FIDE-RATED Belfast City Royal Avenue Rapid Championship 2023

7 rounds of 20+0

(=20 minutes each on the chess clock)

FIDE rules will apply.

One Open Section (=open to all)

Check-in: 10:30am to 10:45am

Take seats by: 10:55am

Round 1: 11:00am to 11:40am

Round 2: 11:45am to 12:25pm

Round 3: 12:30pm to 1:10pm

Lunch break: 1:10pm to 2:00pm

Round 4: 2:00pm to 2:40pm

Round 5: 2:45pm to 3:25pm

Round 6: 3:30pm to 4:10pm

Round 7: 4:15pm to 4:55pm

Trophies awarded: 5:00pm

Fees: If paid in advance: £12. Payment on the day: £15 in cash (please bring exact change).

Special rate of £8 for members of Roaming Knights, if paid in advance, otherwise £15 on the day.

Free entry for players who run their own chess club e.g. club presidents/club chairs. But entries must still be registered in advance before we run out of space!

Free entry for 2nd, 3rd, 4th player from the same family.

Please note that these events are run as completely non-profit making. Our only aim is to cover our overheads.

Players without an existing FIDE ID need to supply their Date Of Birth at the point of registering. (This is to help us to register you with FIDE and for your results to be recorded, towards helping you to obtain an official FIDE chess rating).

Payments by PayPal, Revolut or Bank Transfer to Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison https://www.paypal.me/brendanjamison

Entries fees will be used to purchase engraved trophies for the following 6 winners:

- Champion

- 2nd Place

- 3rd Place

- Junior Champion

- Junior 2nd

- Junior 3rd

(~The Junior rating band will be determined closer to the date, based upon the number of entrants, but most likely U1100).

A portion of the entry fees will also be used towards the pot for the large grand prix cups/shields. We had 161 compete in last season’s NI Rapid Grand Prix so we may extend the number of prizes in 2024 if numbers remain high again this season.