THE 31st
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
ECF AND MIDLANDS U150 RP GRAND PRIX EVENT
A one day chess congress organised by Stockport Chess Club
SUNDAY 29 JANUARY 2017
THE GUILDHALL
169Wellington Road South (A6), Stockport, SK13UA
OPENOpen to all
MAJORFor players graded below 170
INTERMEDIATEFor players graded below 140
MINORFor players graded below 110
PRIZESEACH SECTION £140 £90 £40
Grading £40
ENTRY FEE ADULT JUNIOR (U18)
ECF Bronze or Non-Member £26.00 £22.00
Silver, Gold, Platinum Member £19.00 £17.00
GROUPS of 5 or more can deduct £3.00 p.p from above fees
BUXTON, VETERAN, JUNIOR PRIZES. STOCKPORT LGE MAJOR,INTERMEDIATE AND MINOR TROPHIES
TIMETABLE
Round One10.00amRound Four 2.10pm
Round Two11.20amRound Five 3.30pm
Round Three12.40pm Round Six 4.50pm
Prizegiving 6.15 pm
Each player will be allowed 30 minutes for all moves.
BYE: Playerscan have a First Round ½ point bye if requested at time of entry
The GUILDHALL is1 mile south of Stockport Town Centre on the A6(Wellington Road South)..There is alargesupervised car park at the rear of the Guildhall (£2.00p per car payable on entry) Light refreshments and licensed bar available.
TRAVEL
By car, it is 5 minutes from Junction 1 on the M60 Motorway.
Walking it is 20minutes from Stockport Rail & Bus stations &25minutes from Davenport Rail station
By Bus: Frequent service on the A6from Greater Manchester areas.
STOCKPORT LEAGUE TROPHIES
The highest scoring Stockport League registered player in the Major, Intermediate and Minor sections will be awarded an individual trophy.
BUXTON & VETERAN PRIZESwill be awarded to the highest scoring SL Registered and the 65yr and over players respectively in the whole tournament.
JUNIOR & ADDITIONAL GRADING PRIZESwillbe awarded according to age and number of entries.
GRADES
ECFgrades will be used. RP grades will take preference over LP ones
Ungraded players must give details of their strength, previous results and any grade. Except in the Open section, they may only win one half of the first prize. All other prizes will be paid in full.
BOOKSTALL by courtesy of CHESS ESSENTIAL
Enquiries & orders:- Tel 01422292392
Specialists in rare and collectable chess books.
STOCKPORT CHESS CLUB
meets on Tuesday evenings at 7.30 pm at the
Ladybrook Hotel
Fir Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK72NP.
Secretary Jeff Mason 0161-439-5814
ENTRIES It is a condition of entry that the organisers’ decision in any dispute is final. Entry can only be effected by payment of the appropriate fee. Competitors requiring a receipt must enclose an S.A.E.
Please make all cheques payable to: STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
ENTRIES TOSTOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
6 Shropshire Avenue Brinnington
STOCKPORT SK5 8HE TEL: 0161-494-8585
E-MAIL Enquries to
CLOSING DATESATURDAY21 JANUARY 2017
LATE ENTRIES late entries will be accepted subject to a surchargeof£3.00before
29 January 2017 and £4.00 on the day.
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY 2017 – ENTRY FORM
Name …………………………………………Club …………………………………..
Address …………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
Post Code …………………………. Tel ………………………………………
E-mail………………………………………………………………………………….
ECF Number……………………………….
ECF status: Non-Member, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum (Circle one)
Stockport League Registered: YES / NO First Round ½ Point Bye?------
D.O.B / Age at 29 / 01 / 17 ………………… ……… (if reduced fee claimed)
SECTION …………………………. GRADE ………………………………………
(ungraded players see previous page)
Remittance enclosed: £ ………………… Entry Fee
£ …………………. Late Surcharge
£ …………………. Donation towards congress expenses
TOTAL £ …………………. Date ………
RECENT WINNERS
OPENMAJORINTERMINOR
2016 J. McPhillips N.Martin L.Piotra H.Jacobson
R.Shaw J.Kelly
G.O’Connor
G.Scattergood
2015 A Ashton J Rita G George S Crockett
2014 K. Arkell R.Burton S.Potter A.Abbas
R.Taylor
2013 A.Longson D.Hartley A.Dean R.McClean
2012 A.Beardsworth B.Brown A.Horton K.Moorcroft
M.Burns
2011 A.Beardsworth J.Rita B.Brown J.Boswell
B.Scattergood G.Jones
2010 A.Ashton L.Keely A.Gonzales A.Odunaiya
D.Patrick
2009 A.Beardsworth H.Lamb T.Fielding M.Barber
M.Tunstall A.Mehmood
P.Woodfinden
2008 N. Davies J. Hall K.Lockett M.Doherty
S. Haslinger R.Howley T.Fielding
P.Olbison
2007 S. Haslinger N. Barnaby R. Clegg S. Finch
F. Spratt M. Connor J. Stirrup
C. Gartside