Entry fee £45 (£61 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 best performance
prizes can be found in theTerms 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
Round
1
Friday
15.00
-
19.00
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.
Ratings
Players’ ECF standardplay ratings from the
March 2027 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
Holiday Inn
Peterborough West by IHG
Pay-to-Play: There is an additional pay to
play fee for players who are not Gold or
Platinum ECF members of
£20.00 (juniors £10.00). Entrants
who are not under 18 years of age on Friday 26
March 2027 should pay the £20.00 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 all
decisions made by the Chief Arbiter during the
tournament are final.
The 4NCL reserves the right to refuse any
entry without explanation.
Accommodation
The following discounted rates have been
negotiated with Holiday Inn Peterborough – West:
Monday 29th March:
BB £79 single, £89 twin/double;
Thursday 25th
March - Sunday 28th March: BB £89 single, £99
twin/double
There will be a £15.95 buffet open on the
Saturday and Sunday evenings. All players are
welcome to attend, whether or not they have
booked accommodation at the hotel.
Players wanting accommodation should either:
Email the hotel on ,
using the code ‘4NCL CHESS’;
Call the hotel on 01733 289900
between 9am and 5pm, again using the code ‘4NCL
CHESS’;
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.
