One Week to go Until the 4th Mindsports International Chess Festival

18th - 23rd July

That's right, one week to go until the festival commences!

A reminder of what's to come!

18th - 23rd July: International Open for players rated 2000+ FIDE Classical (top 10 boards will be broadcasted live throughout the duration of the festival!)

19th July: FIDE Rapid with Open and Under 1700 sections.

20th - 21st July (next weekend): FIDE Congress with Under 2000 and Under 1700 sections, 5 rounds in 2 days with a time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment. 

21st July: Chess960 at 10am and 1st FIDE Blitz at 18:30pm.

23rd July: 2nd FIDE Blitz at 18:00pm

Registration form and details can be found here: https://form.jotform.com/241063927509358

A link to the current entries for all the events: https://chess-results.com/tnr925193.aspx?lan=1 (Use the tournament selection to view the different tournaments and entries for the festival).

*Registration for the International Open must now be done through the organiser as the event has reached capacity and any additional places will be under the organisation's discretion.

A special thanks to our sponsors for supporting the event: XTX Markets / English Chess Federation (ECF) / The Chess Trust / Chessable / Chess England.

Any queries, please reach out to Lance (details below).

Lance Leslie-Smith

(FIDE International Arbiter, & Organizer)

lancelesliesmith2002@gmail.com

+447554924477