42nd BOLTON RAPIDPLAY Chess Congress 2025

Ukrainian Social Club, 99 Castle Street, Bolton BL2 1JP

Sunday 7th December 2025

Introduction

Welcome to the home page of the Bolton Rapidplay Chess Congress.

We will be running three sections, an Open, an U1950 and an U1650

Bolton Rapidplay Regulations

Please book on the Congress Link using http://Congress.org.uk We will accept postal entries to Rod Middleton, 97 Dovedale Road Breightment, Bolton BL2 5HS Entry fees must be received before the event. Entries will be listed on Congress.org and the Bolton Chess Club website. Places are limited so book early. November Rapidplay grades will be used to determine sections. If you do not have a Rapidplay Grade show your Standard or a grade estimate.

• Time Control 25 minutes plus 5 second increment

Format

It will be a normal six round swiss event .

Pairings and results

We will use Swiss Manager to produce the pairings. These pairings will be available on Chess-Results.com.

Time Control

25 minutes plus 5 seconds increment. Default time after 10 minutes

PRIZES >

Section	Open	Major Under 1950	Knights Under 1650
Entry Fee	£22 - (Non-ECF Mem.: £38)	£22 - (Non- ECF Mem.: £38)	£22 - (Non-ECF Mem.: £35)
1st. Prize	£240	£240	£240
2nd. Prize	£120	£120	£120
3rd. Prize	£60	£60	£60
Grading Prizes	£60 (Under 2050)	£60 (Under 1800)	£60 (Under 1450)

ENTRY FEES. ECF Gold, Platinum Member £22; ECF Bronze or Non-Member £38; Junior Bronze or Non-Member £28.50

Time Table

Round 1	Sunday 7th December 10.10 am.
Round 2	Sunday 7th December 11.30 am.
Round 3	Sunday 7th December 1.30 pm.
Round 4	Sunday 7th December 2.50 pm.
Round 5	Sunday 7th December 4.10 pm.
Round 6	Sunday 7th December 5.30 pm.

Registration and Entry Fee

Payment will be accepted on line.

Refunds
Players who withdraw before 01/12/25 will be refunded.