The Torbay Chess Congress
An annual congress held on the English Riviera
The Torbay Congress
Torbay Chess Congress
Torbay Chess Congress

2025 Torbay Congress - Entry Fees and Prizes

The entry fees and prizes for the 2025 Torbay Congress are set out below.

Entry Fees

For all tournaments, the entry fee is £50 (ECF gold members, and above, may deduct £15).

Juniors (under 18 on 1st September 2025) receive a £5 discount on the above prices.

Prizes and Torbay League Individual Championship Trophies

In each tournament, the top player representing a club in the Torbay Chess League receives a trophy. In addition a trophy is awarded to the highest placed Devon player in the rated tournaments and to the highest placed Devon Junior.

 Open
No rating limit
Major
Under 1950
Intermediate
Under 1725
Foundation
Under 1500
TrophyBasil Wallis CupChallenge CupIntermediate CupCandidates Cup
1st Prize£240£240£240£240
2nd Prize£140£140£140£140
3rd Prize£85£85£85£85
 

Rating and other prizes will be dependent on entrants.

Best Score by a Devon Player in the rated tournaments (Major/Intermediate/Foundation): Ralph Newman Cup.

Best score by a junior across all four tournaments: John Whitfield Cup.

There will be a prize of £40 for the team of four players from the same club with the highest aggregate score. Team entries must be submitted before the end of round 2.

So that prize money may be as widely distributed as possible, no player may win more than one prize (excluding any team prize). Money prizes may be combined and shared; spoecifically prize monies will be shared when entrants tie on points. Unrated players may not win rating prizes and not more than £30 in any tournament except the Open. Prizes will be paid by Internet Banking unless special circumstances apply.

Some Past Players' Comments

 
I really enjoyed this year's congress as indeed I do every year.
2019 Open
 
Excellently run and great playing conditions. Look forward to next year.
2022 Intermediate
 
I found all the controllers/arbiters and organisers of the tournament extremely helpful but would particularly like to mention Ken Alexander for arranging lifts for players caught out by rail engineering works.
2018 Open
 
Well organised and well chosen venue.
2018 Intermediate