22-01-2013, 12:35 AM
The visit of GM Motwani has been arranged as an appetiser for the Prestwick 2013 congress and also to celebrate the 39th season of Greenwood Chess Club and hopefully, as the 39th season draws to a close, to act as a taster for hopefully a few events celebrating Greenwood’s 40th season in existence.
Paul will be giving a simultaneous display to the current crop of Greenwood junior players on the Friday, May 10th at Greenwood Academy. The first push of a pawn is scheduled for around 3.30pm.
On the Saturday an exciting, extravaganza of chess will take place at the Parskstone Hotel in Prestwick. It would be fantastic to see Greenwood players past and present, as well as chess players from throughout Scotland, taking part in the Saturday events and joining us for an evening meal once the dust has settled on the chess boards.
The meal will be an informal occasion, hopefully with some tall tales and stories of adventures at home and abroad. I know a good few of the present team can spin a yarn or two.
The three course meal will be £17.50 per person including coffee.
For those who may want to stay at the Parkstone, special accommodation rates have been arranged - Single Room - £54.00 bed and breakfast per person per night, Double/Twin Room - £74.00 bed and breakfast per couple per night. For those who might want to turn it into a long weekend, booking a third night the rate would reduce the rates to £52.00 and £72.00.
The day’s proceedings will kick off at 10am with junior and adult quickplay events. The time control will probably be the minimum permitted for allegro grading, in order to cram everything in.
In the afternoon, Paul Motwani will give a simultaneous display and 15 lucky (or unlucky) players will have their chance to pit their chess wits against Scotland’s first Grandmaster. Pawn push for this will be around 12.30pm. The simul will run alongside the quickplay afternoon rounds so will make for some interesting organisation.
Around 3.30pm a hopefully not to exhausted Grand Master will give one of his entertaining talks and maybe even go through a game or two of those in attendance. Anyone, desperate to have a particularly precious game they are proud of analysed by GM Motwani can e-mail the game to me and I’ll pass it on for consideration. Paul promises lots of small prizes during the talk which should last around two hours and will be followed by the evening meal.
Entry to the quickplay tournament will be around £16 for adults and will include the GrandMaster talk. Junior prices will be confirmed shortly and will also include the talk. Spaces for the allegro events will be limited so you may want to get your entries in early.
For those not wanting to play in the quickplay event but who would still like to attend the talk, to which everyone is welcome, there will be a small charge of £5.
For those desperate to have a chance of playing in the simul., you can make a bid for a place just now by e-mailing me your bid. My e-mail address appears on the coach list of the Chess Scotland website.
Paul will be giving a simultaneous display to the current crop of Greenwood junior players on the Friday, May 10th at Greenwood Academy. The first push of a pawn is scheduled for around 3.30pm.
On the Saturday an exciting, extravaganza of chess will take place at the Parskstone Hotel in Prestwick. It would be fantastic to see Greenwood players past and present, as well as chess players from throughout Scotland, taking part in the Saturday events and joining us for an evening meal once the dust has settled on the chess boards.
The meal will be an informal occasion, hopefully with some tall tales and stories of adventures at home and abroad. I know a good few of the present team can spin a yarn or two.
The three course meal will be £17.50 per person including coffee.
For those who may want to stay at the Parkstone, special accommodation rates have been arranged - Single Room - £54.00 bed and breakfast per person per night, Double/Twin Room - £74.00 bed and breakfast per couple per night. For those who might want to turn it into a long weekend, booking a third night the rate would reduce the rates to £52.00 and £72.00.
The day’s proceedings will kick off at 10am with junior and adult quickplay events. The time control will probably be the minimum permitted for allegro grading, in order to cram everything in.
In the afternoon, Paul Motwani will give a simultaneous display and 15 lucky (or unlucky) players will have their chance to pit their chess wits against Scotland’s first Grandmaster. Pawn push for this will be around 12.30pm. The simul will run alongside the quickplay afternoon rounds so will make for some interesting organisation.
Around 3.30pm a hopefully not to exhausted Grand Master will give one of his entertaining talks and maybe even go through a game or two of those in attendance. Anyone, desperate to have a particularly precious game they are proud of analysed by GM Motwani can e-mail the game to me and I’ll pass it on for consideration. Paul promises lots of small prizes during the talk which should last around two hours and will be followed by the evening meal.
Entry to the quickplay tournament will be around £16 for adults and will include the GrandMaster talk. Junior prices will be confirmed shortly and will also include the talk. Spaces for the allegro events will be limited so you may want to get your entries in early.
For those not wanting to play in the quickplay event but who would still like to attend the talk, to which everyone is welcome, there will be a small charge of £5.
For those desperate to have a chance of playing in the simul., you can make a bid for a place just now by e-mailing me your bid. My e-mail address appears on the coach list of the Chess Scotland website.
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