Leicester Chess Congress

Additional grading prizes will be offered in each section dependent upon the number of entries.  No player may win more than one prize. English players in the FIDE Open section must be members of the ECF.

Discounts

Members of the ECF or Leicestershire Chess Association may elect to receive a £2 discount. Please quote your membership number.  Players aged over 65 or under 18 may receive an additional £3 discount. 

A late entry fee of £3 will be payable on entries postmarked later than Monday 26^th September 2011.  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 2011 FIDE list will be used for the Open, whilst grades published in the August 2011 ECF list will be used for the other sections.

The Open will be FIDE rated, whilst all sections including the Open will be ECF graded.

Ungraded Players

Players without a grade in the 2011 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, 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:

 From M1 (South)/M69 Junction 21:

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

Email : atkins@leicesterchess.co.uk

Tel : 0845 463 9798 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.