WE ARE BACK!: 54th Rhyl CONGRESS.
Coming in September 2023.
From:
Friday the 22nd of
September 2023,
to Sunday the 24th of September 2023.
Venue:- @Rhyl Town Hall
POST CODE: LL18 1BA
Map of the @Rhyl Town Hall venue:
Rhyl & Prestatyn Chess Congress Venue.
Message: Rhyl Chess Congress.
Or, to give it its full title, Rhyl & Prestatyn Chess Congress, but it is in Rhyl.
After a 3 year hiatus it would be good if it was well-supported.
Public transport links are goods but we are also organising car-share from Rhos-On-Sea. If you* were to do similar, I think there are a few people who would not otherwise consider attending.
Hoping to see you there,
Barrie.
* There are at present at least two cars planning on going from the Bangor area to the congress on the Saturday and Sunday.
List of Entrants on the 21st of August 2023:
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Minor Section: Gary Slegg
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Major Section: Alan Llewellyn |
Open Section: Mark Bastow – Bye Round 1
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Message: Bangor Chess Club – RHYL CHESS CONGRESS – SEPTEMBER 22-24.
Dear members [Bangor Chess Club],
Greetings from Bangor chess club – it’s been a long break!
There was considerable interest at the end of last term in the forthcoming Rhyl Congress.
This is just a reminder of when it is – the weekend of September 22-24, starting at 7.00 Friday evening.
For those of you not familiar with congresses, it will be a 5 round Swiss tournament, (this just means you play 5 games against mostly equalish players); a game on Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday Morning, & Sunday afternoon. The games are classical time (long!) using Fischer system – 110 minutes each + 10 second increment per move, and are graded (should help some of you make your estimated grading substantive).
You can take just one bye (pre-ordered), in any round but the last, for which you get ½ point.
There are 3 sections, based on Welsh Chess Union grades:
Open (open to all, but players that enter are usually over 1900)
Major 1600-1900
Minor under 1600 – (most of us will play in this section!)
Prize money in all sections & grading prizes (people who performs most above their current grading)
Cost £35 for WCU/ECF members, £40 for non-members.
Lifts/car shares
If you are considering going, could you let me know, and whether you will be driving, or will need a lift to the tournament, so we can try to fix up lifts for those who need. Huw & I will certainly be going, so that’s 2 cars.
Cheers,
Peter.