Brighouse (+adjacent Russell) Building, Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Oxford OX3 7QH
Sunday 20th June 2021 10.00am - 5.30pm (top section close; lower sections will finish earlier)
U12 age groups or younger (school year 7 or below)
Entry fee £20, entrants must be ECF silver members or above
Capacity: 48
Sections: 6 x 8 player all-play-all, 7 rounds
All sections will be ECF rated. and I expect the top 1 or 2 sections to be FIDE rated as well. The bottom section will be suitable for beginners with little experience of chess.
Prizes : Trophies of 1st/2nd/3rd in each section ; medals for those missing out on a trophy by tie-break; small chocolate prizes for all U8s
Time control: Top sections: 20 min + 10 sec, bottom sections 15 min + 10 second (may be adjusted)
Children must be under the age of 12 on 31st August 2020 (school year 7 or lower). Children aged 11 or over on the day of the tournament must wear a face covering during play.
The overall capacity is 48 children. Children will be split by strength into all-play-all sections. For this purpose a mixture of the July 2020 OTB ECF grading list, current ECF online and OTB ratings, and current lichess rapid ratings will be used.
This tournament assumes the government roadmap continues to proceed to plan, with no additional restrictions brought in.
Please read the protocol for parents and players at
https://shorturl.at/wBW69and also the overall tournament risk mitigation protocol
https://shorturl.at/iZ389On completion of the registration form, you will receive a subsequent email (this may take a couple of days) with BACS transfer details.
In case of queries, please write to
joseph.p.conlon@gmail.com