{"id":360,"date":"2022-12-21T13:31:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cavanchesscongress.com\/?page_id=360"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:03:12","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cavanchesscongress.com\/index.php\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"360\" class=\"elementor elementor-360\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88d756a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88d756a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-115be76 animated-slow\" data-id=\"115be76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252e3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"252e3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schedule 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edc61a animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9edc61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icu.ie\/events\/1945\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ENROL NOW ON ICU WEBSITE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c16c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c16c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Challengers<\/strong>:\u00a0<b>Unrated to 1550 Elo<br \/><\/b>5 rounds, ICU rated<br \/>Time control: 75 mins plus 15 seconds increment<\/p><p><b>Major:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<strong>1500 \u2013 1900<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Elo<br \/><\/strong>5 rounds, ICU rated.<br \/>Time control: 75 mins plus 15 seconds increment<\/p><p><b>Masters<\/b>:\u00a0<b>1850+ Elo<br \/><\/b>4 rounds, ICU &amp; FIDE rated.<br \/>Time control: 90 mins plus 30 seconds increment.<\/p><p><strong>Kids Unrated Beginner&#8217;s Rapid:<br \/>Sunday 12-3pm; 6 rounds<br \/>10 Euros (enter &amp; pay cash on the day)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Note: Kids participating in the fun 6-round rapid do not have to be ICU members.<\/em><\/p><p>Each participant in the Challengers or Major will play five rounds over two days unless there is an uneven number when a bye will be given.\u00a0 Each participant in the Masters will play four rounds over two days unless there is an uneven number when a bye will be given.<\/p><p>Total prize fund of<strong> \u20ac3,000<\/strong>.\u00a0 Terms and Conditions apply.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Entry Fees:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><strong>\u20ac40<\/strong> early entry (by Wed 25th Feb 2026)<br \/><strong>\u20ac50<\/strong> (from Thurs 26th Feb 2025)<\/p><p><b>\u20ac25\u00a0<\/b>(Kids 2-day rate\/<strong>\u00a0\u20ac<\/strong><strong>20<\/strong> early bird by Wed 25th Feb 2026)<br \/><b>\u20ac10\u00a0<\/b>( Kids Rapid &#8211;\u00a0 Sun 12-3pm; cash on the day)<\/p><p><strong>Playing<\/strong><b> Schedule:<\/b><\/p><p><b>Challengers &amp; Major<br \/><\/b>3 rounds on Saturday, 2\u00a0on Sunday<br \/>ICU rated<\/p><p><b>Timetable:<\/b><br \/>Round 1 \u2013 Saturday 10:30am\u00a0<br \/>Round 2 \u2013 Saturday 2:30pm\u00a0<br \/>Round 3 \u2013 Saturday 6:30pm\u00a0<br \/>Round 4\u00a0 \u2013 Sunday 10.30am<br \/>Round 5 \u2013 Sunday 2.30pm<\/p><p><b><br \/><\/b>75 minutes+ 15 second increment per move.<\/p><p><b>Masters<br \/>2 rounds on Saturday, 2 rounds on Sunday<br \/>ICU and FIDE rated<\/b><\/p><p><b>Masters Time control:<br \/><\/b>Time control: 90 mins plus 30 seconds increment.<\/p><p>Round 1 \u2013 Saturday 11:00am\u00a0<br \/>Round 2 \u2013 Saturday 4:00pm\u00a0<br \/>Round 3\u00a0 \u2013 Sunday 10am<br \/>Round 4 \u2013 Sunday 3pm<b><\/b><\/p><p><strong>Chess Boards, Sets &amp; Clocks provided.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\"><b>Prizes:<br \/><\/b>Prize giving to follow conclusion of the final round (6pm approx.)<\/span><\/p><p><b>Register:<br \/><\/b>Enter online through the ICU web-site:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icu.ie\/events\/1683\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icu.ie\/events\/1945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.icu.ie\/events\/1945<\/a><br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\">or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\">email <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:cavanchesscongress@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cavanchesscongress@gmail.com<\/a><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\"><br \/><b>Terms:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>The draws for all sections will be published in advance of round 1. <br \/>Late entrants will be paired against each other where possible.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f2429 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"30f2429\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbef8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbef8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\"><b>Dates: <br \/><\/b>March 7th-8th\u00a0 2026 (Saturday \u2013 Sunday)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\"><br \/><b>Venue:<\/b> <br \/>Cavan Crystal Hotel, <br \/>Dublin Road,\u00a0Co. Cavan, <br \/>H12 P5E6,\u00a0Ireland<\/span><\/p><p><b>Phone: <\/b><a href=\"tel:+353494360600\">+ 353 (0) 49 436 0600<\/a><br \/><b>E-mail:<\/b> <a href=\"mailto:info@cavancrystalhotel.com\">info@cavancrystalhotel.com<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\"><b>Event Organiser:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\">Tony McMahon <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--sydney-text-color);\"><b>Tournament Controller:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p><p>FIDE Arbiter Ivan Baburin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e151281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e151281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a20d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a20d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find the venue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa88f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"fa88f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Cavan%20Crystal%20Hotel&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Cavan Crystal Hotel\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Cavan Crystal Hotel\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schedule 2026 ENROL NOW ON ICU WEBSITE Challengers:\u00a0Unrated to 1550 Elo5 rounds, ICU ratedTime control: 75 mins plus 15 seconds increment Major:\u00a0\u00a01500 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-360","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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