55th Rhyl Chess Congress 9th - 11th May 2025

[Gareth T Ellis]

3 FIDE Sections: Open , Major (Under 1850) & Minor (Under 1600)

WCU event , 5 rounds of 110 minutes plus 10 second increments from move 1

Chief Arbiter : Peter Purland

Rhyl Town Hall
Wellington Road
Rhyl , LL18 1BA

Prizes , all sections
1st £350
2nd £175
3rd £75 & grading prizes of £75

[Brendan O'Gorman]

I see the Rhyl Congress is back with open, u1850 and u1600 sections.

https://rhylandprestatynchessclub.com/r ... -2025.html

[Roger de Coverly]

I see the Rhyl Congress is back with open, u1850 and u1600 sections.

The entry form doesn't say whether it will be FIDE rated, Welsh rated, ECF rated, all three, or just one or two of the three.

Use of the term "FIN" may be misleading as FIN usually means FIDE Identification number whilst the ECF would refer to a rating or grading code.

[Mick Norris]

Entry form

Eligibility for grade-restricted sections will be determined by the March 2025 highest FIDE/ECF/WCU grading.

No sign of it being FIDE rated though

[Roger de Coverly]

No sign of it being FIDE rated though

The only mention of FIDE was the use of the term "FIN".

They use WCU and ECF ratings for eligibility without making a statement as to whether it will be rated in either or both systems. The context is that for some purposes, North Wales counts as being part of England by virtue of the Cheshire & North Wales chess association. Indeed the Rhyl club plays in the Chester and District League, so their players are in the ECF ratimg system. I noted that the 2023 Rhyl tournaments were ECF rated.

[Paul Robert Jackson]

Same weekend as the Durham Annual Chess Congress.

[Paul Robert Jackson]

...............& the 48th Nottingham Congress.

[Gareth T Ellis]

The 55th Rhyl Congress will be FIDE , WCU & ECF rated for all 3 sections.

[Carl Hibbard]

A couple of topics were merged.