British Rapidplay Chess Championships

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The British Rapidplay Chess Championships is a rapid play chess congress held in the UK annually since 1986 (with the exception of 1993) under the auspices of the English Chess Federation. The congress includes The British Rapidplay Championship open to all players and several grading restricted and junior tournaments.

The main tournaments of the congress consist of 11 rounds that take place over the two days of a weekend. In each individual game each player has only 30 minutes to complete the game giving a maximum time for the game of 1 hour.

The 2006 championships was held in Halifax, West Yorkshire on the 4th and 5th of November 2006. The championship title was shared by International Grandmaster Danny Gormally and International Master Richard Palliser. Tournament Crosstable