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Staffordshire Chess Congress
16th + 17th August 2025
Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 9SB.
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Online entry HERE (TBD)
Postal entry form available HERE (TBD)
Entrants list HERE (TBD)
A nice club here here
Light refreshments available
Pay and display parking £5.20 all day Saturday and free on Sunday
Disabled Access
Chief Arbiter: Matthew Carr
5 round Swiss tournament with 4 sections
Open section FIDE and ECF rated
Major u1950, Inter' u1700, Minor u1450 ECF rated
Fisher timing 110 minutes + 10 seconds per move
Prize money (all sections): £300 1st, £150 2nd, and >£50 multiple rating prizes
Congress terms and conditions:
Open section, FIDE latest monthly rating list will be used.
The Open section is also ECF rated.
· All other sections will use the latest monthly published ECF rating list, players without a current rating of any type must provide full information about all results and any ratings previously held including any online rating.
· Entrants in the FIDE Open should be ECF Gold Members or higher
· A FIDE ID is required for FIDE-rated tournaments. Players without a FIDE ID must contact their own federation if they do not wish to be registered as England with FIDE
· The arbiter reserves the right to transfer players between sections at any time.
· All moves to be recorded until your clock goes under 5 minutes remaining
· Missing players will be defaulted after 30 minutes from the start of the round and players may be re-paired.
· Except in the Open, unrated players win only half of any prize.
· Unrated players are not eligible for a rating prize.
· The number of Rating Prizes will be determined and announced during the event.
· A player qualifying for two prizes receives only the higher of the two prizes.
· Prize money may be subject to change depending on number of entrants.
· Swiss manager dictates the pairings in all rounds and they are not changed to suit individual preferences.
· No Alcohol is to be consumed on site
. Only hot food purchased on site can be eaten on site
· The organisers take no responsibility for children. A parent or guardian must remain on site at all times and ensure children are properly supervised at all times.
· Refunds may be given at the discretion of the organisers
· The organisers accept no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or property of any competitor, or other visitor at this event.
· BY ENTERING, PLAYERS AGREE THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE, THE CHIEF ARBITER’S DECISION IS FINAL
ENTRY IS COMPLETE WHEN FUNDS HAVE CLEARED
No Prize giving on the day