Club”

Email entry

Send entry details to edhgoodwin@gmail.com and pay by bank transfer to

09-01-32 93082588 (payer reference the player’s name)

Junior’s Details

Forename                                                                                                          

Surname                                                                                                         

ECF Membership Num. (12345):                                                                       

ECF Grading Reference (6 digits, followed by 1 letter):                                                                              

ECF Rapidplay Grade (July 2018):                                                                        

(If no grading reference or rapidplay grade you can still enter please give details of playing strength)

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy):(required for all players)                           /                       /                      

Section Entered (please tick)    120 or over __  119 or under __

Parent/Guardian’s Details

Telephone                                                                                                               

Mobile                                                                                                            

E-mail address                                                                                                       

Postal Address                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                   Postcode                                                                                        

Entry Fee     (£3 or £5 for entry on the day)  £