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The Dublin Rapid Championships 2019

Retd.LoyolaCpt · 2019-01-21 17:53:01

Going to try out a new time control (for Ireland at least - I think) for this event to see if I can lure some new players to the shortened format (given we only have a small window to run these on a Sunday evening post junior coaching). It will run on Sunday, February 10th in the Talbot Hotel. Time Control: 10 minutes + 5…

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Going to try out a new time control (for Ireland at least - I think) for this event to see if I can lure some new players to the shortened format (given we only have a small window to run these on a Sunday evening post junior coaching).

It will run on Sunday, February 10th in the Talbot Hotel. Time Control: 10 minutes + 5 second increment. Prize fund: €500. Details & online entry here:
https://www.icu.ie/events/1203

The qualifying winner will take home the title of Dublin Rapid Champion. Entry fees: 15 euro waged, 10 euro unwaged.

Registration 5.30pm. Round 1: 6pm, finishing before 10pm. 7 round FIDE rated Rapid. Free parking in the hotel.

Expect some other formats before summer - team blitz event again, some more individual blitz (/rapid if this proves popular) events, maybe a rapid team event...

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