Newcastle Mini Congress

16th Newcastle Mini Congress

15th & 16th February 2020
Newcastle Bridge Club

Entries at 13th Feb 2020

U160

U130

U100

Petru Floresc	156
Chris Hankey	155e
Jon Blackburn	144
Glyn Valentine	138
Douglas Barnett	136
Harry Gardiner	131

Richard Renegade	129
Julian Hawthorne	128
Steve Emmerton	127
David Price	119
Sandra Blackburn	112
Lukasz Michalek	110
Ernest Wilkinson	96
Stuart Hull	94
Les Hall	87
Dylan Whitney	76

Lee Tilton	95e
Joseph Bussell	88
Peter Evans	85
David Buckley	80
Oliver Davies	77
Philip Wright	75
Martin Chadwick	74
Isaac Stanley	70e
Ethan Barlow	70e
Rene Butler	60
Robert Perry	58
Dylan Cooper	55
Martyn Stanley	50e
Dominic Cooper	44
Devansh Boddu	25e
Omari Dasanayake	20e
Roisin Dasanayake	20e
Sharvesh Selvakumar	20e

U160, U130, U100 sections (if anyone is interested in an Open (1 so far) section, please let Alberto know sooner rather than later)
July 2019 grades will be used.
5 round swiss, ½ point byes available
Games graded
Sections entirely equipped with digital clocks (hopefully all): All moves in 95 minutes plus 10 seconds per move;
Otherwise: All moves in 105 minutes
Rounds start Sat 9:30, 2:00, 6:30, Sun 10:00 and 2:30
Access to premises from 9:00 Sat and 9:30 Sun
Entry fee ECF silver members and above: £15 adults, £13 juniors under 18 (1st Sept 19)
Bronze and non-members add £9 (or upgrade your membership yourself)
Two prizes per section, dependent on entries.
Controller's decision final in all matters.

Entries by text (07565554003), email or post giving

name
round, if any, in which you wish to have a half point bye. Such byes are not available in round 5.

Players will automatically be entered for the lowest section for which they are eligible unless they request otherwise.

Payment by cash, cheque payable to Newcastle Chess Club, or bank transfer to
Alberto Gissi
Sort Code 60 83 71
Acc No 75498441

Postal entries to:
Alberto Gissi
32 Pearl Brook Avenue
Stafford
ST16 3WJ

Acknowledgement of entry will be by e-mail or text only

Acceptance that names, grades, clubs and results may appear on any site having a legitimate interest* in the competition is a condition of entry.

* Defined as a site, not necessarily official, of any organisation having a current or past member playing in the congress.

Other Information

Reports on previous Newcastle mini congresses can be found in the Archive
Tea, coffee and soft drinks available.
Many bars, cafes, takeaways and restaurants within easy walking distance.
Nearest car park is King Street, next to the Borough Arms. £3.50 for all day Saturday, free on Sunday.

Re-pairing after 30 minutes.
If two sections each have an odd number of players in a given round, a graded friendly will be arranged.
If the total number of players in a given round is odd, one player will be given a full point bye. It may be possible to arrange a graded game for them against someone not competing in the whole congress - it has always been so in the past.

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