THE 31st
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
ECF AND MIDLANDS U150 RP GRAND PRIX EVENT
A one day chess congress organised by Stockport Chess Club
SUNDAY 29 JANUARY 2017
THE GUILDHALL
169 Wellington Road South (A6), Stockport, SK1 3UA
OPEN
Open to all
MAJOR
For players graded below 170
INTERMEDIATE
For players graded below 140
MINOR
For players graded below 110
PRIZES
EACH SECTION
ENTRY FEE
£140 £90 £40
Grading
£40
ADULT JUNIOR (U18)
ECF
Bronze or Non-Member
£26.00
£22.00
Silver, Gold, Platinum Member £19.00
£17.00
GROUPS of 5 or more can deduct £3.00 p.p from above fees
BUXTON, VETERAN, JUNIOR PRIZES. STOCKPORT LGE
MAJOR, INTERMEDIATE AND MINOR TROPHIES
TIMETABLE
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Prizegiving
10.00am
11.20am
12.40pm
6.15 pm
Round Four 2.10pm
Round Five 3.30pm
Round Six
4.50pm
Each player will be allowed 30 minutes for all moves.
BYE: Players can have a First Round ½ point bye if requested at time of entry
The GUILDHALL is 1 mile south of Stockport Town Centre on the A6 (Wellington
Road South)..There is a large supervised car park at the rear of the Guildhall (£2.00p
per car payable on entry) Light refreshments and licensed bar available.
TRAVEL
By car, it is 5 minutes from Junction 1 on the M60 Motorway.
Walking it is 20 minutes from Stockport Rail & Bus stations & 25 minutes from
Davenport Rail station
By Bus: Frequent service on the A6 from Greater Manchester areas.
STOCKPORT LEAGUE TROPHIES
The highest scoring Stockport League registered player in the Major, Intermediate and
Minor sections will be awarded an individual trophy.
BUXTON & VETERAN PRIZES will be awarded to the highest scoring SL
Registered and the 65yr and over players respectively in the whole tournament.
JUNIOR & ADDITIONAL GRADING PRIZES will be
awarded according to
age and number of entries.
GRADES
ECF grades will be used. RP grades will take preference over LP ones
Ungraded players must give details of their strength, previous results and any grade.
Except in the Open section, they may only win one half of the first prize. All other
prizes will be paid in full.
BOOKSTALL
by courtesy of
CHESS ESSENTIAL
Enquiries & orders:- [email protected] Tel 01422292392
Specialists in rare and collectable chess books.
STOCKPORT CHESS CLUB
meets on Tuesday evenings at 7.30 pm at the
Ladybrook Hotel
Fir Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 2NP.
Secretary Jeff Mason 0161-439-5814
ENTRIES It is a condition of entry that the organisers’ decision in any dispute is
final. Entry can only be effected by payment of the appropriate fee. Competitors
requiring a receipt must enclose an S.A.E.
Please make all cheques payable to: STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
ENTRIES TO
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY
6 Shropshire Avenue Brinnington
STOCKPORT SK5 8HE
TEL: 0161-494-8585
E-MAIL
Enquries to
[email protected]
CLOSING DATE
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2017
LATE ENTRIES late entries will be accepted subject to a surcharge of £3.00 before
29 January 2017 and £4.00 on the day.
STOCKPORT RAPIDPLAY 2017 – ENTRY FORM
Name …………………………………………Club …………………………………..
Address …………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
Post Code ………………………….
Tel ………………………………………
E-mail………………………………………………………………………………….
ECF Number……………………………….
ECF status:
Non-Member, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum
Stockport League Registered: YES / NO
D.O.B / Age at 29 / 01 / 17 …………………
(Circle one)
First Round ½ Point Bye? --------…… … (if reduced fee claimed)
SECTION …………………………. GRADE ………………………………………
(ungraded players see previous page)
Remittance enclosed:
£ ………………… Entry Fee
£ …………………. Late Surcharge
£ …………………. Donation towards congress expenses
TOTAL
£ …………………. Date ………
RECENT WINNERS
OPEN
MAJOR
INTER
MINOR
2016 J. McPhillips N.Martin
R.Shaw
L.Piotra
H.Jacobson
J.Kelly
G.O’Connor
G.Scattergood
2015 A Ashton
J Rita
G George
S Crockett
2014 K. Arkell
R.Burton
R.Taylor
S.Potter
A.Abbas
2013 A.Longson
D.Hartley
A.Dean
R.McClean
2012
A.Beardsworth
B.Brown
M.Burns
A.Horton
K.Moorcroft
2011
A.Beardsworth
J.Rita
B.Brown
J.Boswell
B.Scattergood G.Jones
2010
A.Ashton
L.Keely
D.Patrick
A.Gonzales
A.Odunaiya
2009
A.Beardsworth
H.Lamb
M.Tunstall
P.Woodfinden
T.Fielding
M.Barber
A.Mehmood
2008
N. Davies
S. Haslinger
J. Hall
R.Howley
P.Olbison
K.Lockett
M.Doherty
T.Fielding
2007
S. Haslinger
N. Barnaby
F. Spratt
R. Clegg
M. Connor
C. Gartside
S. Finch
J. Stirrup