Rate of Play
15 mins to complete all moves, blitz rules apply
2 games against each opponent, change colours after 1st game
3 opponents, 6 games each evening
Schedule
Play will take place from 7.30 pm at Downend Cricket Club on 4 Tuesdays
throughout the summer 1st July, 22nd July, 12th August, 26th August
Pairing
Swiss pairing on overall scores with no regard to no. of games played
After the 1st evening, due to the large no. of score groups, upfloats and
downfloats may be disregarded
Byes
Odd no. byes will receive 1 pt and will have the white pieces against
the rounds 1st appropriate loser (the lower graded in the case of a draw)
where both may improve their scores
Juniors who must miss the last match (2 games) of an evening will
receive a 1 pt bye
Final Scores
Players may compete on 1,2,3 or all 4 evenings and the final score
will be the total of the best 3 evening's performances
Entry Fees
£2.00 each evening    Juniors - £1.00
Prizes
After subtraction of the Grand Prix fee (£36.00) all entry fees will
be returned as cash prizes
With attendance similar to 2006 the Prize Fund will total approximately
£145.00
It is anticipated that prizes will be awarded for 1st to 5th places and
grading prizes for U150, U120 and U80 as well as a junior prize
Grand Prix
The event carries a multiple of x2 in the Bristol Grand Prix and with
a maximum possible final score of 18 pts this converts to 36 GP pts