Saturday 26th
& Sunday 27th November 2022
Leeds
Trinity University
Brownberrie Lane ,
Horsforth ,
Leeds LS18 5HD
Telephone
0113 2837100
An English Chess Federation
supported Grand Prix event | Entries - Steve Burton (0113)
2568157
Tournament Secretary - Brent Kitson kitson453@btinternet.com
Due to covid
19 restrictions which will not expire before vaccine take-up exceeds 80% of the
population,
there will be
no tournament in 2020 and 2021.
The same venue as detailed
below has been rebooked for 2022 on the same weekend in November, see above
dates.
We are sorry it has come to
this but these truly are circumstances beyond anyone’s control.
I expect the following to
happen:
A vaccine will be approved
by the end of 2020
As 60,000,000 people need
vaccinating, in this country alone, it will take time to manufacture and
distribute available stocks.
Medical professionals and
high risk groups will have priority. It’s likely that these groups will require
a 2nd dose.
Roll out to everyone will
take months.
Addendum:
With the rise in covid 19
numbers due to the delta variant, and the likelihood of other more vicious
variants likely to appear in the near future, it has been decided to postpone
the tournament for another year.
Addendum 2:
There will be no tournament in 2022.
Two of the three organisers are ill with long term
maladies and we don’t feel safe holding the tournament this year.
The Covid19 situation really hasn’t changed that
much.
Go to https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/
to see what I mean. The death rate is similar to the early days.
250 people in an enclosed
environment is a mass spreading event, especially as we will be in close
proximity and breathing on each other for most of the day.
Masks are not good enough
in that situation.
How to find our new site.
More details to follow.
