BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 1913, my ECF is 1904 and my ICCF is 2330.

Thursday, 2 October 2025

English Armada

AM making final preparations for flying to Mallorca tomorrow for the annual Calvià tournament.

There are nine rounds over nine days, starting on Saturday, with the first seven rounds beginning at 20:00, followed by rounds at 15:30 and 10:00.

The time control is 40 moves in 90 minutes, 15 minutes to finish, and a 30-second increment throughout.

There are 152 entries, including 10 from England, and all have to be U2350 and without an IM or GM title.

2 comments:

Anonymous2 October 2025 at 12:21
They do like their after midnight finishes in Spain. It's an 8.00 pm start, so late by British league chess standards and then the move rate schedules a game which could last 4 to 5 hours.

Against that, you have the whole day free to be a tourist.

RdC
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