Format:____2 divisions – Major & Minor, each a 5 round Swiss._60min + 30s/move. ACF Classic rated.

______________Major restricted to players rated 1300 or over.    Minor restricted to players rated under 1300 or unrated.

______________ACF June 2026 Classic Rating List will be used. Significantly under-rated players may request entry to the Major.

Prizes:         Trophies awarded for 1st place in each division, plus medals for 2nd and 3rd. Tiebreaks will be used to break ties on points.

Entry limit:         44 players.

Registration & Entry fee:              All players must register. Registration closes Monday, 17th August*.    

Byes:     In the first 3 rounds, players may request at most one half-point bye.

Request for a bye must be made to the Organiser by the Monday before the round.

Absences:    If you cannot attend a round you should notify the Organiser by text message as early as you can. If notified by the Monday before the round, then you will receive a bye. After the Monday, you are likely to have been already paired against an opponent, in which case you will receive a loss on forfeit. Failure to notify the Organiser of a forseeable absence seriously inconveniences your opponent and may result in enforced withdrawal from the tournament.

Forfeit time:     30 min after the start of play.

Arbiter:_____     Ian Birchall

Organiser:__ _  Ian Birchall, E: secretary@croydonchess.com

                                         or Text:  0490 125 926

Website:_____ www.croydonchess.com _____

Additional notes:  All results and games are published promptly on our website.

 Players can assist by entering their finished games on the iPads provided in the Analysis Room.

           Pairings are published by 9am on the Tuesday before all rounds.

         * Entries after 17th August will only be accepted and paired at the discretion of the Organiser.