7th FIDE Congress

 

 
   
 
   

Fri 29 – Sun 31 January 2016

 

Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport,

Coventry Road,

Birmingham, B26 3QW.

 

Hotel website

 

Three Sections

 

FIDE Rated Open

FIDE Rated U2000 (U175)

ECF Under 135

 

Prize fund £2,250

 


 

Entry

 

1.

 

You can pay your entry fee by credit or debit card or through PayPal (GM's & IM's have free entry).

 

 

 

 

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 Rated 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 U2000 (U175): Open to: (1) FIDE rated players rated below 2000 FIDE AND below 175 ECF; (2) players without a FIDE rating graded below 175 ECF. Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus grading prize of £50 each. Entry fee £30 (£25 for hotel guests).

 

ECF U135: Open to players graded below 135 ECF.   Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus grading prize of £50 each. Entry fee £35 (£30 for ECF Silver or above members or hotel guests, £25 for ECF Silver or above members and hotel guests)

 

No player may win more than one prize. All place prize money will be shared equally between tied players.

 

The method for allocating grading prizes can be found in the Terms and Conditions.

 

Discounts: GMs / IMs free, FMs 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 January 2016 list will be used for the FIDE rated sections, and ECF grades published in the August 2015 list will be used for the U135 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 Rated Open and FIDE Rated U2000 sections will be both FIDE rated and ECF graded. The ECF U135 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 Rated Open, may only win 50% of any other prize.

 


 

Notices

 

English players must be ECF Gold or Platinum members in the FIDE Rated Open and FIDE Rated U2000 sections. There is a £5 discount for ECF Silver or above members in the U135 sections (see above).

 

Prizes may be changed subject to numbers of entries.

 

The 4NCL reserves the right to transfer players between tournaments at any time.

 

 

 

Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport

All pairings will be made using FIDE Swiss pairing rules using Swiss Manager.

 

The submission of an entry form and payment of the entry fee denotes acceptance that the 4NCL’s decision is final in all matters.

 

The 4NCL reserves the right to refuse any entry without explanation.

 


 

Accommodation

 

The following rates have been negotiated with Holiday Inn.

 

£32.50 BB per person per night (based on two sharing)

£55.00 BB per person per night (single occupancy)

£47.50 DBB per person per night (based on two people sharing)

£70.00 DBB per person per night (single occupancy)

 


 

How to Get There

 

The link http://bit.ly/1P3WY6j gives information about travel to and from the hotel:

 


 

Control Team

 

IA Alex Holowczak, FA David Thomas

 


 

Disclaimer

 

The 4NCL accepts no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or property of anyone attending this event.

 

 

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