Hull 4NCL International Congress
In partnership with Hull & District Chess
Association
and incorporating the 59th Hull Congress
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 October 2022
Canham Turner Conference Centre,
University of Hull,
Cottingham Road,
Hull, HU6 7RX.
Canham Turner Conference Centre
Three Sections
FIDE Rated Open
FIDE Rated U2000
ECF U1700
All sections - five rounds
Prize fund £3,000
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You can pay your entry fee by credit or debit card or
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Sections
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Canham Turner
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FIDE Open
1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; best performance prize of £50.
Entry fee £30 (£41 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 (£41 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
ECF
U1700
1st £500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120;
4th £80; Best performance prize £50.
Entry fee £30 (£41 incl.
pay to play fee - see Notices
section below).
Section allocation
The higher of FIDE rating and ECF rating will
be used to determine allocation to sections.
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.
Late
Entries: Entries may be accepted on
the day subject to availability and payment of a
£10 surcharge.
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.
Ratings
ECF and FIDE ratings from the October 2022 list
will be used for all sections.
The Open and U2000 sections will be both FIDE
and ECF rated. The U1700 section will be ECF
rated only.
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.
The venue is the
Canham Turner Conference Centre, University
of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX. The
Canham Turner is a modern conference facility,
benefiting from a recent £7m upgrade.
You can book rooms in the University guest
house adjacent to the University (Main Campus,
19 - 21 Salmon Grove, Hull, HU6 7SX) direct via:
Accommodation Archive - Beyond Events
(beyond-events.co.uk). Please use the
‘Interested in booking? Book now’ link
here at the bottom of the page.
Room numbers are very limited so you are
advised to book as soon as possible.
There is free on site campus parking
available after 17.00 on the Friday. The closest
is just two minutes’ walk from the playing hall.
The nearest parking is a large gravelled space
between buildings 7 and 46 (a large car park).
You can find more detailed parking instructions
here and a campus
map
here. There are a small number of
parking spaces immediately outside the playing
hall which we would prefer to save for players
with mobility problems. Access to these may be
gained by contacting Stephen Greep ().
There are cafes and bars on site and a
large pub just outside the University entrance
(which also has some accommodation). Ten
minutes’ walk away, Newlands Avenue has a number
of bars, cafes and restaurants.
The University
is between two and three miles from Hull Paragon
(Central) station and can be easily reached by
bus (12/14 minutes). During the day there are
three buses an hour, two an hour in the evening.
Routes 103, 105, x47. Buses run until around
23.30. For those not wishing to stay in the
vicinity of the University there are hotels
close to Hull Paragon Station and the City
Centre.
The following hotels are close to the bus route
and a short walk to the bus station
Notices
In the Open and U2000 sections there is a pay
to play fee of £11.00 for players who are not
ECF Gold or Platinum members or who are non-ECF
members registered with FIDE as ENG. In the
U1700 section there is a pay to play fee of
£9.00 for all players who are not ECF Silver,
Gold or Platinum members. 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.
Parking Instructions
Please print the
campus map out and bring with you. The
congress is being played in the
Canham Turner Conference Centre.
By car you should enter the
site by the north entrance (see
map - link above). The road
which runs along the front of
the University is Cottingham
Road. If you are driving east
turn left onto Cranbrook Avenue
This is at a set of traffic
lights with a catholic church
opposite at the Cranbrook Avenue
turning. Drive along Cranbrook
Avenue and then left onto
Inglemire Lane (this is at a
small roundabout with a post
office on your left) . The North
entrance is soon on your left.
Once through the north entrance its first
right and keep going - the car park is across
the road from the Canham Turner building (11 on
the map).
Navigate to the entrance of the car park
(once you turn right keep going and the entrance
is on the right) - its C2 on the campus map
appended. It's a large car park so you will
probably see other cars parked there.
Do not enter by the main University entrance
on Cottingham Road or we might never see you ...
A safe postcode to use is
HU6 7DF (but if your Sat Nav is older than
2017, this won't work).
How
to Get There
Click here for information about travel to and
from the Canham Turner Conference Centre.
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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