Club Open Blitz Tournament Aug 2024

This open blitz tournament is open to any chess player, though you must be a current member of the ECF (Silver or above) to play.

There will be small non-cash prizes.

Format

• Time control: 5 + 3 (five minutes for each player plus three second increment per move)
• 6 rounds total with pairings to be made using the Swiss pairing system
• Results will be submitted to the ECF Blitz rating list
• Play begins at 19:30
• HALF-POINT BYES: half-point byes may be taken only in rounds 1 and 2 if requested in advance. To request a bye, let the club know either by email, phone or in-person in advance of the round.
• LATE ARRIVALS: if you arrive after 19:30 then you will not be paired and will be given a zero-point bye.
• If two players finish on the same number of points, a playoff match will be played to determine the tournament winner (if this is a draw the players will be declared joint winners). If three or more players finish on the same number of points, the top player based on tiebreaks will be declared the winner.

To enter

• Current members of Camberley Chess Club, enter by emailing info@camberleychess.co.uk or contacting a committee member directly.
• There is a £10 entry fee for all non-members of Camberley Chess Club – please enter by clicking the Buy button in the orange box below – you will need your ECF rating code.
• To see who has entered and to see the tournament progress once it is underway click here.