Bolton Easter 25-27 March 2016 - Longplay + Busy Persons

[Mick Norris]

Please find below the entry form for the Bolton Easter Congress

We welcome email entries for this event. Please email your entry to [email protected]. If you enter by email you pay at the event. To enter by email please give us your name, your club, section entered, any half point bye requirement and your grade.

THE 2016 BOLTON EASTER CHESS CONGRESS Incorporating an afternoon Busy Persons Rapidplay; £1800 in Prizes
DATE : Friday March 25 to Sunday March 27
Busy Persons : Saturday March 26
VENUE : Ukrainian Social Club, 99 Castle St , BOLTON , BL2 1JP

TOURNAMENTS

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP :
FIDE rated : All English competitors must be ECF Gold/Pt. members
Prizes : £300, £150, £75 Under 2150 : £75
Entry Fee : £30 (Juniors £28)

BOLTON MAJOR : For players graded below 170
Prizes : £240, £120, £60 Under 150 : £60
Entry Fee : £32 (Juniors £28)

BOLTON KNIGHTS : For players graded below 135
Prizes : £220, £110, £50 Under 120 £50 Under 100 £50
Entry Fee : £32 (Juniors £28)

BUSY PERSONS : Open to all. Prizes : £220
Entry fee : £6 (£8 on the day)

Discounts
ECF Silver/Gold/Platinum Members in the Major & Knights. Adults £7 Juniors £5
Players entering both the weekend event and the busy persons and entering on or before the Friday £1

The Open has a British Championship qualifying place
Part of the ECF and MCCU Grand Prix

TIMETABLE

Friday Round 1 12.30pm - 4.30pm
Round 2 5.20pm - 9.20pm
Saturday Round 3 9.45am - 1.45pm
Busy Persons from 2.35pm
Sunday Round 4 9.45am - 1.45pm Summer Time
Round 5 2.35pm - 6.35pm

RATE OF PLAY
40 moves in 100 minutes. After Black’s 40th move both clocks will be put back 20 minutes and the game finished in the time remaining. Re-pairings will take place after 30 minutes, for players without opponents.

BUSY PERSONS. 8 rapidplay games of chess.
Each player has ten minutes to complete the game.
Timetable : Saturday Rounds 1 - 7 2.35 - 5.20 pm, Round 8 5.45 - 6.05 pm
Prizegiving 6.20 pm
Prizes : 1st £60 2nd £40 7 Grading prizes of £20 each.
185-166 ; 165-146 ; 145-126 ; 125-106 ; 105-85 ; u85
ECF longplay grades will be used.

Ukrainian Sports and Social Club.
The venue for the event is the function room of the Ukrainian Social club. The venue offers excellent playing conditions. There will be tea and coffee on sale and a bar open from 12 Noon

Directions : By Car : Approaching from Manchester on the A666, leave the dual carriageway at the slip road signposted Bury A579 (A58), immediately after the brown tourist information sign. Turn right at the lights then about 200 yards later turn right at the next set of lights into Castle Street. There is a small car park at the venue and ample on street parking. For Sat Navs the venue post code is BL2 1JP
By Train : Turn left outside the Station and go down the hill. Keep straight on. Castle street is half a mile away on the right at the third set of lights.

ACCOMMODATION
There is a Travel Lodge in River Street, 500 yards from the venue and 500 yards from the train station. Rooms are offered at low prices if booked well in advance Book at their website

There is one place available at the British Championships for the highest scoring player in the Open, who is not already qualified.

ENTRIES
Entry can only be effected by payment of the appropriate fee. Late entries will be accepted subject to a late fee of £2. For entries on the day the late fee is £5.

Send entries to :- Chess Congress, 97 Dovedale Rd , Breightmet, BOLTON BL2 5HS with cheques made payable to ‘BOLTON CHESS CONGRESS’.

Competitors must quote their current ECF or ELO grade on entry. Competitors with no ECF grade must quote any other current grade or internet rating. Ungraded players must indicate on the entry form any recent tournament results and an indication of their playing strength. Competitors may claim a half point bye on entering.
The organiser's decision is final in all disputes. The organiser reserves the right to move competitors to appropriate sections.

BOLTON EASTER 2016 - ENTRY FORM
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name ........................................... Club ............................
Address ................................................................................
...............................................................................................
...............................................................................................
Post Code .................................. Tel No ...............................
Section .......................... Grade ............ in .......................list
Busy Persons Entry Yes / No HPB Round......
Date of Birth (if Junior or in Open) ...............................
ECF No. ................ Category…… FIDE No…….
I enclose £ ............... comprising £ .................... entry fee(s),
£ .................. late fee and a donation of £ ............................
Signed ......................................... Date ................................

[Mick Norris]

Entry form on MCF website (see panel on right)
here

Entries close Friday 18 March