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AlphaChess: Christmas Edition

a FIDE classical

13-14 December 2025, 10am start

VENUE Wyllyotts Theatre, Wyllyotts Place, Potters Bar, EN6 2JD FACILITIES Café on site. Pub opposite. Plenty of other cafés, restaurants, fast food, and supermarkets within a three-minute walk! Early entry recommended. ONLY 44 SPACES AVAILABLE! LOCATION Less than 5 minutes from Potters Bar station, 15 minutes from Finsbury Park and 20 minutes from King's Cross by train. Five minutes from Junction 24 of the M25. Seven minutes from South Mimms Services on A1(M). Plenty of parking nearby, 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 couple of games or a single day, for example. Email / use the contact form for reduced rates to fit your needs. We are very keen to encourage female players and will give them £10 cash back at the venue on the second day. We also welcome unrated and new players. We have three sections and recommend new players enter the Walnut section. SECTIONS There are three overlapping sections based on FIDE rating: • holly (U1550) • ivy (U1800) • mistletoe (1750-2400) Section boundaries may change depending on numbers and ratings. Format may also be accelerated at the chief arbiter’s discretion! Key details RATE OF PLAY: All moves in 80 minutes + 10 second increment ECF-rated | FIDE-rated

 

Timetable

RoundTime
Round 1Saturday 10:15
Round 2Saturday 13:45
Round 3Saturday 17:15
Round 4Sunday 10:15
Round 5Sunday 13:45

£750+ prize fund

The £750 prize fund is reduced proportionally if there are fewer than 30 two-day players across all three sections.

PrizeHollyIvyMistletoe
First£80£100£150
Second£50£60£70
Third OR Top Female*£30£40£50
Rating Prize–£30£30
Random Prize£20£20£20
Junior Good PerformancePlaquePlaquePlaque

(*) over five entries playing all five rounds

 

Entry Fee Table

 

Entry Fee Table

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