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The 2012 Downend Summer Quickplay begins on 26th June and continues on 10th & 24th July concluding on 15th August.

Players will have 15 mins to complete all moves and will play 2 games (black & white) against each of 3 opponents, 6 games in the evening. Entry fee £2.00 adults / £1.00 juniors.

Last summer 58 players competed over the 4 evenings and the resulting prize fund produced a 1st prize of £65.00, the highest ever!

Full details at the link below.

http://www.chessit.co.uk/Downend%20Summ ... 202012.doc

32 bodies at Downend tonight, 188 games completed, good competitive stuff with IM Jim Sherwin leading the charge!

That should, of course, read 94 games (188 half games) the euphoria got to me!