UCU Rapidplay 2017

The 2017 UCU Rapidplay (one day event) will take place in the Ulster Museums intimate Belfast room on 19th March.

Event details

When

Mar 19, 2017
from 09:05 AM to 04:00 PM

Where

Belfast room, Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AB

Contact Name

Contact Phone

07770763266

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Sponsor: Ulster Museum.

Venue: Belfast room, Ulster Museum, Belfast.

Format: 6 round swiss.

Time control: 20 minutes for all moves.

Entry fee: £13.  A reduced fee of £10 applies to entries received before 5pm Wednesday 15th March.

ENTRY CLOSES AT 5PM SATURDAY 18TH MARCH.  NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME.


Timetable: Registration 10.05 - 10.20am.  1st round will begin promptly at 10.30am.  A lunch break will follow round 3.

Sections and prize money: Subject to entrant numbers.

Rules: FIDE rules will apply.

In the event of players finishing on equal points a tie-breaking system will be applied for titles and prize monies. (First tie-break will be Median Buchholz followed, if necessary, by Buchholz, then most wins and then progressive scores.)

For those wishing to arrival early, please note that the museum does not open until 10am.

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