FIDE-RATED City of Derry Rapid Championships 2023

FIDE-RATED City of Derry Rapid Championships 2023

Kindly sponsored by the American Football Team:

The Donegal Derry Vipers

Saturday 9th September 2023

Venue: Maldron Hotel, Butcher Street, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6HL

7 rounds of 20+0

One open section.

Player check-in: 10:15am to 10:30am

Take seats at 10:40am for opening announcements

10:45 am - Round 1

11:30 am - Round 2

12:15 pm - Round 3

Lunch break

1:45 pm - Round 4

2:30 pm - Round 5

3:15 pm - Round 6

4:00pm - Round 7

4:55 to 5 pm - prize-giving

£12 entry fee to secure place in tournament, if paid in advance by PayPal, Revolut or bank transfer to Chief Arbiter Brendan Jamison by 12 noon on Saturday 2nd September.

https://www.paypal.me/brendanjamison

£15 for late entries or players paying cash on the day (if space is still available - please bring exact cash).

Members of the City of Derry Chess Club get into the tournament for £8 if their entry fee is paid by 12 noon on Saturday 2nd September, after-which it rises to £15 late entry fee, if any spaces are left.

Entry fees go towards the venue hire and the cost of the 6 engraved trophies.

Prizes for Champion, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, Junior Champion, Junior 2nd and Junior 3rd.

Tie-breaks by Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

Travelling by car:

3 minute walk from venue. Park here at this council-run Pay & Display:

Bishop Street Car Park, Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6PR

Public transport from Belfast:

By train: take the 8:20am train from Belfast Lanyon Place Station, arriving into Derry/Londonderry train station at 10:22am

FIDE rules will apply.

Phones must be completely switched off. Any noise from a phone will lead to the immediate loss for that player, including loss of rating points.

FIDE-licensed arbiter team:

Brendan Jamison (Chief), Adam Rushe (Deputy), Adrian Dornford-Smith and Edward Khanzharov