The English Seniors Championships will take place between Thursday 24th April and Monday 28th April 2025 at the Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, 212 Abbey End, Kenilworth CV8 1ED

Eligibility
Over 50 – players must be aged 50 or over on 31st December 2025; Over 65 – players must be aged 65 or over on 31st December 2025. Players must be born in England or have lived in England for at least the preceding 12 months. In addition, if they have a FIDE registration, it must be ENG. All players must be ECF Gold members or above.

Rating
Both sections will be FIDE-rated and ECF-rated

Format and playing schedule
There will be two competitions – 50+ and 65+. The congress will have a total of seven rounds over five days at 90 mins with 30 second increment time control, with playing schedule as follows for each of the championships –
Thursday – Round 1 – 16.00 – 20.00 Sunday – Round 5 – 10.00 – 14.00
Friday – Round 2 – 10.00 – 14.00 Sunday – Round 6 – 16.00 – 20.00
Friday – Round 3 – 16.00 – 20.00 Monday – Round 7 – 11.00 – 15.00
Saturday – Round 4 – 14.00 – 18.00 Prizegiving following Round 7

Time control
All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1

Byes
Players may take half-point byes in any round apart from Round 7, and up to two half-point byes can be requested.

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ECF English Seniors Championship