Tournaments & Events

Standardplay FIDE & ECF rated

• 5 rounds — 90 minutes + 30 second increment
• Sections: Open, U1800 (FIDE & ECF rated), U1400 (ECF rated)
• Chatham Masonic Hall, 5 Manor Road, Chatham, ME4 6AU
• From £50 (ECF Gold) / £66 (Bronze or non-members)
• Prizes per section: £250 / £120 / £80

Some free places are available for female players. Entry closes 7pm Thursday 24th September — no entry on the day.

Rapidplay ECF rated

• 5 rounds — 25 minutes + 5 second increment
• Sections: Open, U1800, U1400
• Snodland Community Centre, Paddlesworth Road, Snodland, ME6 5DP (free parking)
• From £20 early (ECF Gold) / £36 (Bronze or non-members)
• Prizes per section: £100 / £60 / £40

Early entry price until Saturday 5th September, then £5 more. Online entry closes 7pm Friday 2nd October (£45 on the day, before 10am).

Standardplay ECF & FIDE rated

• 5 rounds — 90 minutes + 30 second increment
• Sections: Open, U1800 (ECF & FIDE rated), U1550 (ECF rated)
• Baypoint Club, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9QL (free parking)
• Tiered entry fee from £50 (see organiser's fee table)
• Prizes up to £400 / £300 / £200 per section, plus a Junior Trophy

Junior-friendly with a trophy for the top-scoring Thanet junior. Minimum ECF Gold membership recommended to avoid the Pay-to-Play fee. Limited to 120 players — enter early.