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4NCL Rapidplay & Blitz
Sat 13
- Sun 14 October 2018
Park Inn Bedford
2 St. Mary’s Street, Bedford,
MK42 0AR
Hotel website
Prize fund £3,000
Rapidplay prize fund: £1,000
Rapidplay performance prizes: £1,500
Blitz prize fund: £380
Blitz performance prizes: £120
This event is cancelled.
We apologise for any inconvenience. Please see
the 4NCL homepage for further information.
Rapidplay: £30
(£37.50 adult, £35 junior incl. pay to play fee
– see Notices section below)
Blitz: £5.00
Rapidplay:
1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £150; 4th £100
Rapidplay performance prizes: £125 x 12
(2001–2200 W-We, 2001-2200 rating; 1801–2000
W-We, 1801-2000 rating; 1601–1800 W-We,
1601-1800 rating; 1401–1600 W-We, 1401-1600
rating; 1201–1400 W-We, 1201-1400 rating;
1001–1200 W-We, 1001-1200 rating).
Blitz:
1st £200; 2nd £100; 3rd £50; 4th £30
Blitz performance prizes: £20 x 6 (2001-2200
rating; 1801-2000 rating; 1601-1800 rating;
1401-1600 rating; 1201-1400 rating; 1001-1200
rating).
No player may win more than one prize.
All place prize money will be shared equally
between tied players.
Ratings/grades will be applied in the following
order for the purposes of pairings and
performance prizes:
1. FIDE Rapidplay rating
2. ECF
Rapidplay grade converted
3. FIDE Standardplay
rating
4. ECF Standardplay grade converted
5.
Other rating assigned by the organiser
1. FIDE Blitz rating
2. FIDE Rapidplay
rating
3. ECF Rapidplay grade converted
4. FIDE Standardplay rating
5. ECF Standardplay grade
converted
6. Other rating assigned by the organiser
Discounts:
GMs / IMs free, FMs half price.
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 (in the latter case, please contact Mike for bank transfer payment
details).
Playing Schedule:
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Round |
1 |
Saturday |
11.00 |
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Round |
2 |
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12.15 |
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Round |
3 |
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13.30 |
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Round |
4 |
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14.45 |
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Round |
5 |
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16.00 |
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Round |
6 |
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17.15 |
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Blitz |
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20.30 |
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Round |
7 |
Sunday |
09.45 |
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Round |
8 |
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11.00 |
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Round |
9 |
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12.15 |
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Round |
10 |
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13.30 |
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Round |
11 |
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15.00 |
Two ½ point byes may be taken
in rounds 1-10.
Time
Control: All moves in 15
minutes plus 10 second increment per move from
move 1.
Grades and Ratings
FIDE ratings from the October
2018 list will be used.
The FIDE Open will be both FIDE
rated and 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 best performance prize.
Notices
There is a pay to play fee of
£7.50 (adult) and £5 (junior) for players who
are Bronze members or who are non-ECF members
registered with FIDE as English.
Prizes may be changed subject to
numbers of entries.
The 4NCL reserves the right to
transfer players between tournaments at any
time.
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
These rates have been
negotiated with Park Inn, Bedford Hotel.
£37.50 BB per person per night
(based on two sharing)
£65.00 BB per person per night
(single occupancy)
£57.50 DBB per person per night
(based on two people sharing)
£85.00 DBB per person per night
(single occupancy)
How
to Get There
Click here for information about travel to and
from the hotel.
Control Team
IA Alex Holowczak or FA Dave
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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