Hampshire Open Junior FIDE Blitz 2025

The Hampshire Open Junior Blitz is for all players who are aged less than 18 years on August 31st 2024 regardless of location of residence and / or school.

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SCHEDULE :

ARRIVE : 09.30, Intro: 09.45, Round 1: 10.00, Round 2: 10.20, Round 3: 10.40, Round 4: 11:00,

Round 5: 11:20, Round 6 11:40, Round 7: 12:00, Round 8: 12:20

Lunch: 13.00, Round 9 14.00, Round 10: 14.20, Round 11: 14.40, Round 12: 15:00, Round 13: 15:20,

Round 14: 15:40, Round 15: 16:00

PRIZEGIVING: 16.30

TIME CONTROL : Blitz, 3 minutes plus a two second increment per completed move.

PRIZES : Cash prizes will be awarded as follows:

1st. £80

2nd. £40

3rd. £30

4th. £20

5th £10

6th £5

7th £5

8th £5

9th£5

In addition there will be a prize of £15 for the highest placed girl player

giving a total prize fund of: £215

These are guaranteed prizes. With enough entries, prizes may be increased at the Congress Controller’s discretion.

OFFICIALS

Entries Secretary: Dr. John Upham

Event Chairman: Kim Shek

Event Treasurer: Maha Chandar

FIDE Arbiter: Rob Hammond

Results and Pairings: Rob Hammond

Child Protection Officer and First Aider: Maha Chandar

ENTRY FEES and RULES :

• Entry fee for all age categories: £30

• Late entry fee for entries received after Friday 11th April 2025: £10.00

• Results will be submitted to the English Chess Federation (ECF) for rating and to FIDE for rating for a blitz time control.

• Entrants must either be a Silver or higher ECF member or pay a "Pay-to-Play" fee but a FREE junior membership is available for a players first ever ECF membership

• Bronze ECF members must pay a fee of £7.50 to upgrade from Bronze to Silver

• Non-ECF members can pay a £2.50 Pay-to-Play fee or apply via the ECF web site for a free 1 year Silver membership provided they have not been an ECF member previously.

The Community Centre is enclosed and a safe environment for children and announcements may be made at the commencement of the competition.

HAMPSHIRE JUNIOR CHESS ASSOCIATION :

Information on forthcoming events will be provided by the above association, Internet address below.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

No photography will be permitted within the playing area during play without permission. The organisers may use an official photographer to take stills and videos for publicity purposes. Please inform the organisers in advance if you wish your child to be excluded from the photographs or videos.

REFRESHMENTS:

The Community Centre is adjacent to Sainsburys and there is a branch of Starbucks within Sainsburys.

USEFUL INTERNET ADDRESSES :

• Badger Farm Community Centre: www.bfobrca.org

• Hampshire Junior Chess Association (HJCA): www.hjca.org.uk

• Hampshire Chess Association (HCA): www.hampshirechess.co.uk

• English Chess Federation (ECF): www.englishchess.org.uk

• FIDE: www.fide.com

• ECF rating Database: www.ecfrating.org.uk

• British Chess News Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/britishchess

• British Chess News: www.britishchessnews.com

• Tim Onions Chess Supplies: onionschess.co.uk

Host or Publisher Hampshire Junior Chess Association