Spring Bank Holiday Congress

 

 
   
 
   

Fri 24 - Mon 27 May 2019

 

Basingstoke Country Hotel,

Scures Hill,

Basingstoke, RG27 9JS.

 

Hotel website

 

Four Sections

 

FIDE Rated Open

FIDE Rated U2050

FIDE Rated U1825

ECF Under 120

 

All sections - seven rounds

 

Prize fund £4,000

 


 

Results: Open | U2050 | U1825 | U120 | Replay Games | Prizewinners | Entries | More here

 

Winners - Open: 1st GM Mark Hebden 6/7, 2nd IM Alan Merry 5½. U2050 FIDE: Chris Fegan & Bela Botlik 6/7; U1825 FIDE: Russell Robert Goodfellow 6½/7, 2nd= Kevin Winter, Peter J Horlock 5½; U120 ECF: Tomy Joseph, Steven M Ashworth & Aneesh Sagar 5½. All scores here. A full list of prizewinners is here.

 


 

Sections:

 

FIDE Rated Open: Open to all players.

 

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 May 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.

 


 

Notices

 

 

 

Basingstoke Country Hotel

In the FIDE Open, FIDE U2050 and 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.

 

The 4NCL reserves the right to refuse any entry without explanation.

 


 

Accommodation

 

These rates have been negotiated with Basingstoke Country Hotel.

 

£69.00 BB per person per night (single occupancy)

£39.50 BB per person per night (double occupancy)

£33.00 BB per person per night (triple occupancy)

 

£87.00 DBB per person per night (single occupancy)

£57.50 DBB per person per night (double occupancy)

£51.00 DBB per person per night (triple occupancy)

 


 

How to Get There

 

Click here for information about travel to and from the hotel.

 


 

Control Team

 

TBA.

 


 

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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