2-day Orpington FIDE Chess Congress

After two successful Kent FIDE Congresses (at Tunbridge Wells), Psyon Chess will be running its inaugural 2-day Orpington FIDE Chess Congress on the weekend of 16th & 17th November'24 as an extension of the Kent StandardPlay fixture.

• 3-Sections: U2100, U1750 & U1450
  
• Time Control: 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move #1
  
• Venue is in the London Borough of Bromley: Sanderson Hall, Mickleham Road, Orpington BR5 2RW

• Location, Travel & Parking:  the nearest rail station is St. Mary's Cray at about 0.8 miles away from the venue with excellent transport links & about 45 minutes on a train ride from London Bridge. Buses ply from the rail station to the venue in under 5 minutes. Ample parking at & around the venue and also at the Cotmandene Crescent free car park, BR5 2RG (off Chipperfield Road)
• Prize fund: £1000
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All 3 sections are planned to be run independently with the current numbers on board, & with your support we aim to make this a periodic event in the 2025 calendar.

Best Regard

Satish Gaekwad

International Arbiter & Organiser 

Dear All,

I am delighted to announce our next chess tournament at Chiswick Town Hall on Saturday, Nov the 30th.
Like the last tournament we are featuring a theme to make the event both fun and exciting.
The Nutckraker's Fancy Dress Chess Party will feature:

• 6 rapid games, each match lasting 30 minutes
• ECF rating
• more prize categories to include U14 and U16 
• fun spot prizes and 5 additional trophies 
• everyone gets a souvenir medal and a fabulous certificate 
• cash prizes worth a total of £450 
• delicious snack, cakes and drinks 
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The day starts at 10:15AM with the 1st game at 1030AM.

The event finishes with the awards presentation at 15:15.

The cost per child is £39. Numbers are limited to 50 players, so book now to guarantee your child's place. Payment will be due when the place of a player is confirmed. 
We look forward to having your child compete at the Nutcracker's event.

For event details https://www.chessmanager.com/en/tournaments/5159217686380544

Meri Grigoryan
Chess Olympian 2008-2010FIDE Trainer | World U2300 Champion


International Arbiter & Organiser 

Dear All,

Final Call for the Chislehurst FIDE RapidPlay this Saturday - we have 32 players registered with the U1750 & U1500 sections definitely going ahead.

We aim to run the U2050 (currently having 5 players) & U1150 (3 players) sections independently if we have at least 8 players in each section so hope a word can be spread around to help us meet the desired minimum numbers...!

Thank YouSatish

Psyon Chess is pleased to announce the Chislehurst FIDE RapidPlay tournament (flyer attached) at a lovely venue on Saturday, the 19th October.a New Under 1150 ECF only rated section has been added (subject to minimum numbers to run as an independent section) to provide opportunity for Improvers as also to those who have been holding back to play in their first tournament to gain experience towards an official rating

One woman will be refunded the entry fee via a lucky dip, & if the player numbers cross 45, likewise one junior will also get the entry fee refunde

Event Details appear below:

Tournament & Regulations Page with Entry Form - https://congress.org.uk/congress/451/home

Five Round FIDE & ECF Rated across 4 Sections - U2050, U1750, U1500 & U1150 (ECF rated only)

Time Control - 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment from start
Eligibility - Minimum ECF Gold Membership 
Prize Fund - over £600

Timings - Start at 10.30am, Finish at 6pm

Venue - Chislehurst Methodist Church, Prince Imperial Road, BR7 5LX (London Borough of Bromley)

Commute - Nearest Rail station is Chislehurst at 0.9 miles; Direct trains from London Bridge / Charing Cross take under 25 minutes to Chislehurst

Parking - available at & around the venueHope to see some of you there & it would be great if you could share this in your chess network for anyone who may also be interested.
PS: Please let me know if you wish to be taken off the distribution list in future on such emails.

Best Regards

Satish Gaekwad

P5 round ECF-rated Rapidplay (25 minutes + 5 second increments).

• Open section; 1st place £100, 2nd place £60, 3rd place £40
• Major section (U1850); 1st place £100, 2nd place £60, 3rd place £40
• Minor section (U1450); 1st place £100, 2nd place £60, 3rd place £40
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The ECF September rating list will be used. Players will be emailed on 2nd September if they are no longer eligible for the section they have entered.

Thanks to support from Aga Milewska at the ECF, there are up to 10 free spaces available for female players. Please email snodlandchessclub@hotmail.co.uk to enquire about spaces.

VENUE: Snodland Community Centre, Paddlesworth Rd, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5DP

START TIME: 10.30am (expected finish approx 5pm)

ENTRY FEE: £25 for ECF Gold members; £40 for ECF Bronze/non-members. NOTE: Changes in ECF membership categories and pay-to-play fee come into force before the tournament. Entries on the day will be charged an extra £20, and only accepted before 10am. Online entry will close at 7pm on Friday 20th September.