ENTRY FEES
(all players) |
ENTRY FEE
IN ADVANCE |
£6.00 |
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ENTRY FEE
ON THE DOOR
|
£7.50 |
Note: You
can enter this event online, even on the evening up to half an hour
before the start of play; this is our preferred system. |
FEDERATION
MEMBERSHIP |
There is no requirement for
English players to be members of the ECF for a Blitz event, but anyone
not yet with a FIDE reference code will have to give us enough notice to
obtain a code from the national federation of the country that they wish
to register under - and that can take time (if indeed, we get a reply at
all). |
PRIZES |
These will be set
during the first couple of rounds - the total fund will be based on approximately
£3.50 per player.
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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 event 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 |
VENUE:
84-90
Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey. CR5 3BA
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TOURNAMENT TYPE:
The event will be 12 round open competition, which will be paired
using a Swiss system. Players may request a ½ point bye in
any round. However, byes in the final round must be booked before
the tournament starts and the request cannot be withdrawn after that
time. All games will be FIDE Rated with results included in the
English Chess Federation Grand Prix. Ratings will be taken from the latest
records that we hold at the venue on the day of each event. |
TIMES & DEFAULT
TIMES
Round 1 starts at approximately 7-30pm. Default time will be immediately after the start of each round. All
players play in all rounds (except where there is a bye - no player can get more
than 1 bye). It is NOT
a knockout! We do not set
round times but will start the next round as soon as reasonably possible
after the previous one. |
TIME CONTROL:
3 minutes for all moves plus 2
seconds added Fischer timings from move 1.
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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 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 9586) 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. |