Entry fee £40 (£50 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
FIDE
Rated U2050: Open to: (1) FIDE rated
players rated below 2050 FIDE; (2) players
without a FIDE rating graded below 180 ECF *
Entry fee £40 (£50 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
* If FIDE rated players also
have an ECF grade, their ECF grade must be below
180.
FIDE
Rated U1825: Open to: (1) FIDE rated
players rated below 1825 FIDE; (2) players
without a FIDE rating graded below 150 ECF *
Entry fee £40 (£50 incl. pay to
play fee – see Notices
section below).
* If FIDE rated players also
have an ECF grade, their ECF grade must be below
150.
ECF
U120: Open to players graded below
120 ECF.
Entry fee £30.00 (£37.50 incl.
pay to play fee - see Notices
section below).
Prizes in each section:
1st
£500; 2nd £250; 3rd £120; 4th £80;
Best performance prize (FIDE rated sections),
grading prize (ECF U120 section) of £50.
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 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 (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
Round
6
Monday
10.00
-
14.00
Round
7
Monday
15.00
-
19.00
Two ½ point byes may be taken in
rounds 1-6.
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 April 2019
list will be used for the FIDE-rated sections,
and ECF grades published in the January 2019
list will be used for the ECF U120 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 Open, FIDE U2050 and
FIDE U1825 sections will be both FIDE rated and
ECF graded. The ECF U120 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 best performance prize and, with the
exception of the FIDE Open, may only win 50% of
any other prize.
In the FIDE Open, the FIDE U2050
and the FIDE U1825 sections there is a pay to play fee of £10 for
players who are not ECF Gold or Platinum members
or who are non-ECF members registered with FIDE
as English.
In the U120 section there is a
pay to play fee of £7.50 for players who are not
ECF Silver, Gold or Platinum members or who are
non-ECF members.
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.
Accommodation
The
below rates have been
negotiated with Holiday Inn Stevenage.
£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)
