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FIDE
Rated Open |
Offering IM and
GM norm opportunities |
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Organiser |
Adam Raoof (International
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Chief Arbiter |
Alex McFarlane
(International Arbiter)
assisted by
Tim Dickinson. |
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Dates
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Tuesday 8th - Tuesday 15th December
(9 rounds). 1 round per
day except Friday 11th December (2 rounds).
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Section |
Open (anyone can enter). The
organisers will invite a minimum of six
Grandmasters.
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Playing Schedule |
Click to see details. |
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Rate of play |
40 moves in 2 hours + 30
minutes. Default time: 60 minutes after start of
play. |
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Results and Pairings |
Pairings will be made using
Swiss Master. |
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All players in
the Open have to check in at the
control desk in the Foyer by 2pm on
Tuesday 8th. A provisional draw for
the Open will be published ONLINE
ONLY on Monday 7th Dec at 7.30pm showing
the pairings for all registered
players. Access to the venue is
from 13:00 Tuesday 8th onwards. If a player has not
checked in by 14:00 on Tuesday then
their opponent will be repaired.
Players who register after the
provisional draw is published will
be paired when they arrive at the
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Entry fee
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GM's, IM's, WGM's and WIM's
free; FIDE rated players £100; CHESS Magazine
Subscribers £80; Unrated Players £125; Juniors FREE*. To play
in the Open you must be a member of your
National Federation. EVENT NOW CLOSED
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Prizes |
1st £2500; 2nd
£1500; 3rd £750; 4th £500; 5th
£500; 6th £500;
Rating Prizes: <2300: £250
£150 £100, <2200: £250 £150 £100, <2000: £250
£150 £100
Best Junior: £250.
Best unrated prizes 1st £150;
2nd £100.
These prizes are guaranteed and may be
increased according to entry.
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Venue |
East Hall, Olympia Conference Centre
(how
to get here).
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Grades and Ratings |
Ratings from the
latest ECF list will
be used. |
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Ungraded Players |
Players without a grade in
the latest
English Chess Federation list must give
details of estimated playing strength, including
any previously held grading, or current grading
from another body or nation. Players who we deem
to be ungraded players may not win a grading
prize and, with the exception of the Open, may
only win 50% of any other prize.
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Byes |
Players who wish to
take one or two half-point byes in this section may do so,
provided they give adequate notice. Normally this is not
available for either the first or last round. |
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Mobile Phones |
Mobile phones must be
switched off in the playing hall. Competitors
should avoid bringing phones to the venue. You
may be immediately defaulted if your mobile
phone makes any sound during play.
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Entries |
EVENT NOW
CLOSED
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Entry submission and payment of the entry fee is acceptance
that the controller's decision is final in all
matters.
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Appeals |
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A player can
appeal against a decision of the
Deputy Arbiter to the Chief Arbiter.
The Chief Arbiter will render his
decision on the appeal with due
diligence.
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A player can
appeal against a decision of the
Chief Arbiter to the Appeals
Committee, which shall consist of
three members.
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An appeal against
a decision of the Chief Arbiter
needs to be announced to the
Tournament Director within one hour
of the end of the game and needs to
be submitted in writing to the
Appeals Committee within two hours
after the end of the game. The
appeal must be accompanied by a fee
of £20 which shall be returned if
the appeal is successful.
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The Appeals
Committee will render a decision on
the appeal with due diligence after
consulting the parties involved.
This decision shall be reached as
soon as possible.
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Note that the
Laws of Chess do not allow an appeal
with regard to an arbiter’s decision
with regard to Article 10.2 (the
claim of a draw in the last two
minutes). |
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