25th Heywood Chess Congress
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2019
Heywood Civic Centre, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 1LW
To download and print this years entry form please go HERE
Sponsored by
The Van Leeuwen Harry Praeger Open
Open to all players
1st £300, 2nd £160, 3rd £80
3 Grading Prizes of £30
The Heywood Township Jim Tennant-Smith Major
Restricted to players graded 170 and below
1st £250, 2nd £120, 3rd £80
3 Grading Prizes of £30
The Antonin Weleminsky Minor
Restricted to players graded 140 and below
1st £250, 2nd £120, 3rd £80
Three Grading Prizes of £30
The Kumon Maths & English Novice
Restricted to players graded 120 and below. This section is intended as an introduction to tournament play and is restricted to players of any age who have never had any grade of over 120.
1st £120, 2nd £60, 3rd £30
Sessions Of Play
Saturday 15th June | Opening Ceremony | 08.50 |
Round 1 | 09.00 - 13.00 | |
Round 2 | 13.45 - 17.45 | |
Round 3 | 18.15 - 22.15 | |
Sunday 16th June | Round 4 | 09.30 - 13.30 |
Round 5 | 14.15 - 18.15 | |
Prize Giving Ceremony | 18.20 - 18.30 |
Rate of Play
All moves in 1 hour 40 minutes, plus 15 sec extra per move from move 1. Swiss system of pairings.
Grading
January 2019 ECF grades will be used. Players not in possession of a current ECF grade must state their last published grade, and the year to which it applied. Players with no official grading must give evidence in writing of their playing strength and all their latest chess playing results. If in doubt, please check before entering, as non-disclosure of material facts may lead to disqualification.
Congress Competition
Please note no telephone entries can be accepted
Answers to be put on on line entry form
White to Checkmate in 2 moves