The Ron Banwell Memorial will be taking place as the MSO Masters event at the fourth Mind Sports Olympiad this year. The tournament takes place between Sunday 20th and Monday 28th August in Alexandra Palace, North London.
Ron Banwell, a haemophiliac, left a substantial bequest to the British Chess Federation. It will be possible to gain international honours in this tournament. The event also has the objective of demonstrating that people with disabilities can compete at chess on totally equal terms.
Entry is free for chess players with physical disabilities, which we define to include all chess players fitting any of the following categories:
- Eligible for the Terence Chapman Disabled Prix.
- Full membership of a Braille Chess Association.
- Full membership of a Deaf or Silent Association. For example, English Deaf Chess Association or International Committee of Silent Chess.
- A wheel-chair user; for example, paraplegic or a Full member of the International Physically Disabled Chess Association.
- Recognised by a Government Agency, for example being Registered Disabled, as having a disability deserving of financial support, possibly for economic or medical purposes, awarded whether or not the player is in financial need.
- Players living with any of the following: cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, problems caused by thalidomide.
- Having had radical surgery for cancer or heart disease within the preceding year.
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