The 2012 British Blitz Championship will take place on Saturday 24th March, 2012 at the Quinborne Community Centre, Ridgacre Road, Quinton, West Midlands B32 2TW | Tel: 0121 682 7474.

Open to players from all countries.
Chief Organiser: Alex Holowczak – alexholowczak@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Chief Arbiter: David Thomas (ECF Senior Arbiter)

This tournament will be FIDE-rated towards the new FIDE Blitz Rating List

Official website

Round Times
Round 1: 14:00 | Round 2: 14:30 | Round 3: 14.55 | Round 4: 15:20 | Round 5: 15:45
Round 6: 16:10 | Round 7: 16:35 | Round 8: 17:00 | Round 9: 17:25
Round 10: 17:50 | Round 11: 18:15

Format

The competition will be an 11-round Swiss. Swiss pairings will be made by the “Swiss Master” computer program. Each round will be played with a time control of 5 minutes plus 3 seconds non-cumulative (Bronstein) increment per move. No ties for any place shall be split; thus, prize money shall be shared. The default time shall be 5 minutes.

Entry Fee

The entry fee shall be £15, and £10 for juniors. Holders of the GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM Linkand WFM titles shall be entitled to free entry. There will be a £5 surcharge for all entries on the day of the event.

Prizes

The following prizes will be awarded: 1st place – £250, 2nd place – £150, 3rd place – £75. There will be two grading prizes of £40 each for players graded under 160 and 120. There will be a £50 prize for the highest-scoring junior player i.e. a player who was under 18 years old on 1st January 2012. These prizes may be increased in value, or additional grading prizes may be awarded, if there are sufficient entries. Prize money will be transferred by the ECF after the completion of the event. The title of British Blitz Champion will be awarded.

Full info here.

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