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31st
FIDE Rated Congress
Friday 19 – Sunday 21
January
2024
The Old Swan, Harrogate,
Swan Road, Harrogate,
North Yorkshire, HG1 2SR.
Hotel website
Three Sections
FIDE Rated Open
FIDE Rated U2000
FIDE Rated U1700
All sections - five rounds
Prize fund £3,000
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The Old Swan, Harrogate |
FIDE Open: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; best performance prize of £50.
Entry fee £30 (£42 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
FIDE
U2000: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; Best performance prize £50.
Entry fee £30 (£42 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
FIDE
U1700: 1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; Best performance prize £50.
Entry fee £30 (£42 incl.
pay to play fee - see Notices
section below).
The higher of FIDE rating and ECF rating will
be used to determine allocation to sections.
The following B&B
rates have been negotiated with The Old Swan:
£79 (per room per night) Sole use
£89 (per room per night) Double/Twin shared
Evening meal: adults £20; children £10.
Players wanting
accommodation at the venue should
book online here or
call Guaranteed Events on 01656 747 700. Further
information on accommodation arrangements can
be found here.
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/WGMs
and IMs/WIMs free, FMs/WFMs half price.
Late
Entries: Entries may be accepted on
the day subject to availability and payment of a
£10 surcharge.
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Round |
1 |
Friday |
19.00 |
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23.00 |
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Round |
2 |
Saturday |
10.00 |
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14.00 |
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Round |
3 |
Saturday |
15.00 |
- |
19.00 |
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Round |
4 |
Sunday |
10.00 |
- |
14.00 |
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Round |
5 |
Sunday |
15.00 |
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19.00 |
A ½ point bye may be taken in
rounds 1–4.
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.
ECF and FIDE ratings from the January 2024 list
will be used for all sections.
All sections will be
both FIDE and ECF rated.
Players without a current FIDE or ECF rating
must give details of estimated playing strength,
including any previously held grading, or
current grading from another body.
In all sections
there is a pay to play fee of £12.00 for players
who are not ECF Gold or Platinum members or who
are non-ECF members registered with FIDE as ENG.
All players who do not want to be registered as
ENG must be registered with another federation
BEFORE playing.
Prizes may be changed subject to numbers of
entries.
The 4NCL reserves the right to transfer
players between sections at any time.
All pairings will be made using Swiss-Manager
FIDE Swiss pairing rules.
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.
The Old Swan, Harrogate
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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