Torbay Chess Congress Online Entry Form

Up to 150 Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Use this online form to enter yourself into the Torbay Chess Congress from 31^st October to 2^nd November 2025. You can see who's already entered by clicking here.

After filling out this form you will be redirected to a secure area on PayPal where you can

either pay the entry fee as a "PayPal guest" using a credit or debit card; you don't need to have a PayPal account to do this
or log into your own PayPal account and debit funds from there.

Please read the notes beneath this form before filling it in. As you fill the form in, there is advice to help you complete several fields. Move your mouse over the to the right of the field to disclose the tip. Required fields are marked (*).

You will be given an opportunity to review and confirm the information that you have entered before your submission is finalised.

ECF Code:

You can obtain this by searching the ECF Rating Database (opens a new browser tab). We will use your ECF code to interrogate the ECF ratings database for your name, and rating/membership information.

Tick the small box to the left if you do NOT have an ECF code; you will be prompted to enter your name and information about your rating.

Last Name:

First Name:

FIDE ID:

Rating:

Rating Basis:

If your rating is estimated, or if you are unrated, you must email the Organiser at [email protected] with full details of any previous ratings and recent performances in other competitions.

Tournament (*):

½ Point Bye (*):

Email Address (*):

Re-enter Email Address (*):

Date of Birth:

Tel No:

Club:

Voluntary Donation (£):

A list of recent donors to-date is available here.

Comment:

By submitting this form, you confirm that to the best of your knowledge the information you have given is correct, and that you agree to abide by the Torbay Chess Congress Rules in their entirety.

Before you complete the form, please note the following points:

PayPal

If you don't have a credit/debit card it's possible to use somebody else's card or PayPal account to pay the entrance fee. In other words, the name entered here is the player name in the Congress, and not the name of the payer.

The following cards are accepted:

Visa / Delta / Electron
Mastercard / Eurocard
Maestro
American Express.

Fees

Entry fees are set out here.

This is a registered ECF Game Fee event. The Open is registered with FIDE for rating.

Players who are current ECF Members at Gold level or above on the date of the congress will have £15 deducted from their entry fee. We recommend ECF Bronze members to upgrade their membership to Gold before entering the Congress. It is normal for ECF membership renewals and upgrades to take a few days to be fully processed by the ECF, so please check that your renewal or upgrade appears on the ECF Rating database before submitting your Congress entry.

Multiple Entries

If you want to make multiple entries, please pay for each entry as a separate PayPal transaction.