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LEYLAND RAPIDPLAY
Sunday 23rd February 2025
Sunday 23rd February 2025
Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1DH
6-Round Rapidplay congress - ECF rated Major, Intermediate and Minor
Sections
| Section | Major U2200 | Intermediate U17500 | Minor U1400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Fee | £25 (£40 Bronze/non ECF) | £25 (£40 Bronze/non ECF) | £20 (£35 Bronze/non ECF) |
| 1st. Prize | £140 | £140 | £100 |
| 2nd. Prize | £70 | £70 | £50 |
| Rating Prize | U1950 £40 | U1550 £40 | U1250 & Ungraded £30 |
Please enter early. A late payment fee becomes payable during the last week of entry, plus an additional 'On the day fee' for those who enter after the entry date cutoff. Unrated players who win a tournament outright may only win 50% of the first prize.
Each player will have 20 minutes plus a 5 second increment per move from move 1.
The Conference Centre, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1DH
The venue is only 10 minutes from the M6 Exit 28.
Light refreshments are available and there is free car parking.
Exit the motorway at junction 28, turn left (from north or south) towards Leyland. Go straight across at the double roundabout onto King Street. Pass the Commercial Vehicle Museum on your left and then you come to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights. Continue along Towngate, through the traffic lights and follow the road right into Lancastergate. At the end of the road, turn left and first right onto West Paddock. The Civic Centre is on your right, go past the Civic Centre to enter the car park at the rear of the building.
Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available during the day.
The February ECF Rapidplay Rating List will be used to determine a player’s grade. For players who do not appear in the Rapidplay List, other lists may be used at the discretion of the organisers. Ungraded players must provide evidence for the organisers to assess their playing strength and any previous known grade must be declared.
Rating Information – It is a condition of entry that players agree to their rating information being published on the ECF website.
The organisers reserve the right to redistribute in whole or in part
any prize won by a competitor who has won or shared a prize.
Unrated players who win a tournament outright my only win 50% of the first prize.
Ten minutes after the start of each round, new pairings may be made for each player whose opponent has not arrived and for any player otherwise having a full-point bye. Absent players will be defaulted after 10 minutes.