ENTRY FEES

PRIZES

INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ALL PRIZES

Ungraded players cannot claim any grading prizes unless CCF has been able to obtain an accurate and confirmed estimate. CCF reserve the right to look for past playing history to verify estimated grade & amend this during the day if necessary - please include full details of recent tournaments.

In the event of players eligible for more than 1 prize, we will allocate prizes as we consider best appropriate.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AN ADMINISTRATION FEE IS LIKELY TO BE DEDUCTED FROM ANY PRIZE WE ARE ASKED TO POST.

GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

TOURNAMENT TYPES:
7 Rounds x 10 minutes per player             on          27 Aug 2007 (7-30pm) , 24 Mar 2008 (6-30pm), 5 May 2008 (7-30pm).
12 Rounds x 5 minutes per player             on          26 May 2008 (7-30pm)

Players may request a ½ point bye in any round except the last round.  Grades will be taken from the latest books that we hold at the venue on the day of each event.

OPEN TOURNAMENT:    
All events will see all players in one big section with graded prizes.

TIMES & DEFAULT TIMES
Round 1 starts at approximately 19-30 (or 18-30 on Easter Monday). All players play in all rounds (except where there is a bye - no player can get more than 1 bye in the event). It is NOT a knockout!

TIME CONTROL:
As stated in the "Tournament Types" box above.

LAWS OF CHESS:
FIDE Laws of Chess Apply.  The decision of the CCF controller is final in all matters

MOBILE PHONES:
CCF allows mobile phones onto the premises.  However, we will strictly implement the new FIDE laws.  Players must switch their phones off during play (we will not allow them on silent mode), but players are invited to put their phones on divert to the CCF telephone number (020 8645 0302) whilst the congress is in progress, should they be expected urgent calls.     
OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT:
To uphold the FIDE laws, players may not interact with anyone using computers whilst their game is still in progress. 

RESULTS ON THE WEB SITE:
It is a condition of entry into any CCF tournament that CCF may list results (including names and clubs) on our web site for permanent display.