{"data":{"id":5904,"club_id":243,"club_slug":"fed-ecf","club_name":"English Chess Federation — Event Calendar","club_city":null,"club_address":null,"club_state":"","club_country":"GB-ENG","event_city":"Potters Bar","source":"adapter:fed-ecf","title":"AlphaChess FIDE Classical: Christmas Edition","start_date":"2026-12-19","end_date":"2026-12-20","start_time":"10:15","round_times":null,"format":null,"rounds":null,"time_control":null,"rating_type":null,"is_uscf_rated":0,"is_fide_rated":1,"sections":null,"entry_fee":null,"prize_fund":null,"description":"Location: Wyllyotts Theatre, Wyllyotts Place, Potters Bar, EN6 2HZ. Categories: Disability Friendly, ECF Rated, FIDE Rated. We’re bringing back the AlphaChess Christmas Edition for 2026! It’s a five-round FIDE classical tournament (80+10 – the same as some sections of the LJCC), and there are three sections: Holly (U1550 FIDE), Ivy (U1800 FIDE), and Mistletoe (1750-2400 FIDE). There’s an £1,000 prize fund (subject to meeting the entry threshold). Random cash prizes are also available in sections with 10+ players. Our North London Gateway venue is under five minutes from a mainline station, with easy access to the A1(M) and M25. Flexible entries are available: play one game, several games, or a single day. Email us for a reduced rate. We are also keen to attract female players; female players completing all five rounds receive £10 cashback! We also accommodate unrated players and suggest they enter the Holly section. Enter on AidaChess, an all-in-one chess social network and analysis platform, or via Congress.org.uk. Event brochure: https://alphachess.co.uk/docs/XmasClassical2026.pdf","detail_url":"https://www.englishchess.org.uk/event/alphachess-fide-classical-christmas-edition/","registration_url":null,"uscf_tla_url":null,"fide_event_url":"https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=495380","status":"scheduled","is_deleted":0}}