Women and Girls weekend at Edinburgh Chess Club

She Plays to Win Weekend - 3 - 4 September 2022

Edinburgh Chess Club’s SPTW event for Women and Girls.

As part of Bicentennial celebrations Edinburgh Chess Club, alongside She Plays to Win and IM Lorin D'Costa, is running a weekend on September 3rd and 4th in support of women and girls in chess.   Open to everyone!

 

  1. Daytime Saturday 3/9/22 10am to 5pm – free entry - covering Beginners training session(s) in the morning and, after a lunch break between 12 and 1pm, in the afternoon a Starter Girls and Women five round rapid tournament with a time control of 15 minutes per game;

 

  1. Evening Saturday 3/9/22 6.30pm to 9.30pm (at the latest) - £10 to SPTW – Lorin’s simul/talk/lecture - open to both men and women - but with priority bookings to women;

 

  1. Daytime Sunday 4/9/22 10am to 4pm – free entry - covering the morning's Beyond Beginners / Intermediate training session(s) and, after a lunch break between 12 and 1pm, in the afternoon a Rapid tournament [which is open to both males and females but with priority bookings to women and a team prize for a team of 2, male and female if possible].

 

Further details and online entry at: www.congress.org.uk/congress/193/home.

 

Edinburgh Chess Club Website: www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/blog/news/she-plays-to-win-weekend.php.