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Bangor: FIDE RATED Blitzmania 10 Rounds 11-20 Thursday 9 October 2025

Blitzmania at Bangor - a series of exciting Blitz tournaments at City of Bangor Chess Club.

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When

Oct 09, 2025
from 07:15 PM to 10:00 PM

Where

City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport

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FIDE RATED Blitzmania 10 Rounds 11-20
Thursday 9 October 2025
Check-in at 7:15pm. Please take seats at 7:25pm
The rounds will be played back-to-back from 7:30pm to 10:00pm

Venue: City of Bangor International Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR

Type: Swiss pairings

Time Control: 3+2

FIDE rules will apply. Remember mobile phones must be switched off and no food allowed in playing hall.

Apart from tournament fees, remember to renew your ICU fees for the 2025/2026 season [1 Sept 2025 to 31 Aug 2026]. As per FIDE regulations, all players participating in a FIDE rated tournament must be paid up members of their National Federation, which in our case is the ICU. Please renew your ICU fees online before the event at www.icu.ie/shop

Tournament entry fees: Please note this event runs as 20 rounds over 2 Thursday nights (10 rounds on 2nd October and 10 rounds on 9th October) and the entry fee covers both nights, but players are welcome to only play one of the nights if they wish.

£15 for anyone paying cash on the night. Please bring exact change.

Reduced to £10 for players paying in advance by bank transfer, Revolut or PayPal.

Free entry for members of Bangor Chess Club (if 2025/2026 club fees have been paid). Otherwise £15 cash on the night.

Free entry for extra players from the same family.

Book and prepay to secure a place.

Trophies will be awarded as prizes.

Tie Break order: Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

Pairing Software: Swiss Master 5.7

Registration deadline: 8pm on Wednesday 1 October 2025. Entries to Bangor Chess Club Secretary Aashay Kher at fidechessni@gmail.com

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