We have just had confirmation
from Wokefield Park that, as
expected, the damage caused by
the recent fire has proved
so significant that they will
not be able to accommodate our
congress at the end of November
and the congress
has to be cancelled.
Guaranteed Events will be
contacting entrants shortly to
arrange for the refund of bedroom bookings and
we will also be
arranging for the return of
entry fees in the near future
(please allow few days for this).
Many thanks for
your support – it’s much
appreciated. We will keep you
updated about future 4NCL congresses
(our next two are at Mercure
Hotel Wetherby at the start of
January and at Holiday Inn
Birmingham Airport at the end of
January) – details for the
latter on this
website soon - Mike Truran.
Either enter online
(preferred) or download the entry form and return with entry
fee cheque as soon as possible to:
Mike Truran, The Old Farmhouse, 7 Church Street, Ducklington, Witney, Oxon OX29 7UA.
Please make cheques payable to:
4NCL
Sections
FIDE Open: Open to
all players. Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd
£100 - plus best performance prize of £50
each.
Entry fee £30 (£25 for hotel
guests)
FIDE
Rated U1900 (U160): Open to (1)
players rated Under 1900 FIDE AND below 160 ECF;
(2) players without a FIDE rating graded below
160 ECF.
Prizes -
1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus
best performance prize of £50. Entry fee £30
(£25 for
hotel guests).
ECF U125: Open to players
graded below 125 ECF.
Prizes -
1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus
grading prize of £50. Entry fee £35
(£30 for ECF Silver or above members or hotel
guests, £25 for ECF Silver or above members and
hotel guests)
Other
Discounts: GMs / IMs free, FMs and female players half
price. GMs please contact Mike Truran for other conditions.
Late Entries: Entries may
be accepted on the day subject to availability
and payment of a £10 surcharge.
Entry Forms:
Completed entry forms, together with the
appropriate entry fee (payable to “4NCL”) should
be sent to Mike Truran at The Old Farmhouse, 7
Church Street, Ducklington, Witney, Oxon OX29
7UA or emailed to mike@truranfamily.co.uk (in the latter case,
please contact Mike for bank transfer payment
details).
Playing Schedule:
Round
1
Friday
19.00
-
23.00
Round
2
Saturday
10.00
-
14.00
Round
3
Saturday
15.00
-
19.00
Round
4
Sunday
10.00
-
14.00
Round
5
Sunday
15.00
-
19.00
A ½ point bye may be taken in
rounds 1–4.
Time Control:All
moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per
move from move 1. Re-pairing will take place 30
minutes after the start of a round. Players will
be defaulted 30 minutes after the scheduled
start of a round.
Grades and Ratings
FIDE ratings from the November 2015
list will be used for the FIDE-rated sections and ECF grades published
in the August 2015 list will be used for the U125
section and unrated players in FIDE rated
sections. If necessary players will be
transferred between sections to take account of
rating/grading movements after date of entry
(see below).
The FIDE Open and the FIDE rated
U1900 (ECF 160) sections will be both FIDE rated and ECF graded. The ECF
U125 section will be ECF graded.
Players without a current FIDE rating or ECF
grade must give details of estimated playing
strength, including any previously held grading,
or current grading from another body.
Ungraded or unrated players may not win a
grading prize and, with the exception of the
FIDE Open, may only win 50% of any other prize.
Notices
English players must be ECF Gold
or Platinum members in the FIDE Open and FIDE
U1900 (ECF U160) sections. There is a £5
discount for ECF Silver or above members in the
ECF U125 section.
Prizes may be changed subject to
numbers of entries.
The 4NCL reserves the right to
transfer players between tournaments at any
time.