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Ulster Rapidplay Championships 2020 - FIDE RATED - Saturday 1 February 2020

Sponsored by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. The top Rapidplay tournament in Ulster. At the Sticky Fingers Arts Centre, The Imaginarium, Newry

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Feb 01, 2020
from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM

Where

Sticky Fingers Arts Centre, The Imaginarium, 10 Upper Edward St, Newry, BT35 6AX

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Ulster Rapidplay Championships 2020 - FIDE RATED

Kindly sponsored by

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Newry Mourne and Down District Council
Date: Saturday 1 February 2020
Venue: Sticky Fingers Arts Centre, The Imaginarium, 10 Upper Edward St, Newry, BT35 6AX
Sponsored by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Type - Swiss open
Two sections. To be determined when entries are received. Both sections will be FIDE rated.
Cost: £10 for adults. £5 for students and Under 18s
Registration deadline: 12 noon on Saturday 25 January 2020

START TIME: 10:30am to 10:45am for check-in / payment of entry fees. Round 1 at 11am.

END TIME: 5:30pm (Prize-giving at 5:20pm).

Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison, National Arbiter
Rounds - 6
Time Control - 25 mins
Pairing Software - Swiss Master
Tie-break - Median Buchholz, Buchholz, Progressive Scores
FIDE rules will apply
Rounds - 6
Time Control - 25 mins
Pairing Software - Swiss Master
Tie-break - Median Buchholz, Buchholz, Progressive Scores
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