SATURDAY 3rd AND SUNDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2022

As part of its bicentenary celebrations Edinburgh Chess Club, along with International Master Lorin D’Costa (from “She Plays To Win”), is planning to hold a chess weekend in support of women and girls in chess.

We’re running a number of events at the club’s premises over the weekend including: scheduled training sessions for both beginners and experts, 5-round female-only tournament(s) (15 mins each on the clock), simultaneous displays with Lorin and other chess experts. Attendance can be for one day or both days. The events are open to all!

The schedule is as follows and entries can be made for any or all sections:

1. Daytime Saturday 3/9/22 10am to 5pm – free entry - covering Beginners training session(s) (who can be complete novices or someone who knows the rules but has little competitive experience - we'll arrange sessions accordingly) in the morning and, after a lunch break between 12 and 1pm, in the afternoon a Starter Girls and Women five round rapid tournament with a time control of 15 minutes per game (NB If there's space parents / guardians are welcome to take part in the tournament - please enter if interested!);

2. Evening Saturday 3/9/22 6.30pm to 9.30pm (at the latest) - £10 to SPTW – Lorin’s simul/talk/lecture - open to both men and women - but with priority bookings to women;

3. Daytime Sunday 4/9/22 10am to 4pm – free entry - covering the morning's Beyond Beginners / Intermediate training session(s) and, after a lunch break between 12 and 1pm, in the afternoon a Rapid tournament [which is open to both males and females but with priority bookings to women and a team prize for a team of 2, male and female if possible] (NB If there's space parents / guardians are welcome to take part in the tournament - please enter if interested!).

The event is being supported by Edinburgh Chess Academy, Chess Scotland and Lothians Junior Chess.

She Plays To Win (SPTW) is a UK Girls Chess Project to try and encourage more girls to participate and learn chess in a fun environment. SPTW is run by the current England International Women’s Chess Coach Lorin D’Costa who has successfully been coaching girls’ chess nationally and internationally for over 11 years.

Games will be graded on the Chess Scotland Allegro Grading list for 2022-2023

The organisers reserve the right to change the format of the tournament depending on the number of entries

The organisers reserve the right to decline entry

All data will be held in compliance with the Chess Scotland Data Protection policies

Players are only supervised whilst in the playing hall and therefore Edinburgh Chess Club events are not drop off events. Parents/carers are responsible for their children between games and are therefore expected to stay on-site or make a private arrangement for the supervision of their children. For this event there is a small analysis room for parents

Catering

There is a small kitchen with kettle and water. However other catering will not be available at the venue. There are supermarkets and cafes in the local area

Venue specific rules

The whole of the premises is a non-smoking area, and smoking is not permitted.

Discounts

Edinburgh Chess Club offers free entry to the evening simul tournament to club members (Edinburgh Chess Club and Tiger Cubs) and to players who are entitled to free school meals because their family is on a low income. If this applies to you, please enter using the entry form but do not pay. Instead please send us a message using the contact tab.

Accessibility

Please be aware that access is by stairs up to the first floor. Please let us know in advance if anyone attending cannot manage stairs so we can check if arrangements can be made to meet your needs.

Photographs

Photographs taken at the event may be used for publicity purposes. Any objection should be notified to the event organiser prior to the event.

Further details about Edinburgh Chess Club are available on the club’s web site (www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk).