5th Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress
5th Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress
Organised & funded by the Dorset County Chess Association
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th March 2025
The Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel,
Durley Chine Road, Bournemouth BH2 5JS
Tel: 01202 751000
Open
Major: under 1900
Intermediate: under 1700
Minor: under 1500
Prizes*
Open |
Other Sections |
|
1st |
£1000 |
£500 |
2nd |
£300 |
£200 |
3rd |
£100 |
£100 |
Rating 1 |
£100 |
£100 |
Rating 2 |
£100 |
£100 |
Rating Prizes are now confirmed with 2 extra rating prizes in each of the Open and Major sections
Open – 3 x £100 rating prizes
- 2050 to 2200
- 1950 to 2049
- Under 1950
Major – 3 x £100 rating prizes
- 1775 to 1824
- 1725 to 1774
- Under 1725
Intermediate – 2 x £100 rating prizes
- 1525 to 1599
- Under 1525
Minor – 2 x £100 rating prizes
- 1300 to 1399
- Under 1300
Entry Fees
Open |
Other Sections |
£50 for ECF Gold or above |
£40 for ECF Gold or above |
- The entry fee for Bronze ECF and non-ECF members is £15 extra
- The entry fee for late entries (after 16th March 2025) is £10 extra
- No entries will be accepted after 9pm on 26th March 2025
WECU Championship
The highest placed player in the Open section who meets the qualifying criteria specified in Congress Rules and Conditions of Entry will be crowned the West of England Chess Champion.
(No monetary prize is attached to this).
British Chess Championship Qualifying Place
The highest placed player in the Open section who meets the qualifying criteria specified in Congress Rules and Conditions of Entry will have their entry fee to that tournament paid up to a value of £310 by the West of England Chess Union.
Time Control
90 minutes for all moves with 30 second increments for each move.
Format
All tournaments are a 5 round Swiss with about 4 hour playing sessions.
Playing Schedule
| Opening | Friday | 18:50 to 19:00 |
| Round 1 | Friday | 19:00 to 23:00 |
| Round 2 | Saturday | 10:00 to 14:00 |
| Round 3 | Saturday | 15:00 to 19:00 |
| Round 4 | Sunday | 10:00 to 14:00 |
| Round 5 | Sunday | 15:00 to 19:00 |
Congress Rules and Conditions
Please read the Congress Rules and Conditions of Entry.
Agreement to these is required for entry.
Contact: https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/contact-martin-simons/
Organiser: Martin Simons
Controller: John Constable
