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BANGOR BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP 2018

Bangor Blitz Championship November 1st 2018. 7:45pm to 10:45pm. Groomsport Parish Hall.

Event details

When

Nov 01, 2018
from 06:45 PM to 09:45 PM

Where

Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport Parish Hall, Groomsport, County Down

Contact Name

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LOCATION:

Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR

TIMETABLE:

Pay entry fees: 7:45pm-7:50pm.

Round 1 commencing at 8pm.

12 rounds in total. The tournament will be completed by 10:45pm.

SECTIONS:

One open section. Prize fund will be published on the evening, after all entry fees have been collected.

TIME CONTROL:

3 minutes + 2 second increments per move. Each round will last approximately 10 minutes with an average of 5 rounds per hour, allowing a couple of minutes in-between rounds for entering in the results.

PRICE:

Free entry for members of Bangor Chess Club

£1 for non-members of Bangor Chess Club

All entry fees will be redistributed as tiny prizes for 1st, 2nd and grading prize. The champion will also receive the perpetual shield, won by Ross Harris in 2017.

RULES: FIDE rules will apply.

 

To register please email Brendan Jamison at playchessni@gmail.com

Registration deadline: 12 noon on Tuesday 30th October 2018

See list of players already registered at : http://www.chessni.co.uk/bangorblitz2018.html

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