LATEST NEWS: Individual Blitz tournament on Sun 16 February 2025 (9:45am – 12:15pm) at Clyst St Mary Village Hall, Exeter

£5 ENTRY (£3 JUNIORS) WITH 130% PRIZE FUND!
Fans of blitz chess will be pleased to hear that an Individual Blitz tournament will be taking place at Clyst St Mary Village Hall, Exeter, on the morning of Sunday 16 February 2025 (9:45am-12:15pm), prior to the DCCA Team Quickplay tournament (which takes place in the afternoon at the same venue – see here )
 
The Individual Blitz tournament will run 9:45am-12:15pm (registration from 9:30am), and will comprise 7 rounds of fast chess at a time control of 5min+3sec increment for the game. The event will be managed via computer-generated pairings.
 
Entry is £5 (or £3 for juniors), and we are delighted to announce that the prize fund will be 130% (i.e. all entry fees will be redistributed as prizes, plus a top-up of 30%). The exact prize structure will depend on entry numbers.
 
To register to play, simply send an email to timpaulden@gmail.com – ideally by Mon 10 February 2025, please! (Early entries are appreciated.)
 
Note: We intend to make a prompt start at 9:45am, so please be sure to arrive by 9:30am to register. If you are also playing in the DCCA Team Quickplay in the afternoon, you may wish to bring along a packed lunch (although there is a convenience store located around 5 minutes’ walk from the venue).
 
The address of the venue is: Clyst St Mary Village Hall, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AA.
 

Entries received at 11 Feb 2025 [updated regularly – please check back again soon]

Humphrey Andolo

Chris Archer-Lock

Tom Ash

Paul Aston

Dylan Ayre

Nicky Bacon

Max Bennett

Joshua Blackmore

Peter Chaplin

Alex Conway

Chris Gant

Steffan Griffiths

Paul Hampton

Ruslan Moossa

Dan Parcel

Tim Paulden

Vihandu Udawatta

 

 
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