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I've been trying to figure out the options for Easter Congresses.

Surrey isn't being run this year, so options appear to be

Southend - 7 rounds FIDE rated 2/2/2/1
Exmouth (WECU) - 7 rounds 2/2/2/1
CCF - 5 rounds FIDE rated 3/2/0/0
Cardiff (WCU) FIDE rated second section 7 rounds 1/2/2/2
Bolton 5 rounds 2/1/2/0 - Blitz(?) on the Saturday afternoon.
Dublin FIDE rated e2e4 9 rounds including Thursday 1/2/2/2/2

It depends how you travel, but seven round tournaments starting on Friday morning can require an extra night's stay.

Surrey are running one day rapidplays for adults and juniors on Easter Mon.
See - http://www.surreychesscongress.co.uk

I might be wrong but as the Cardiff event is the Welsh Championships, are there not serious conditions of entry there regarding to being Welsh and / or living in Wales.

That said, we're going and really looking forward to it.

Andrew Camp wrote:I might be wrong but as the Cardiff event is the Welsh Championships, are there not serious conditions of entry there regarding to being Welsh and / or living in Wales..

The second section is both FIDE rated and open to all.

The Tom Weston Memorial
Open/Major Championship
(A FIDE RATED EVENT)
This is open to registered members of the WCU, ECF or other National body.
(THERE ARE NO GRADING RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS SECTION)

Ah yes, indeed.