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Uxbridge FIDE Rapid Tournament

Sunday, January 26th @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A six-round Fide rated Rapid Tournament will be held on Sunday 26th January, 2025. Uxbridge Chess Club will host this tournament in two sections – Open and Major (U1600).

Rate of play: 10 minutes per player plus 5 seconds per move from move one.

Entry fee: £25 for all sections. Discounted entry fee of £20 for the paid members of Uxbridge Chess Club and £15 for all Junior players born on or after 2012.
Venue: Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Michael Hall, 1 Osborn Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1U
Registration opens at 1:00 pm and the clock starts at 1:30 pm sharp.
Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks will be available.

Prize Money: Open Section: 1st prize is £100 and 2nd prize is £60 and one Rating Prize of £40 U 1750

Major Section: 1st Prize is £100 and 2nd prize is £60. In addition to the 1st and 2nd prizes, four ratings prizes of £40 each will be awarded in this section U1400, U1200, U, U1000 and U800 Also two top female prizes of £30 each will be awarded in the Major section- one U1600 and the other U1200.
In case of a tie, prize money will be shared equally and none will be entitled for more than one prize.

All players of the Open and Major sections must be minimum ECF Gold members and must have FIDE ID.

Booking: Please pay entry fee to Uxbridge Junior Chess Club, Sort code: 309950 Account No: 42841360 using the first and last name of the player as payment reference.
Once the entry fee is paid, please send 1. First and Last names of the player 2. ECF Rating Code 3. FIDE ID 4. Name of Club if any 5. Mobile Number and 6, Chosen Section by email to Abu Hasan, abuhasan.chess@gmail.com or to Daniel Knight, UxbridgeJuniorChessClub@hotmail.com
No entry will be accepted without the above information.
● Last date of entry: Friday 24 January November
● The highest of January ECF and Fide rapid rating will be taken. Standard and Blitz ratings will be considered in absence of rapid ratings.

Chief Arbiter: Mr Michael Flatt. Fide Rapid rules will be followed Arbiter’s decision will be final in all disputes.
Uxbridge Chess Club has the right to amend the structure and prize money of the tournament if required.

Please do not transfer entry fee after Friday 24th January.

Website: Uxbridge Chess Club

Details

Date:
Sunday, January 26th
Time:
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Website:
https://www.uxbridgechessclubs.com/

Organiser

Abu Hasan
Email
abuhasan.chess@gmail.com

Venue

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall @ Osborn Road
Uxbridge South, United Kingdom + Google Map