2009 Details
The 2009 Leicester Chess Congress will take
place Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th October 2009 at
Regent College
Sections
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FIDE Open
Open to all players. This
event will be FIDE rated.
In addition, the highest placed player not already qualified will
qualify to play in the 2010 British Championships in Canterbury.
1st
Prize £200 ; 2nd £100 ; 3rd £50 ;
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Major
Open to players graded below 160
1st
Prize £200 ; 2nd £100 ; 3rd £50 ;
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Intermediate
Open to players graded below 135
1st
Prize £200 ; 2nd £100 ; 3rd £50 ;
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Minor
Open to players graded below 110
1st
Prize £100 ; 2nd £50 ; 3rd £25
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Additional grading prizes will be offered in each section dependent upon
the number of entries. No
player may win more than one prize.
Discounts
Members of the ECF or Leicestershire Chess Association may elect to
receive a £2 discount.
Please quote your membership number.
A late entry fee of £3 will be payable on entries postmarked later than Monday 28th September 2008. Entries may be accepted until 6.45 on the day, subject to availability and payment of £7 late entry fee.
Grades & Ratings
Ratings from the September 2009 FIDE list will be used
for the Open, whilst grades published in the August 2009 ECF list will
be used for the other sections.
The Open will be FIDE rated, whilst all sections will
be ECF graded.
Ungraded Players
Players without a grade in the 2009 ECF list must give details of
estimated playing strength, including any previously held grading, or
current grading from another body.
Ungraded players may not win a grading prize and, with the
exception of the Open and Minor, may only win 50% of any other prize
unless specifically cleared to play in writing.
Notices
The controller reserves the right to transfer players between
tournaments at any time. Prizes may be amended subject to numbers of
entries. The submission of
an entry form and payment of the entry fee is acceptance that the
controller’s decision is final in all matters.
Full terms and conditions can be viewed at
www.leicesterchess.co.uk
Bookstall
A bookstall will be provided by Chess Direct,
PO Box 18, Mexborough, South Yorkshire S64 9AR
Tel 01709 890565 Fax 017709 874076
Email : office@chessdirect.co.uk
www.chessdirect.co.uk
Smoking
No smoking is allowed within the college buildings.
Venue
Regent College is close to Leicester City Centre, just 10 minutes walk
from the train station.
Turn left outside the station, walk up London Road and turn right onto
De Montfort Street. Cross
over Princess Road East and Regent Road and Regent College is then on
your left hand side.
Alternatively, free on-site parking is available to all players.
By Car:
Take the A5460 towards Leicester, and move into the left-hand lane,
ready to filter first left, and then left again onto the A563, Outer
Ring Road. Follow this road for 4 miles, crossing over two roundabouts.
At the junction with the A50/A5199 Northampton road, turn left,
following signs to the City Centre. Follow the Welford Road for 1.4
miles to the junction with University Road. This junction is at the
fourth set of lights, after playing fields on the right. Take the first
left onto Lancaster Road and the college car park is immediately on the
right (before the junction with De Montfort Street).
From M1 (North) Junction 22:
Follow the A50 for 8 miles into the city. At the Central Ring Road, turn
right and follow A50/A5199 signs to Northampton through an underpass and
one-way system. Follow the road uphill and over the railway, and turn
left at the next lights into University Road. Then take the first left
onto Lancaster Road and the college car park is immediately on the right
(before the junction with De Montfort Street).
From A47 Peterborough:
Shortly after the City of Leicester sign and the 30mph restriction sign,
turn left into Spencefield Lane. Continue along this road – it becomes
Evington Lane and then Evington Road - for 2.9 miles until it meets
London Road (A6). At the lights here, continue straight across into
Granville Road. At the next lights turn left onto University Road, then
take the first right onto Lancaster Road.
The college car park is immediately on the right (before the
junction with De Montfort Street).
By
Train:
Leicester railway station is ten minutes walk from Regent college so the event is easy to get to even if you don't have a car. Leicester is on the Midland Mainline between London St Pancras and Sheffield with regular trains every 30 minutes taking a little over an hour. Direct trains from Birmingham, Nottingham, Derby and beyond service the City well.
Refreshments
We will provide a café bar, where tea, coffee, soft drinks, sandwiches,
snacks etc will be available.
Entry Forms
Completed entry forms, together with the appropriate entry fee (payable
to “Leicester Chess Congress”) should be sent to
Atkins Congress
22 Stafford Road
Swinton
Manchester
M27 4BW
Email : atkins@leicesterchess.co.uk
Tel : 0203 287 5553 or 07883 49 57 58
Fax : 0870 288 4393
Playing Schedule
Opening Ceremony
18.50 – 19.00
Round 1 Friday
19.00 – 23.00
Round 2 Saturday
09.30 – 13.30
Round 3 Saturday
14.30 – 18.30
Round 4 Sunday
09.30 – 13.30
Round 5 Sunday
14.30 – 18.30
[A ½ Point Bye may be taken in Rounds 1 – 4]
Time Control
40 moves in 100 minutes (1hr 40) then an additional 20 minutes to
complete the game.
Re-pairing will take place 30 minutes after the start of a round.
Accommodation
An accommodation list is available by clicking here.