Easter Congresses

[Roger de Coverly]

The calendar on the ECF website advertises four Easter Congresses

CCF at Coulsdon
WECU at Exmouth
Southend
Bolton

There's also the WCU (Welsh Chess Union) in Cardiff which offers discounted entry for the next couple of days.

Any others?

[Mike Gunn]

Surrey will be doing a rapidplay on Easter Monday (the form is ready but the website is not, so we haven't put it on the calendar yet).

[Brendan O'Gorman]

I can recommend the Easter tournament at Delft: http://www.delftseschaaksite.nl/toernoo ... dtoernooi/

[Roger de Coverly]

I can recommend the Easter tournament at Delft: http://www.delftseschaaksite.nl/toernoo ... dtoernooi/

Noting the move rate and the round times, it's not just UK Congresses that are faster and shorter than the FIDE requirements.

De speelduur per partij bedraagt 1:40 uur per persoon plus 10 seconden extra per zet (increment).

Vrijdag
18:30-19:15 inschrijving
19:15-19:30 opening
19:30-23:15 eerste ronde

Zaterdag
09:45-13:30 tweede ronde
14:15-18:00 derde ronde
19:30-23:15 vierde ronde

Zondag
09:45-13:30 vijfde ronde
14:15-18:00 zesde ronde
18:45-19:15 prijsuitreiking

[Jon Mahony]

Bolton for me, nice little congress. Usually give the busy persons rapid on the Sat afternoon a miss though, it's an open so a bit pointless to the likes of me

[Mick Norris]

Bolton for me, nice little congress. Usually give the busy persons rapid on the Sat afternoon a miss though, it's an open so a bit pointless to the likes of me

Lots of grading prizes though, so well worth it I think

[Jon Mahony]

Bolton for me, nice little congress. Usually give the busy persons rapid on the Sat afternoon a miss though, it's an open so a bit pointless to the likes of me

Lots of grading prizes though, so well worth it I think

And also Dave won't hang around Mick

[Chris Bernard]

Surrey will be doing a rapidplay on Easter Monday

Is it still going ahead ?

[Adam Raoof]

I am happy to recommend the Easter Congress at Southend, under new management this year but heading comfortably towards the 60th Congress!

59th Southend: Open £7,000 in prizes / U190, U150, U120 Weekenders
3 – 6 Apr 2015
http://www.essexchess.org.uk/

Southend Adult Community College, Southchurch Centre, Ambleside Dr, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 2UP.
Visit the tournament website and click Southend Easter Congress 2015 on the top menu.

Email Gavin Strachan - [email protected]

£8,000 Prize Fund including £450 grading prizes Premier Open - 7 Rounds: Fri 3 - Mon 6 April Major - U180 - 5 Rounds: Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr Intermediate - U150 - 5 Rounds: Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr Minor - U120 - 5 Rounds: Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr. Highest placed eligible competitor in the Premier Open will be awarded the title Essex Champion. Highest placed eligible competitor in the Premier Open graded Under 160 will be awarded the Essex Minor Championship. Junior Prize presented by the David Wood Memorial Trust for the best performance(s) by Essex Junior(s).

[Richard Bates]

Adam, you should change the description of the time control on the website, less anyone be confused unnecessarily.

It says

"All moves in 90 minutes folloowed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with the addition of 30 seconds per move from move 1.
(Approximates to a five hour session.)"

which obviously is nonsensical. Should be 40 moves in 90 minutes...

[Mike Gunn]

We have pulled the plug on the one day Surrey Congress rapidplay on Easter Monday. The (now) traditional junior congress is going ahead on the same day.

[Steve Rooney]

I am happy to recommend the Easter Congress at Southend, under new management this year but heading comfortably towards the 60th Congress!

59th Southend: Open £7,000 in prizes / U190, U150, U120 Weekenders
3 – 6 Apr 2015
http://www.essexchess.org.uk/

Southend Adult Community College, Southchurch Centre, Ambleside Dr, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 2UP.
Visit the tournament website and click Southend Easter Congress 2015 on the top menu.

Email Gavin Strachan - [email protected]

£8,000 Prize Fund including £450 grading prizes Premier Open - 7 Rounds: Fri 3 - Mon 6 April Major - U180 - 5 Rounds: Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr Intermediate - U150 - 5 Rounds: Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr Minor - U120 - 5 Rounds: Sat 4 - Sun 5 Apr. Highest placed eligible competitor in the Premier Open will be awarded the title Essex Champion. Highest placed eligible competitor in the Premier Open graded Under 160 will be awarded the Essex Minor Championship. Junior Prize presented by the David Wood Memorial Trust for the best performance(s) by Essex Junior(s).

Goodness, an impressive prize fund. Clearly you have a committed and generous sponsor.

(Also well done to whoever did the digital clock page on the Essex website. It's a nice, simple explanation covering the DGT2010.)

[Richard Bates]

Southend seems to have snared a fairly big fish. Brave man to take on all us 'under-rated' Brits

[John Moore]

Southend now has 110 entries with no doubt more to come. 60 in the Open so far and top of the bottom half at the moment is Gordon Scott who is 207 - yes, you read this right, Gordon is currently top of the bottom half.

[Mike Truran]

On FIDE ratings maybe. On ECF gradings he's way above top of the bottom half.

Lies, damn lies and statistics!