THE 30th
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
ANECF AND MIDLANDS U150 RP GRAND PRIX EVENT
A one day chess congress organised by Stockport Chess Club
SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016
THE DAVENPORT HOTEL
175Buxton Road (A6), Stockport, SK26EW
OPENOpen to all
MAJORFor players graded below 170
INTERMEDIATEFor players graded below 140
MINORFor players graded below 110
PRIZESEACH SECTION £130 £80 £40
Grading £40
ENTRY FEE ADULT JUNIOR (U18)
ECF Bronze or Non-Member £25.00 £21.00
Silver, Gold, Platinum Member £18.00 £16.00
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 DAVENPORT HOTELis 1 ½ miles south of Stockport Town Centre on the A6(Buxton Road) 2 mins from the Alma Lodge Hotel..Free car parking at hotel or on surrounding streets.Hot and cold refreshments and licensed bar available.
TRAVEL
By car, it is 5 minutes from Junction 1 on the M60 Motorway.
Walking it is 25minutes from Stockport Rail & Bus stations & 10minutes 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 PRIZES awarded to the highest scoring SL Registered and 65yr and over player respectively in the whole tournament.
JUNIOR & ADDITIONAL GRADING PRIZES 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
STOCKPORT CHESS CLUB
meets on Tuesday evenings at 7.30 pm at the
Cheadle Hulme Conservative Club, Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme,Stockport SK8 5AT.
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 DATESATURDAY25 JANUARY 2016
LATE ENTRIES late entries will be accepted subject to a surchargeof£3.00before
31 January 2016 and £4.00 on the day.
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY 2016 – 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 31 / 01 / 16 ………………… ……… (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
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
2006 V.Daskevics H.Lamb N.Coward M.Doherty
N.Davies S.Harris J.Lobo
K.Linke