5th Brentwood Bank Holiday Rapid Play Tournament
Saturday 29th August 2026. Organised by British Chess in partnership with Brentwood School and the Essex Junior Chess Association
Event Details
Saturday 29th August 2026
Registration from 9am
Play starts at 9.45am
Round 1 – 9.45am
Round 2 – 11.00am
Round 3 – Midday
Round 4 – 1.30pm
Round 5 – 2.30pm
Round 6 – 3.30pm
Prizegiving – 4.45pm
Wessex Auditorium
Brentwood Senior School
Middleton Hall Lane
Brentwood, Essex
CM15 8EE
Open (top section)
Minor (below ECF 1200 rapid play rating)
Lower-rated players are free to enter the Open if they choose.
ECF-Rated, 6 Round Rapid Play Tournament
Open to Adults and Juniors
Time Control: 20+5
£100 1st prize in the Open.
£60 1st prize in the Minor.
Plus trophies, books and medals.
About the Tournament
ECF-Rated, 6 Round Rapid Play Tournament
Saturday 29th August 2026
Open to Adults and Juniors
Registration from 9am. Play starts at 9.45am.
Time Control: 20+5
Entry Fee: £20
£10 for Brentwood School students.
Entry Details:
Enter online at www.britishchess.co.uk by clicking on Online Registration. Entries will close on Wednesday 26th August or when capacity is reached.
Please note you must be an ECF Member at Gold Level or above to take part. It is free to join the English Chess Federation at Junior Gold level for the first year.
The entry fee is payable online at the time of entry. Bank details will be given when registering online.
Hosted by: Brentwood School’s Director of Chess, International Master Richard Pert, and Brentwood School’s Head of Chess, Robin Slade.
Sections: Open (top section) and Minor (below ECF 1200 rapid play rating). Lower-rated players are free to enter the Open if they choose.
Byes: A half point bye is available on request in any round except the final one.
Other Details:
Light refreshments and snacks will be available to buy.
Brentwood High Street is a short walk away.
Car parking is available at Brentwood School free of charge.
Free WiFi will be available.
If you register and cannot attend, please notify the organisers by email ahead of the day and your entry fee will be refunded.
Contact: For tournament enquiries, please contact Ting Ting Pert at brentwoodchess@hotmail.com.
For enquiries about Brentwood School, please contact Robin Slade at slader@brentwood.essex.sch.uk.
Important Information: The organisers take no responsibility for looking after any children. All children in Year 6 or below need to be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the tournament.
Older children can only be left if arranged in advance and full contact and medical details are given. The organisers cannot act in loco parentis.
The organisers cannot take responsibility for any theft or accident during the event.
Photos may be taken by the organisers in the playing areas and may be published on chess websites or in chess-related articles. If you do not wish yourselves or your children to be photographed, you must inform the organisers by email before the start of the event.
Your email address may be used to send chess-related information if you do not inform the organisers otherwise.