At Bishop Hedley High School, Gwaunfarren Rd., Penydarren,
Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9AN
On Saturday 21st October 2017
SECTIONS
(All players must be U18 on 1st Sept 2017)
Open – intended for stronger juniors of all ages
Premiership (Players rated 1250 – 700 ECF <75)
Major (Players rated 850 – 400 ECF < 20),
Starters (for unrated Players or those rated under 450)
The Organisers reserve the right to merge sections if the number of entries is low
OPEN, PREMIERSHIP, MAJOR
Entry Fee:£9
These sections will begin at 10.30 am and end at approximately 5.30 pm - There will be 6 rounds
Rate of play: All moves in 20 minutes plus 10 seconds added per move
PRIZES: OPEN 1st £40, 2nd £25, 3rd £16
PREMIERSHIP AND MAJOR: Trophies will be presented to the players finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd
STARTERS
This section is restricted to unrated players and those rated under 450
Entry Fee: £5
Rate of play: All moves in 15 minutes plus 10 seconds added per move
This section will begin at 1.30 pm and end at approximately 5 pm
There will be at least 5 rounds (Players will be informed during the event.)
PRIZES: Trophies will be presented to the players finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd
RATINGS TO BE USED will be taken from the most recent rapidplay list(Sept 1st/Dec 31st) – these are the R1 starting ratings on the live rating site -
Please return the entry form below to Kevin Staveley, 57, Treharne St., Cwmparc, Rhondda, CF42 6LH. Telephone: (01443) 772750 email:
Note: Entry by email will be accepted provided a bank transfer for the entry fee is made to the following Lloyds TSB account: Welsh Youth Chess
Sort Code: 30 95 55Account Number: 00918821
All email entries will be acknowledged once the transfer has been received.
WELSH JUNIOR RAPIDPLAY CONGRESS - ENTRY FORM: 21st OCTOBER 2017 – Merthyr Tydfil
Name:______
Address______
Tel Number:______School ______
e-mail address______Date of Birth ______
Please enter me for the ______SectionEntry fee enclosed:______
Advice about entry
1.Consult the website and find the player's rating (R1)
2.Also consult the Junior section of the Welsh Chess Union website to see if the player is already qualified to play in any age group championship.
Then
3.If there is no listing or the R1 rating is under 450 choose the Starter competition
4.If the player is not qualified for any age group championship, choose the lowest rated tournament for which the player is eligible (e.g. for an unqualified player rated 730 choose the Major 850-400 rather than the Premiership 1250-700)
5.If the player is qualified for his/her age group championship, choose the higher of the tournaments for which the player is eligible (e.g. for a 725 player already qualified to play in the U10 championship, choose the Premiership 1250 -700 rather than the Major 850-400 as playing stronger players will be better preparation for the Championship.
6.Choose the Open if you are already qualified for the U10 or U11 Championship and are ambitious to improve your play – or are trying to win a money prize!
We are hoping players from outside Wales will play in all these tournaments providing different opposition for Welsh players.
About a week after the event check the two websites mentioned earlier to see if you have qualified as a result of the tournament.
The tournaments are not age related because children's ability depends on a lot more factors than age. It is easily possible to put 100 points onto a rating by being successful in a 6 round tournament, which may happen because of a spurt in interest at any age. Once qualified for the relevant age group championship, playing in higher rated tournaments against more challenging opposition is helpful in improving a player's strength in readiness for the championship, and is also likely to be helpful to a player when we consider selection for county and Welsh teams.