SHORTEST DAY’
RAPID PLAY
Sunrise 7:57 a.m., sunset 3:54 p.m.; solstice 4:19 a.m.
ORGANISED BY PAUL BUSWELL
by courtesy of
THE CHAIRMAN & COMMITTEE OF
HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS CHESS CLUB
TO BE HELD ON
SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER
CLOCKS START 2:00 p.m.
(arrive and pay by 1:45 p.m.)
7 Round Swiss of 10 minutes per game plus 5 seconds per move.
Results will be submitted for English Chess Federation rapidplay grading.
ENTRIES ONLY FROM PLAYERS who will be both Hastings & St Leonards club members, and also ECF members (‘bronze’ or higher) by the end of 2019/20.
(If the event was open to non-members it would require ECF ‘silver’ membership from everyone, and by the date of the event)
Many modest (sometimes silly) prizes to be won by players at all levels.
Prize giving is expected to be finished by 6:30 p.m.
Entrance numbers strictly limited to 20 absolute tops
and people will be turned away after that number is reached,
so advance booking is strongly recommended.
Book by contacting Paul Buswell, on e-mail paulbuswellchess@aol.com or otherwise phone 01424 444321 (not between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., please)
Do not have anyone else make your entry, I will not accept indirect or ‘s/he says’ entries.
No tournament if fewer than 12 definite entries by Sunday 15 December.
Entry fees:
1 if entering by 15 December (a) £4; or (b) £2 if grade ≤120; or (c) £-2 if grade ≤120 and you’ve never played in one of these before;
2 £5 for all later entries
Tea time refreshments (self-service) included in entry fee.
Visitors’ parking vouchers from Jim Wheeler beforehand, contact him direct.
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