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FIDE RATED Ulster Rapid Championship 2025

Saturday 1 March 2025, City of Bangor International Chess Club, 6 rounds Time control 25+0

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When

Mar 01, 2025
from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Where

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

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FIDE RATED Ulster Rapid Championship 2025

 

Saturday 1 March 2025

10:00am to 4:30pm

Venue: City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland

Time control 25+0

10am check-in

10:15am Round 1

11:10am Round 2

12:05pm Round 3

Lunch break 12:45pm to 1:45pm

1:45pm Round 4

2:40pm Round 5

3:35pm Round 6

4:30pm Prize-giving

This event will be rated by FIDE and the UCU

The tournament will run as one open section.

Money prizes will be confirmed after all entry fees have been collected.

Please arrive by 10am at latest and be seated by 10:10am for opening announcements.

No food allowed in playing hall. Drinks permitted at boards.

This tournament will be rated by FIDE on 31 March 2025

Entry fees:

12 pounds per player (if paid in advance by 12 noon on Wednesday 26th February)

15 pounds cash on the day (if space is still available, only players who pay in advance will be guaranteed a space)

Please note, this is one of the official annual UCU events (we have 6 throughout the season) and therefore we can't offer free entry for additional family members, all entrants need to pay the exact same entry fee for this event.

Deadline to enter is 12 noon on Wednesday 26th February. Players will be added to entry list after entry fee is received.

Entrants should be paid-up members of the Irish Chess Union [ICU] or Ulster Chess Union [UCU].

If you need to renew your ICU membership or register from scratch, please do so online here: www.icu.ie/shop

UCU membership can be paid in cash on morning of the event prior to round 1.

A half point travelling bye is available for Round 1 only but it must be requested by 12 noon on Wednesday 26 February. Any requests after this deadline will result in a zero point bye, i.e. the player will be recorded as absent.

Checklist for competing:

1.ICU / UCU Member status

2.FIDE ID

3.FIDE rapid rating (if you have one)

4.Entry fee

Entries to: Chief Arbiter/Organiser Brendan Jamison at: fidechessni@gmail.com

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