Just a reminder about Witney Online Rapidplay taking place this Sunday 20th September. A number of Ojays members are already taking part but there is still space for others to join across the different sections.
The Junior Minor is for players with a grading less than 50 ECF.
Details below:
Date: Sunday 20 September.
Sections: Open, Junior Major, Junior Minor.
Entry fee: £5.00 for ECF members/supporters.
Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, best performance prize in each section.
No of rounds: Six.
Round times: 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:30 pm.
Time controls: 20 mins + 10 sec increment Open and Junior Major; 10 mins +5 sec increment Junior Minor.
Tie-breaks: sum of progressive scores followed by sum of opponents' scores.
Rating: Games will be ECF online rated.
Online platform: Lichess.
You can find the entry form here: http://www.witneychess.co.uk/witney_online_entry.htm. The drop-down menu on the Witney Chess Club website has useful stuff like playing online games on Lichess, fair play guidelines, terms and conditions etc.