2nd Scarborough Junior Rapidplay

Date

Saturday 26th October 2024

Venue

The Sun Lounge, Scarborough Spa Complex, South Bay, Scarborough. YO11 2HD

Details

6 round swiss tournament with an U11 qualifier section for the EPSCA England team trial plus sections to suit all playing abilities.

For juniors wishing to also particate in the main 3 day congress, this can be done by taking two half point byes for the Saturday games and the total cost to enter both tournaments is £25. 

Leaflet can be found here (combined with the main congress).

Time control

15 minutes plus 10 second increment (there's no requirement to record moves)

Timetable 

	Start time
Opening Ceremony	9:50
Round 1	10:00
Round 2	11:00
Round 3	11:45
Round 4	14:00
Round 5	14:45
Round 6	15:30
Prize Giving	16:30

Sections

Open

Major (U1200)

Minor (U800)

U11

Entry fee

£15 (or £25 if also entering main congress)

Prizes

Trophies & medals in each section

Tie breaks

If points are equal then sum of progressive scores will be used to determine a winner

Pairings

Swiss Manager will be used to do the pairings and seeding order will be determined by date of birth in the U11 section.

All games will be ECF rated so all entrants must have a valid ECF membership - the first year is free - see this link for details

Arbiters

Andrew Wainwright

Jon Hipshon