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£2850 prize fund

Format: FIDE and ECF Rated 11 round Swiss

Time control: 4 minutes per player plus 2 seconds per move made

Date & Time: Saturday 17 December, 13:00 - 17:50

Venue: Orleans Park School, Richmond Road, TWICKENHAM TW1 3BB

Prizes:
1st £500
2nd £350
3rd £250
4th £200
5th £150
6th £100
1st Female: £350
2nd Female: £250
3rd Female: £100
U2000 Rating £100, £60
U1500 Rating £100, £60
Girls £60 (under 18 on 31 August 2022)

* Prizes will be paid by bank transfer.
* No player can win more than one prize.
* Prizes will be split using Median Buchholz.
*Both FIDE and ECF (or other national) ratings must be below the stated threshold to be eligible for a rating prize.
* Female players will take the higher value of the prizes for Either Gender or Female for which they are eligible by score and tie-break; the next placed female player remains eligible for any untaken Female prize.

Entry: see http://rjcc.org.uk/richmond-blitz

Edit: corrected date.

On checking I see the entry fee is £30 with discounts for juniors.

Angus French wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:16 pm

On checking I see the entry fee is £30 with discounts for juniors.

With free entry for 2400 or 1950 females.

The prize fund is very generous.

The entry fee has to recoup costs, including rent and prizes. If you don't fancy a strong 11 round Swiss finished in an afternoon before Christmas against a field with titled players, that is entirely your choice. If you decide to turn up, then you will be most welcome.

All I can say it that everyone who took part last year went home happy having had a great experience.

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:25 pm

Angus French wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:16 pm

On checking I see the entry fee is £30 with discounts for juniors.

With free entry for 2400 or 1950 females.

The prize fund is very generous.

The entry fee has to recoup costs, including rent and prizes. If you don't fancy a strong 11 round Swiss finished in an afternoon before Christmas against a field with titled players, that is entirely your choice. If you decide to turn up, then you will be most welcome.

All I can say it that everyone who took part last year went home happy having had a great experience.

Forgive me. I was attempting to point out a detail I thought missing from the original post.

Angus French wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:39 pm

Forgive me. I was attempting to point out a detail I thought missing from the original post.

It's all good. Thanks for the additional information. Hope to see you!

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:57 pm

Date & Time: Saturday 17 November, 13:00 - 17:50

I think that you mean Saturday 17th December.

Thanks, David. (Already pointed out to me by Jeff Goldberg.) I think I already corrected that?

Paul McKeown wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:37 pm

Thanks, David. (Already pointed out to me by Jeff Goldberg.) I think I already corrected that?

Yes, you corrected it while I was posting,

David Sedgwick wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:14 pm

Yes, you corrected it while I was posting,

Thanks David.

Still taking entries.

If you would like to enter, just drop me a line and make payment of the entry fee.

Please ignore late entries fees unless entering after midnight.

Richmond Junior Chess Club will be holding its traditional Christmas Blitz on Saturday 17th December, from 12:00 to 18:00, at Orleans Park School, Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3BB.

FIDE and ECF Rated, 11 rounds, 4 minutes per player per game plus 2 seconds per move, one Open section with £2850 prize fund.

Full details can be found at http://rjcc.org.uk/richmond-blitz, including the entry form.

Please ignore late entry fees, unless your entry is later than midnight.

All entries must be accompanied by the correct entry fee, which is £30. Discount of £10 to members of Richmond Juniors or one of its affiliated schools. Discount of £5 to other juniors. Free entry to players with Blitz ratings (FIDE or ECF) of 2400 or 1950 (female) or over.

Entry list: https://chess-results.com/tnr696543.aspx

Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £350, 3rd £250, 4th £200, 5th £150, 6th £100. 1st female £350, 2nd £250. U2000 1st £100, 2nd £60, U1500 1st £100, 2nd £60, RJCC 1st £100, 2nd £60, 1st Girl £50.

* Prizes will be paid by bank transfer.
*No player can win more than one prize.
* Prizes will be split using Median Buchholz.
* Both FIDE and ECF (or other national) ratings must be below the stated threshold to be eligible for a rating prize.
* Female players will take the higher value of the prizes for Either Gender or Female for which they are eligible by score and tie-break; the next placed female player remains eligible for any untaken Female prize.

The organisers would like to thank the generosity of the English Chess Federation, in generously donating to the prize fund to encourage female participation.

Hot & cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks will be provided on-site from 12:00 until 16:00, by our usual caterers, Regal Café. Shops are also 5 to 10 minutes’ walk away in the town centre.

Hope to see many of you tomorrow.