49th Rhyl Chess Congress 15th to 17th May

Details of upcoming UK events, please provide working links if possible.
Gareth T Ellis
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49th Rhyl Chess Congress 15th to 17th May

Post by Gareth T Ellis » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:23 pm

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/event/rh ... -congress/

5 round Swiss pairing, 40 moves in one hour then an 20 extra minutes to complete the game

Open
160 & below
125 & below

Roger de Coverly
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Re: 49th Rhyl Chess Congress 15th to 17th May

Post by Roger de Coverly » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:08 pm

Gareth T Ellis wrote: 5 round Swiss pairing, 40 moves in one hour then an 20 extra minutes to complete the game
I think the ECF calendar has it wrong. According to the entry form it will be 40 moves in 100 minutes plus 20. Essentially then G/120 but with an intermediate time control. So the move rate doesn't rule it out from being FIDE rated, but it isn't.