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AlphaChess FIDE Triathlon

                                                                                September 26-27

 Venue Wyllyotts Theatre, Wyllyotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2JD Less than 5 minutes from Potters Bar station, just 15 minutes from Finsbury Park and 20 minutes from King's Cross by train. Five minutes from Junction 24 of the M25 and junctions on the A1(M). Plenty of parking in the area, free on-site parking on Sunday. People-centred Our flexibility is designed to be inclusive. We welcome players who want to play a single game, a single speed, a couple of tournaments, or a single day. Email for reduced rates to fit your needs. We are very keen to encourage female players and will give them £10 cashback at the venue on the second day if they play all rounds. We also welcome unrated and new players. Sections Only 40 spaces available – early entry recommended!  Accelerated Swiss tournament for pairings around a player's level - one open section Rate of Play Standard: 3 rounds Swiss, Time Control: 80+10 Rapid: 6 rounds Swiss, Time Control: 10+5 Blitz: 9 rounds Swiss, Time Control: 3+2

Timetable Day Time Event Duration Saturday 10:15 1 round of 80+10 3 hrs Saturday 13:15 Lunch 30 mins Saturday 13:45 1 round of 80+10 3 hrs Saturday 16:45 Dinner 30 mins Saturday 17:15 9 rounds of 3+2 2 hrs 30 mins Sunday 10:15 1 round of 80+10 3 hrs Sunday 13:15 Lunch 30 mins Sunday 13:45 6 rounds of 10+5 4 hrs Sunday 17:45 Prizegiving - Prize fund Includes random cash prizes in all sections with 10+ players. The total prize fund is reduced proportionally if there are fewer than 30 two-day players across all three sections. Beautiful trophies for both sections as well as separate cash prizes (1st, 2nd, 3rd, Top Female, Random x2) for the Blitz event and Standard/Rapid event.

Entry Fee

Entry fee for all three tournaments: £70 

Flexible entries available; email for reduced rates.

Regulations & Rules

Full details of the regulations and rules can be found here, including points weighting, complete prize fund etc:

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