Belfast Blitz and Bullet Championships
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from 09:00 AM to 04:15 PM
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EVENT: Belfast Blitz Championships and Bullet Championships
DATE: Saturday 4 March 2017
START TIME: 10:00am - 10:15am for registration. Round 1 at 10:30am.
END TIME: 5:15pm. Prize-giving at 5pm.
REGISTRATION: Please email Brendan Jamison at his work email: jamisonsculpturestudio@gmail.com by noon on Thursday 2 March 2017.
ENTRY FEE: £10 per player (this includes entry to both tournaments), £5 entry fee for non-UCU rated child players
SPECTATORS: £5 each. (Must register in advance for keycode access to the building)
AIM: To help raise funds to bring 3 children to Russia to compete in a 10 player chess match of Saint Petersburg v Belfast (18-25 August 2017).
ARBITERS: Brendan Jamison and Mark Newman
12 PRIZES:
Small engraved trophies will be awarded for 1st place in the Blitz and Bullet tournaments. Silver and bronze medals will be awarded for 2nd and 3rd places in each competition. While both tournaments will run as an open format, medals will also be awarded for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd highest scores by junior rated players. This band will be determined on the day, based on the rating strength of all the entries. UCU Blitz ratings will be used for both tournaments. In cases where a player does not have a blitz rating, their standard UCU rating will be used.
FORMAT: For the Blitz and Bullet tournaments, the number of rounds will be determined by the number of entires. We anticipate approximately 16 rounds for the Blitz, 8 in the morning and 8 in the afternoon.
BLITZ TIME CONTROL: 3 minutes + 2 second increments
BULLET TIME CONTROL: 1 minute for all moves
18 PRIZES: Small engraved trophies and medals will be awarded across each of the three bands. UCU Blitz ratings will be used for both tournaments. In cases where a player does not have a blitz rating, their standard UCU rating will be used.
9 BLITZ AWARDS:
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BELFAST BLITZ CHAMPION | Small engraved trophy |
|---|---|
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BELFAST BLITZ 2nd Place |
Silver medal |
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BELFAST BLITZ 3rd Place |
Bronze medal |
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BELFAST BLITZ JUNIOR CHAMPION |
Small engraved trophy (highest score by a UCU rated player under 1350) |
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BELFAST BLITZ Junior 2nd Place |
Silver medal (2nd highest score by a UCU rated player under 1350) |
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BELFAST BLITZ Junior 3rd Place |
Bronze medal (3rd highest score by a UCU rated player under 1350) |
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BELFAST BLITZ CHILDREN'S CHAMPION |
Small engraved trophy (highest score by a non-UCU rated child player) |
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BELFAST BLITZ Children's 2nd Place |
Silver medal (2nd highest score by a non-UCU rated child player) |
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BELFAST BLITZ Children's 3rd Place |
Bronze medal (3rd highest score by a non-UCU rated child player) |
9 BULLET AWARDS:
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BELFAST BULLET CHAMPION | Small engraved trophy |
|---|---|
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BELFAST BULLET 2nd Place |
Silver medal |
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BELFAST BULLET 3rd Place |
Bronze medal |
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BELFAST BULLET JUNIOR CHAMPION |
Gold Medal (highest score by a UCU rated player under 1350) |
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BELFAST BULLET Junior 2nd Place |
Silver medal (2nd highest score by a UCU rated player under 1350) |
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BELFAST BULLET Junior 3rd Place |
Bronze medal (3rd highest score by a UCU rated player under 1350) |
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BELFAST BULLET CHILDREN'S CHAMPION |
Gold Medal (highest score by a non-UCU rated child player) |
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BELFAST BULLET Children's 2nd Place |
Silver medal (2nd highest score by a non-UCU rated child player) |
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BELFAST BULLET Children's 3rd Place |
Bronze medal (3rd highest score by a non-UCU rated child player) |
TIMETABLE:
| REGISTRATION | 10am to 10:15am |
|---|---|
| BLITZ - Morning Session | 10:30am to 12:30pm |
| LUNCH BREAK | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
| BLITZ - Afternoon Session | 1:30pm to 3:30pm |
| AFTERNOON BREAK | 3:30pm to 4:00pm |
| BULLET | 4:00pm to 5pm |
| PRIZE-GIVING | 5pm to 5:15pm |
TIE BREAKS: For tie-breaks, players will be ranked based on their scores by Median Buchholz, followed if necessary by Buchholz and then Progressive Scores.
RULES: FIDE rules will apply. Touchmove will apply. The first illegal move will result in the immediate loss of the game, however, your opponent must announce that an illegal move has been played and claim the win. If play continues, the opponent may not claim the win retrospectively.
LOCATION: Ground floor conference room, Good Shepherd Centre, 511 Ormeau Rd, Belfast BT7 3GS.
CAR PARKING: Ample free spaces are available in the church car park which players will drive through to get to the building.
KEY CODE: Players must register in advance to get the key code to enter the pedestrian gate after parking their vehicles in the church car park.
