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1st Paul
Blackman Memorial Trophy
Venue: Sheffield Chess Centre,
329A Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5NF
A new blitz competition in memory of Paul Blackman. Paul
was a well-known player and coach, who made an impact on the Sheffield
chess scene. Local players across the area benefited from Paul’s wisdom,
humour and caring nature.
Date: Mon Sept 15th. Start
time: 7.30pm
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This
is an event for teams of 4 boards per team
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Time
control: 3 minutes/game + 2-second increment per move
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Teams
to be played in playing strength order (broad latitude on this one, as it’s
blitz, but once you have a board order it will remain the same throughout
the competition)
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First-named
team will have White on odd-numbered boards
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Entry
fee: No fee (but we will be taking up a collection on the night:
recommended charitable donation of £10/team to Parkinsons UK)
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Limit:
16 teams
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Format
will (depending on number of entries) either be:
a) 5-round Swiss, or
b) All-play-all in groups followed by semi-final and final
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Match
points, then game points, then direct encounter as tiebreaks between teams
on equal number of points
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The following information should be sent to: Jonathan
Arnott, 9 Ravenscroft Close, Sheffield, S13 8PN or to sheffieldchesscentre@gmail.com or jwauk02@aol.com.
Club Name: _______________________ Number
of Teams: ___
Player names (if known in advance)
Captain (A team)
______________________ Captain (B team – if any)
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Captain (C team – if any) _______________
Contact email: _______________________ Contact
phone number: _________________________
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