Sunday 22nd June 2025, 9:45 am to 6 pm

Greyfriars Community Centre, Bickerley Gardens, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1DU

Time Control: 15 minutes + 10 second increments

Two Sections: Open and Intermediate (under 1800)

Guaranteed Minimum Prize Fund £600

 

Prizes for each section

1st £100
2nd £60
3rd £40
Junior £25
Rating £25 *

* There will be six rating prizes split between the two sections,
(e.g. 2 for the Open and 4 for the Intermediate).

 

Entry Fee

Adult £16
Junior £12

For players who do not have ECF Gold or Platinum Membership there is an additional pay-to-play fee of £15 for adults and £6 for juniors.

A late entry fee of £5 will apply to entries after 9th June.

Payment is by bank transfer, details of which will appear once you submit your entry.

Ratings

This event is ECF Rapid Rated
It will not affect your ECF Standard Rating

Refreshments

Free tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day
Snacks and hot food will be available to purchase (cash only)

Schedule

Doors open 9:00 am

Tournament Opening 9:45 am

Round 1  10:00 am
Round 2  11:15 am
Round 3  12:30 am
Round 4  2:00 pm
Round 5  3:15 pm
Round 6  4:30 pm

Prizegiving will be shortly after completion of the last round.

Travel and Parking

The Greyfriars Community Centre is approximately 1 minute's drive from the intersection of the A31 and the B3347, the exit from the A31 for Ringwood.

There is substantial free parking at Greyfriars. In addition, there is free street parking close by and paid for parking at the adjacent Blynkbonnie car park.

Please see our detailed Travel and Parking page for more information.

 

Entrants

A maximum of 64 entries will be accepted.

You can see a list of entrants here.

 

Tournament Rules and Conditions of Entry

Organisers: Martin Clancy and Peter Anderson
Contact: mjclancy999@gmail.com 07788 792527

Chief Arbiter: Martin Simons

Please read the Tournament Rules and Conditions of Entry. Agreement to these is required for entry.

Ringwood Rapidplay is Supported By

Schofields, run by Ringwood player Julian Schofield, has once again kindly sponsored the Ringwood Rapidplay.   Based in Alderholt, they offer gardening services in the surrounding areas.  Please click on the logo above for more details.
The Regency Chess Company has kindly donated a fine chess set and board which will be raffled at the tournament.  On the day of the tournament, each entrant will receive a free raffle ticket and further tickets will be available to purchase.