Get your hands and brains together because we’ve got an incredible night coming up featuring two competitions we’ve never attempted before:
1 – A Hand and Brain competition
2 – A Chess Who? quiz
What could be more exciting?
The double event will be held at our venue on April 3 from 7.30pm. All members are welcome – but please let us know you are playing and think about who your partner will be (more on that below).
Ok, so here’s what you need to know:
What will happen – the SCHEDULE
7.15pm – 7.30pm
Pairing teams and explain the rules
7.30pm – 8pm
Rounds 1 & 2 of Hand and Brain
8pm – 8.15pm
Questions 1-18 of ‘Chess Who?’
8.15pm – 8.45pm
Rounds 3 & 4 of Hand and Brain
8.45pm – 9pm
Questions 19-36 of ‘Chess Who?’
9pm – 9.30pm
Rounds 5 & 6 of Hand and Brain
9.30pm – 9.45pm
Questions 37-55 of ‘Chess Who?’
9.45pm – 10.15pm
Rounds 7 & 8 of Hand and Brain
Hand and Brain – the RULES
Hand and Brain requires everyone to find a partner by methods mentioned below.
The pair sit at a chess board against their opponents. One acting as the ‘Hand’ and the other the ‘Brain’.
The ‘Brain’ calls out the piece and the ‘Hand’ must make a move with the piece that was declared.
The game continues will we reach a regular chess conclusion.
Every round the players on each team need to switch roles. The team can decide who starts as what.
Players will be sorted into 3 categories based on ECF strength:
Group 1 will be players graded 175 ECF upwards
Group 2 will be players graded from 140 to 174 ECF
Group 3 will be players graded up to 139 ECF
Group 1 and Group 3 players will be paired with each other and Group 2 players will be paired with each other.
Players have the options of finding their own partner following this rule. For anyone who doesn’t, their names will be picked at random against others in the other group.
Time control will be 4 minutes with a 2 second delay.
It will be Swiss pairings.
The tournament will have between 6 and 10 rounds. To be decided on the evening.
