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National Schools Blitz Tournament
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:05 pm
by Neill Cooper
All secondary schools are invited to take part in a new National school Blitz tournament.
Schools run an internal Blitz championships and then send either a school team, or just their champion, to the national finals.
For more details visit
http://englishchess.org.uk/NSCC/201617-2/blitz-201617/
Re: National Schools Blitz Tournament
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:22 pm
by John Swain
Several schools have expressed interest in this new event, as the map shows:
http://englishchess.org.uk/NSCC/201617-2/blitz-201617/ More entrants would be very welcome. The venue, The King's School Grantham, is very accessible by train and is close to the A1. A time limit of 3 minutes with a 2 second increment per move should be very exciting!
Re: National Schools Blitz Tournament
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:16 pm
by Neill Cooper
I ran it at my school this afternoon 30 played and we got through 7 rounds in 90 minutes (thanks to Swiss perfect). No disputes, and lots of enjoyment. When I asked if they would like another Blitz event they said yes! A great way to promote chess in schools.
Re: National Schools Blitz Tournament
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:41 pm
by John Swain
The entry for this exciting new venture has now risen to twenty schools:
http://englishchess.org.uk/NSCC/201617-2/blitz-201617/
Re: National Schools Blitz Tournament
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:14 pm
by John Swain
For a report and photos from the ECF National Schools Individual and Team Blitz, see:
http://englishchess.org.uk/NSCC/201617-2/blitz-201617/
Players behaved impeccably, despite the fast pace (3 minutes plus 2 seconds a move). Most participants played twelve games of Blitz spread across the two competitions. Many thanks to all who played, supervised or organised these Championships.