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Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/Rapidplay_JGCI.html [MAP]
An open 7 round FIDE-rated rapidplay.
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/Rapidplay_JGCI.html [MAP]
An open 10 round FIDE-rated Blitz
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/JGCI_Elite%20Swiss.htm [MAP]
A 5 day, 5 rounds Swiss event, where players have to have a MINIMUM grade to be eligible to play. This enables stronger players to enter knowing they are not going to be hit by weaker players who are not yet ready to target them —
ELITE 2000 – must have had a LP FIDE Rating of 2000 at some point – and have been 1900+ in 2018
ELITE 1800 – must have had a LP FIDE Rating of 1800 at some point – and have been 1700+ in 2018
ELITE 1600 – must have had a LP FIDE Rating of 1600 at some point – and have been 1500+ in 2018
ELITE 1400 – must have had a LP FIDE Rating of 1400 at some point – and have been 1300+ in 2018
ELITE CHALLENGE – under 1400 who have never had a LP Fide Rating of 1500 or any time.
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/JGCI.htm [MAP]
A 10 player round robin event for Norms. Players are asked to contact us if interested.
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/JGCI_JuniorRP.htm [MAP]
8 player round robin events to assist junior players in obtaining a rapidplay FIDE rating
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/JGCI_JuniorRP.htm [MAP]
8 player round robin events to assist junior players in obtaining a rapidplay FIDE rating
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/JGCI_JuniorRP.htm [MAP]
8 player round robin events to assist junior players in obtaining a rapidplay FIDE rating
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/JGCI_JuniorRP.htm [MAP]
8 player round robin events to assist junior players in obtaining a rapidplay FIDE rating
Contact: Geoff Brown Email: secretary@dhchessclub.co.uk Web: http://www.dhchessclub.co.uk [MAP]
Rapidplay tournament with four sections: Open, Major (U170), Intermediate (U145), Minor (U120). All sections to be ECF graded and FIDE rated. Prize Fund £850 | Entry form
Contact: Scott Freeman Email: chess@ccfworld.com Web: http://ccfworld.com/Chess/Adult%20Competitions/Longplays_Late_Summer.htm [MAP]
A 5 round weekend LP congress across 4 FIDE-rated sections
Contact: Adam Raoof Email: adamraoof@gmail.com Web: http://www.goldersgreenchess.blogspot.co.uk [MAP]
Five sections based on English Chess Federation Rapidplay grades – Open to All (the strongest section); Under 170 Major; Under 145 Minor; Under 120 Amateur; Improvers Under 105; Under 80 My First Tournament
Contact: Adam Raoof Email: adamraoof@gmail.com Web: http://www.hampsteadchess.blogspot.co.uk [MAP]
THREE SECTIONS – Under 2200 & Under 1900 plus a section for players who are graded Under 135 on the ECF list
Contact: Paul Kemp Email: paulkemp64@gmail.com Web: http://cambschess.co.uk [MAP]
Four 5-round rapidplay tournaments – Open, U160, U125, U90. Over £700 in prizes | Entry form
FIDE Open, FIDE U2000 (ECF U175), ECF U135. Five rounds Friday 7pm – Sunday 7pm [