A 6 round individual tournament using Swiss pairings.

The tournament is open to players of school age living in Scotland and will have 4 sections:

• Primary U300/Ungraded

• Primary school aged children who do not have a grade or who's grade is below 300

• Primary U900

• Primary school aged children whose grade is below 900

• Secondary U900/Ungraded

• Secondary school aged children who do not have a grade or whose grade is below 900

• Open

• Any school aged player graded above 900, or who wants to play more challenging games.

  Sections may be merged or split, or the grade boundaries changed, depending on the number of entries. Grade boundaries are based on Chess Scotland Live Allegro Grades

Time control: 25 minutes per player. Default time 10 minutes

Games will be graded on the Chess Scotland Allegro Grading list for 2025-2026

Entry Fee £6 by midnight on Tuesday 21st October and £8 thereafter.

Entry closes at midnight on Thursday 23rd October

Book your tickets here

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