Bolton Easter 29 - 31 March 2013 including 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 2013 BOLTON EASTER CHESS CONGRESS
Incorporating an afternoon Busy Persons Rapidplay
Over £1500 in Prizes
DATE : Friday March 29 to Sunday March 31
Busy Persons : Saturday March 30

VENUE : Ukrainian Social Club , 99 Castle St , BOLTON , BL2 1JP

TOURNAMENTS

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP : Open to all graded players
Prizes : £250, £120, £60 Under 185 : £60
Entry Fee : £32 (Juniors £28)

BOLTON MAJOR : For players graded below 170
Prizes : £200, £100, £50 Under 150 : £50
Entry Fee : £30 (Juniors £26)

BOLTON KNIGHTS : For players graded below 135
Prizes : £200, £100, £50 Under 1135 : £50
Entry Fee : £30 (Juniors £26)

Discount for ECF Silver/Gold/Platinum Members
Adults £6 Juniors £4
Players entering both the weekend event and the busy persons and paying in advance £1

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

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 ; 105-86 ; u86
ECF Longplay grades will be used to determine grading prizes.

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 at certain times.

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 new Travel Lodge in River Street, 500 yards from the venue and 500 yards from the train station. Rooms are currently £21 per night pay in advance. Book at http://www.travelodge.co.uk/?redirect=1

ENTRIES

The closing date for entries is Friday Mar 22.
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 £4.

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 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 2013 - ENTRY FORM
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name ........................................... Club ............................
Address ................................................................................
...............................................................................................
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Post Code .................................. Tel No ...............................
Section .......................... Grade ............ in .......................list
Busy Persons Entry Yes / No HPB Round 2
Date of Birth (if Junior) ...............................
ECF No. ................ Category
I enclose £ ............... comprising £ .................... entry fee(s),
£ .................. late fee and a donation of £ ............................
Signed ......................................... Date ................................

[Mick Norris]

Word version of entry form available