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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.
No player may win more than one
prize. All place prize money will be shared
equally between tied players.
The best performance prize will
be awarded to the player with the best
performance relative to rating (W-We) unless
otherwise stated.
Unrated players may not win a
performance prize.
Prizes will be paid by
direct bank transfer and/or entry fee refund
in the week following the end of the event
unless otherwise notified.
The 4NCL will ensure its
advertised prize fund is realistic based on an
expected number of entries. Should the number of
entries fall significantly below this
expectation, it may be necessary to reduce the
prize fund. Where possible, any such decision
will be notified to entrants beforehand.
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There is an additional pay to play fee for non-ECF
members or Bronze-level ECF members of £15.00 (juniors £6.00).
Entrants who are not under 18 years of
age on Friday 17 January 2025 should pay the
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Pairings in all sections will be
according to FIDE Swiss pairing rules, using the
Swiss Manager computer program.
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.
The submission of an entry form
and payment of the entry fee denotes acceptance of
these terms and conditions.
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Cedar Court, Huddersfield |
If entrants withdraw before the
congress they will be entitled to a refund of
their entry fee less a £5 administration charge.
If they have booked a hotel room,
refunds/transfers etc will be subject to the
venue’s cancellation policy.
The 4NCL
Anti-Cheating Policy will apply in this
event.
Food and drink may not be
consumed within the hotel buildings or the hotel
car park unless it
has been purchased from the hotel, or is being
consumed in the guest’s bedroom. This applies
both to players and any accompanying persons.
Players may be expelled from the
event in which they are playing if they are
found to be consuming food and drink that has
not been purchased from the hotel.
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
FIDE Swiss pairing rules using Swiss Manager.
All games will be played using
digital clocks.
Please click to see the information about the
bedroom booking arrangements for the 4NCL FIDE
Rated 32nd Congress.
The Four Nations Chess League does not accept
responsibility for the content of other
websites, to which the site links.
This website includes information on
participants in the Four Nations Chess League in
respect of name, grade, title, nationality and
sex (team registration lists), as well as
telephone number(s), email address(es) and
postal address(es) in certain circumstances
(team captains/managers, management board
members, arbiters etc).
Participants wishing this information not to be
included on the website should contact the
webmaster to have it removed, but should be
aware that in this event they will not be
permitted to play in the congress.
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