English Chess Forum

The English Rapidplay Congress in Liverpool is now open for registrations

http://englishrapidplaychampionship.co.uk

See the link above for details

Hi Jim - is this an official ECF event awarding titles?

Who is arbiting at this event?

Congratulations on putting together a great event and good luck!

Adam

Adam Raoof wrote: Congratulations on putting together a great event and good luck!

As well as Adam's questions, prospective entrants might want to know the entry fees, whether it's going to be ECF graded and FIDE rated and for the grade restricted sections, what the hierarchy of grades will be for determining eligibility.

The prize fund is £10,000 in total with approx 45 prizes available across the events.

All information about entry fees, prizes, arbiters, grades etc will be added to the website later today, thanks for asking and please feel free to make any further suggestions for the site.

Jim

All details requested now published on website:
http://englishrapidplaychampionship.co.uk

Already have 5 GMs registered for the Open event!

Arbiters: IA Lara Barnes, IA Alex McFarlane and NA Thomas Thorpe

Prizes
English Rapidplay Championship 2017 Open (to all players)
• 1st £1,500 • 2nd £1,000 • 3rd £750
• 4th £500
• 5th £250
• Under 2300 £250
• Under 2200 £250
• Highest Junior £250 • Top Merseyside
player £100

English Rapidplay Championship - Major (180 and below)
• 1st £500 • 2nd £300 • 3rd £200 • 4th £100 • 5th £50
• Two grading prizes of £50
• Top Merseyside player £100

English Rapidplay Championship - Intermediate (150 and below)
• 1st £500 • 2nd £300 • 3rd £200 • 4th £100 • 5th £50
• Two grading prizes of £50
• Top Merseyside player £100

English Rapidplay Championship - Standard (120 and below)
• 1st £500 • 2nd £300 • 3rd £200 • 4th £100 • 5th £50
• Two grading prizes of £50

Open Liverpool Rapidplay (Sunday only - Open to all players 180 and below)
• 1st £250
• 2nd £150
- 3rd £100
- 4th £50
Under 150 £50 + £25
Under 120 £50 + £25
Highest junior £50
Top Merseyside player £100

JamesGallagher wrote:All details requested now published on website:

Which events will be both FIDE rated and ECF graded?

How will the rating hierarchy operate?

The London Classic rapidplay went in order of preference for seeding and rating prizes

FIDE quickplay
ECF quickplay (converted)
FIDE standard
ECF standard (converted)

That was only one section, so questions of eligibility didn't arise.

Hi Roger

I have just had confirmation that all 4 tournaments that span the 2 days will be both FIDE-rated and ECF-graded in the same fashion as the London classic

Let me know if any other questions

Thanks
Jim

JamesGallagher wrote: Let me know if any other questions

rating hierarchy

Were you a dentist, Roger, in a previous life?

Brian Towers wrote:Were you a dentist, Roger, in a previous life?

It's a rational question. I don't have a FIDE rapidplay rating. My standard FIDE is 1954, standard ECF 176 and rapid ECF 183. Would anyone with that rating or a similar pattern be eligible to play in the under 180 section?

Roger de Coverly wrote:
It's a rational question. I don't have a FIDE rapidplay rating. My standard FIDE is 1954, standard ECF 176 and rapid ECF 183. Would anyone with that rating or a similar pattern be eligible to play in the under 180 section?

I'd guess from the wording on the website that ECF rapidplay grades have the highest priority in determining eligibility but it would be good to get confirmation of this (and to know whether it applies to all grade categories A-F as quite a few players have rapidplay grades based on only a few games).

I have an ECF Rapidplay grade of exactly 0. I've never played a graded Rapidplay game in my life. And I hadn't expected to play any, ever, until now. But £500 top prize in the u-120 seems like an offer I can't resist. It's a decent case or two of wine, just for a few of games of skittles against guys who can barely play the game. No disrespect and stuff. But honestly, come on...

So...what's the answer to Roger's 'hierarchy' question?

David Robertson wrote:I have an ECF Rapidplay grade of exactly 0.

No you haven't.

Ah yes, the old "a zero is not the same as a null" thing.

Are the same formulae for converting FIDE/ECF Longplay grades used for Rapidplay grades ?