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Hull & East Riding Amos Burn Memorial Blitz

Sunday 23rd November 2025

15-Round Blitz Tournament – FIDE and ECF rated – one section

First prize £200! Total prize money £775

Amos Burn was born in Hull on New Year’s Eve, 1848. He left Hull as a teenager to join his brother in a merchant company in Liverpool. He died on 25th November 1925. He had had an outstanding chess career and was for many years the strongest player in Britain. Indeed, in the 1890s, he was arguably second only to Steinitz amongst the world’s élite. This year is the centenary of his death. This tournament is part of a programme of commemoration, ‘Remembering Amos’

WHERE

START TIME AND ROUND TIMES

Start time: 10:45

Finish time (approx) : 17:00

Timetable (indicative)

Round 1: 11:00 to 11:15
Round 2: 11:20 to 11:35
Round 3: 11:40 to 11:55
Round 4: 12:00 to 12:15
Round 5: 12:20 to 12:45
35-minute break
Round 6: 13:10 to 13:25
Round 7: 13:30 to 13:45
Round 8: 13:50 to 14:05
Round 9: 14:10 to 14:25
Round 10: 14:30 to 14:45
15-minute break
Round 11: 15:00 to 15:15
Round 12: 15:20 to 15:35
Round 13: 15:40 to 15:55
Round 14: 16:00 to 16:15
Round 15: 16:20 to 16:35

ENTRY FEE AND ENTRY CRITERIA

  • £15 
  • ECF Bronze membership is required

FORMAT

15-round Swiss with all players competing in 1 section

All games FIDE and ECF rated

Rules for ranking, in order:

  1. Highest of FIDE blitz and ECF blitz rating.
  2. Highest of FIDE rapid and ECF rapid rating
  3. Highest of FIDE standard and ECF standard rating

For any entrant without a FIDE ID (FIN), you will be registered as ENG after the tournament. If you do not wish this to happen, you must be registered with another federation BEFORE playing.

TIME CONTROL

5 mins + 2 sec increment from move 1.

PRIZES

  • 1st place £200
  • 2nd place £150
  • 3rd place £125
  • 4th place £100
  • 5th place £75
  • 6th place £50
  • 3 performance prizes, £25 each

All place prize money will be shared equally between tied players.

Performance prizes for the highest W-We score, amongst players who haven’t won a place prize. Players without a rating are not eligible for a performance prize.

No player may win more than one money prize.

Junior Trophy is awarded to the junior who scores highest number of points.

We reserve the right to alter any and all prize money if entries fall below the expected level.

ARBITERS

  • Chief Arbiter & Organiser: FIDE Arbiter Douglas Vleeshhouwer
  • Arbiters: NA David Atkin, plus others (TBC)