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FIDE RATED City of Bangor New Year Rapid 2025 [rounds 1-5]

January 16, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM

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Jan 16, 2025
from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM

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

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FIDE RATED City of Bangor New Year Rapid 2025 [rounds 1-5]

Event details

When: January 16, 2025   From 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Where: Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland

FIDE RATED City of Bangor New Year Rapid 2025 [rounds 1-5]

Type - Swiss open  5 Rounds

Time Control: 12+0

Pairing Software: Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8

Tie-break order: Buchholz, Progressive Scores, TPR Mixed

FIDE rules will apply.

No food in playing hall. All phones must be switched off.

Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison

Number of players: 50

Entry fee: £10, payable in advance to secure place. Players will be added to entry list after entry fee is received.

Free entry for 2nd, 3rd, 4th player from same family.

Full refunds will be issued to players needing to withdraw up to 24 hours before the event.

Also don’t forget your union fees, you must be a paid up member of ICU to play in any FIDE rated events at Bangor Chess Club as all FIDE events in Northern Ireland are done through the ICU.  So pay your union fees and your games will get rated!

Players must register in advance to fidechessni@gmail.com

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