With the permission & support of Jessie's family

Those behind the event would like to thank the following organisations for their financial support:
English Chess Federation (John Robinson Trust)
FIDE
Friends of Chess

ENTRY FEE INFORMATION
In Jessie's memory, players are encouraged to consider adding £10 to their entry fee as a donation to be passed to the NSPCC/Childline
- a Charity Jessie actively supported whilst she was alive.
Entries can be paid by all cards (except American Express) over the phone.

ENTRY FEE REDUCTIONS AVAILABLE (Accumulative)

LATE FEES

GUARANTEED PRIZES
should entries allow, the prize fund may be increased.

1^st

2^nd

3rd

INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ALL PRIZES

In the event of players eligible for more than 1 prize, we will allocate prizes as we consider best appropriate.  Normally, one player will not be able to win more than 1 prize he/she is eligible for - and this will normally be the "higher" prize.

AS THERE WILL BE A CLOSING CEREMONY TO THIS EVENT, IT IS A CONDITION OF ENTRY THAT ALL PRIZE WINNERS STAY TO THE PRIZE GIVING.  PRIZES WILL NOT BE PAID WHERE PLAYERS LEAVE THE EVENT BEFOREHAND.

GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

This will be a 10 round open Swiss Tournament.  Players may request a ½ point bye in any round except the last round.  All games will be graded and results included in the English Chess Federation Grand Prix. Grades will be taken from the latest books that we hold at the venue on the day of each event.

SCHEDULE

PAIRINGS / DEFAULT TIMES
Pairings will be done the night before and late entrants (if accepted) added into the draw.  Pairings will be uploaded onto the web site each night as soon as is possible.  Default time will be 60 minutes after the advertised start of each round. All players play in all rounds (CCF will aim to provide a rated "filler" in case of odd numbers in any given round). It is NOT a knockout competition.

TIME CONTROL:
1 hour and 40 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 seconds added Fischer timings from move 1.  The clocks will then add 50 minutes each for the remainder of the game in addition to the additional 30 seconds which will be added for each move.

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 expecting 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.......except the arbiting team obviously!