5th Easter OTB Congress

 

Friday 18 April – Monday 21 April 2025

FIDE Rated U1700

Sections

FIDE Rated Open

1st £600; 2nd £300; 3rd £200; 4th £100; 5th £50; best performance prizes £75/£50/£25.

Entry fee £40 (£55 incl. pay to play fee – see Notices section below).

FIDE U2000

1st £600; 2nd £300; 3rd £200; 4th £100; 5th £50; best performance prizes £75/£50/£25.

Entry fee £40 (£55 incl. pay to play fee – see Notices section below).

FIDE Rated U1700

1st £600; 2nd £300; 3rd £200; 4th £100; 5th £50; best performance prizes £75/£50/£25.

Entry fee £40 (£55 incl. pay to play fee – see Notices section below).

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.

Playing Schedule

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.

Ratings

Players’ ECF standardplay ratings from the April 2025 list will be used for determining allocation to sections, tournament pairings, and best performance prizes.

Players without an ECF standardplay rating will have a rating assigned to them by the organiser based on any other rating information they have, such as their FIDE standardplay rating, their ECF rapidplay rating, or a rating from another national federation. Any rating so assigned will be at the organiser’s discretion, and the organiser’s decision is final. Such players are encouraged to check their section eligibility before entering the tournament.

All sections will be both FIDE and ECF rated.

Notices

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 18 April 2025 should pay the £15.00 adult pay to play fee.

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 following discounted rates have been negotiated with Mercure Daventry Court Hotel:

BB (£89 single)
BB (£99 twin/double)

A buffet dinner will be available in FUEL Restaurant on the Saturday and Sunday nights: £28.00 per adult, £14.00 per child aged 4 – 14 years.
 

Players wanting accommodation should either:

1. Email the hotel on , using the code ‘NCA’;
2. Call the hotel on 01733 289900 between 9am and 5pm, again using the code ‘NCA’;

Please note that our bedroom allocation will be released four weeks before the event, after which rooms may not be available at the agreed 4NCL rates - so players wanting accommodation on site are advised to enter early.

Venue

Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

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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Four Nations Chess League

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