The Torbay Chess Congress - General Information
Tournaments
The Congress runs four 5-round seeded Swiss Tournaments:
- Open
- Major - for grades under 170
- Intermediate - for grades under 140
- Foundation - for grades under 120.
Rate of Play
The time limit for each game will be all moves in 90 minutes, plus 30 seconds per move from move 1. Digital clocks will be used.
Playing Schedule
| Round 1: | Friday | 19:00 | Round 2: | Saturday | 10:00 | Round 4: | Sunday | 10:00 |
| Round 3: | Saturday | 15:00 | Round 5: | Sunday | 15:00 |
| Round 1: | Friday | 19:00 |
| Round 2: | Saturday | 10:00 |
| Round 3: | Saturday | 15:00 |
| Round 4: | Sunday | 10:00 |
| Round 5: | Sunday | 15:00 |
Admission to the Playing Area on the Friday evening will open at 6:30pm.
Default and Re-pairing Time
30 minutes after the above scheduled start times.
Byes
Except for Round 5, players may request one (and only one) ½-point bye.