Warwickshire Open 2018

A chance to play some serious chess (whatever your grading) at the upcoming Warwickshire Open  weekend tournament (March 2-4), which is once again being run by Ed Goodwin. There's a new venue this year at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry. Main details below. Look out for an entry form for even more information, or enter online at the address shown at the bottom of this post.

Warwickshire Open Chess Championships 2018

Organised by the Warwickshire Chess Association Ltd

www.congress.warwickshirechess.org

Friday March 2^nd to Sunday March 4^th

Alan Higgs Centre

Allard Way

Coventry CV3 1HW

 FIDE rated Open

FIDE rated Under 1975 (U170)

ECF Under 140

ECF Under 110

Chief Organiser: Ed Goodwin

Arbiters : David Thomas (Chief Arbiter)

                                                     Tom Thorpe

Entry fee
Open      £30 adults £15 Juniors
Other  £25 adults £15 Juniors
Juniors are players who are under 18 on 2^nd March 2018

Open and U1975  – Additional £10 for players who are not ECF Gold or Platinum members.

U140 and U110     –Additional £7.50 for players who are not ECF Silver Gold or Platinum member

No entries taken after Thursday 1^st March

Time Control        All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1.

Schedule                               

                       Friday       R1 19.00 – 23.00

                   Saturday: R2 10.00 – 14.00 R3 15.00 – 19.00
                       Sunday:    R4 10.00 -  14.00 R5 15.00 – 19.00

Prizes              Open             1^st - £250, 2^nd - £150, 3^rd - £75,

                         Best Performance Prize - £50

                         Under 1975  1^st - £175, 2^nd - £100, 3^rd - £50

                         Best Performance Prize - £30

                         Other             1^st -£175, 2^nd - £100,  3^rd - £50

                         Grading Prize £30

Online Entries via http://www.warwickshirechess.org/Enter_Online.aspx