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REGISTRATION CLOSES AT:
MASTERS: CLOSED
WEEKDAY: CLOSED
WEEKEND CONGRESS: 23:59 18TH FEB
BLITZ: ONLINE ENTRY CLOSED: PAY AT VENUE
You only need to request a Round 1 Bye in advance
All other byes can be requested at the event or by emailing arbiters@iowchess.com
Please note the main email will not be monitored as much during play.
Bye requests can be made up until 30 minutes before pairing, if you request with short notice, ensure you receive confirmation.
Pairings will be made asap after the completion of the previous round.
Allocation of Ratings:
For the Masters section, the FIDE Standardplay Rating (February 2026) will be used.
MASTERS
9 ROUNDS - NORM CHANCES - 16 - 22 FEB 2026
ENTRIES: 112
CAPACITY: 125
AVERAGE TOP 8: 2517
AVERAGE TOP 12: 2485
AVERAGE TOP 30: 2374
AVERAGE RATING: 2097
FEDERATIONS: 31
WEEKDAY
7 ROUNDS - 16 - 20 FEB 2026
ENTRIES: 93
CAPACITY: 108
The following ratings will be used in sequence until a rating is found:
ECF Standardplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Standardplay Rating (February 2026)
ECF Rapidplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
WEEKEND CONGRESS
5 ROUNDS - 20 - 22 FEB 2026
ENTRIES: 103
CAPACITY: 108
The following ratings will be used in sequence until a rating is found:
ECF Standardplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Standardplay Rating (February 2026)
ECF Rapidplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
3+2 BLITZ
9 ROUNDS - 7PM 18TH FEB 2026
ENTRIES: 90
CAPACITY: 100
The following ratings will be used in sequence until a rating is found:
ECF Blitz Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Blitz Rating (February 2026)
ECF Rapidplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Rapidplay Rating (February 2026)
ECF Standardplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Standardplay Rating (February 2026)
Ratings below at time of entry - See Chess Results for latest
5+3 BLITZ
YELF'S HOTEL, RYDE
7 ROUNDS - 8PM 21ST FEB 2026
ENTRIES: 35
CAPACITY: 50 (Possibly slightly more)
The following ratings will be used in sequence until a rating is found:
ECF Blitz Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Blitz Rating (February 2026)
ECF Rapidplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Rapidplay Rating (February 2026)
ECF Standardplay Rating (February 2026) – A or K categories only
FIDE Standardplay Rating (February 2026)
Entries listed below in order of entry. See Chess Results when live for ratings.
Ana Williams
Cian Ward
Ran Li
Gavin Sharma
Ashwin Gopi Krishna
Adam Smith
Advik Dongre
Miroslav Danov
Aashi Aggarwal
Luke Freeman
Armaan Nilim
Francis Fearsome
Niclas Hordnes
David Hunn
Amaan Sheikh
Luke Chapman
Stanley Badacsonyi
Zechen Yu
Noah Bevis
Ben Kondzic
Nayan Keats Rastogi
Alexandra Prado
Aram Swiatkowski
Dominik Swiatkowski
Ben Crosby
Sebastian Mokhber-Garcia
Alexandr Pereslavtsev
Andrejs Gorskovs
David Collyer
Blake Yue
Andrew Brett
Zain Patel
Parisa Patel
Avyukt Dasgupta