England U11

How to qualify

Tournaments
English U11
British Rapidplay
London
EPSCA Rapidplay
South of England
West of England
Junior Squad

Results
Under 11 trials
 
British Rapidplay
London
EPSCA Rapidplay
South of England
West of England
Junior Squad

Honours
2009 Trial honours

Age

For the championships held in November 2009, your age was based on how old you were at midnight at the end of 31st August, 2009.

How is it run?

The British Rapidplay Championships is not a knockout tournament.  You will be given points after each game according to the result.

British Rapidplay Championships

Details may change slightly from year to year, but this guide is intended to give you an idea of what to expect if you are interested in taking part in the British Rapidplay Championships.  Full details can be found either on entry forms, or from from Steve Burton.  Contact details in the right hand column.

Introduction
This tournament is held in Halifax in November each year.

For skillful players, results from the England Under 11 trial qualifier section count towards selection for the England Under 11 team trials.  The Getting selected box in the right hand column of this page tells you how the England Under 11 trial qualifier section is organised.  If you're not familiar with the England trials, take a look at How to qualify.

The England Under 11 Team Trials Qualifier is held on Saturday.  There is a Junior One Day Rapidplay on Sunday.  The Junior British Rapidplay is also held on Sunday, where you can compete for the Under 16, Under 14, Under 12 or Under 10 Championship titles.

Rate of play
In all games you play during the British Rapidplay Championships you will have 30 minutes to complete all your moves.

England Under 11 Trial Qualifier

Saturday, 20th November

Results from this section count towards selection for the England Under 11 team trials held in April.

Timetable
England U11 trials qualifier

Saturday
Round 1 12.00 noon - 1.00 pm
Round 2 1.30 - 2.30 pm
Round 3 3.00 - 4.00 pm
Round 4 4.30 - 5.30 pm
Round 5 6.00 - 7.00 pm
Round 6 7.30 - 8.30 pm

NOTE: The timetable for junior events may vary at the discretion of the controller.

Two day tournaments

NOTE:
All of two day tournaments in British Rapidplay Championships are open to adults as well as junior players.

Open Championship
This section is open to players of any grade.

Those taking part can include
Grandmasters (GM),
Intermediate Masters (IM),
Women Grandmasters (WGM) and
Women Intermediate Masters (WIM).

Major Championship
For players graded Under 171

Intermediate Championship
For players graded Under 146

Minor Championship
For players graded Under 121

Two Day Timetable
Open, Major, Intermediate and Minor sections

Saturday
Round 1 12.00 noon - 1.00 pm
Round 2 1.30 - 2.30 pm
Round 3 3.00 - 4.00 pm
Round 4 4.30 - 5.30 pm
Round 5 6.00 - 7.00 pm
Round 6 7.30 - 8.30 pm
Sunday
Round 7 9.30 - 10.30 am
Round 8 11.00 - 12.00 noon
Round 9 12.30 - 1.30 pm
Round 10 2.15 - 3.15 pm
Round 11 3.45 - 4.45 pm

Junior British Rapidplay

Sunday 21st November

Depending on your age, players in this section can compete for the

  • Under 16 Championships
  • Under 14 Championships
  • Under 12 Championships
  • Under 10 Championships

Timetable
British Junior Rapidplay

Sunday
Round 1 9.30 - 10.30 am
Round 2 11.00 - 12.00 noon
Round 3 12.30 - 1.30 pm
Round 4 2.15 - 3.15 pm
Round 5 3.45 - 4.45 pm

NOTE: The timetable for junior events may vary at the discretion of the controller.

Junior One Day Rapidplay

Sunday 21st November

Timetable
Junior One Day Rapidplay

Sunday
Round 1 9.30 - 10.30 am
Round 2 11.00 - 12.00 noon
Round 3 12.30 - 1.30 pm
Round 4 2.15 - 3.15 pm
Round 5 3.45 - 4.45 pm

AGE LIMIT: 16 on 31 August 2010

Refreshments.
Food and refreshments will be available during the championships.

Each player plays one game per round.  Each round is followed by a break for refreshments etc.

Prizes.
On Sunday, prize giving will be held at approximately 5.20 pm.

Entry forms

The 2010 British Rapidplay Championship will be held on the weekend of:

20th & 21st November 2010.

At:
North Bridge Leisure Centre,
Halifax
HX3 6TE

Entry forms
PDF entry form Entry form
(PDF file 241 KB)

MS Word entry form Entry form
(MS Word file 221 KB)

If you have any questions about the tournament, or you think you might be interested in taking part in 2010, visit

British Rapidplay

or contact

Steve Burton
Tel: 0113 256 8157

Getting selected

You are taking part in the British Rapidplay Championships because you want to be selected for the England U11 team trials.  You should compete in the England Under 11 trial qualifier section.

Timetable
This one day tournament is played on Saturday.  There are normally 6 rounds, with the following timetable:

Round 1 12.00 noon
Round 2 1.30 pm
Round 3 3.00 pm
Round 4 4.30 pm
Round 5 6.00 pm
Round 6 7.30 pm

Rate of play
You have 30 minutes to complete all the moves in each game.

About EPSCA

The EPSCA website www.epsca.org.uk
states:

"E.P.S.C.A., the English Primary Schools' Chess Association, exists to advance the education of primary school aged children by teaching, supervising and developing the playing of chess by those children."

"E.P.S.C.A. has another important role - that of selecting and running the England Under 11 and England Girls' Under 11 teams."

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