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CongressConditions

MembersoftheHastingsSt.LeonardsChessClubandplayersresidingintheBoroughofHastingsmaydeduct50%fromtheentryfeeforMastersTournament,£14fromentryfeeforChristmas,NewYearandWeekendMajorandMinortournamentsand£10fromWeekendU-120tournament.

Chequesshouldbemadepayableto‘HastingsInternationalChessCongress’.EntriesshouldbesenttotheCongressDirector(addressgivenbelow).Ifanacknowledgementofentryisrequiredastampedaddressedenvelopemustbeenclosed.

Alateentryfeeof£12totheMastersand£6toothertournamentswillbechargedforentriespostmarkedafter11December(or29DecemberfortheWeekendCongress)

TheCongressreservestherighttorefuseanyentry.Exceptinsuchcases,adeductionof20%willnormallybemadefromanyrefundofentryfee.RefundswillbemadeonlyifnotificationofwithdrawalisreceivedbytheDirectornolaterthan23December2012.

ECFgradesusedintheCongresswillbethoseinforceonthefirstdayoftherelevanttournament.FIDERatingsfromthe1stDecember2012listwillapply.

Visas

Players needing visas should apply by 20

November.Foraformalinvitationcontact:.

Eveningevents

Therewillbeanumberofspecialeveningevents,suchasblitzorpairstournaments.Furtherdetailswillbeannouncedintheprogramme.

PlayersarewelcometocomealongtotheWhite

RockHotelfromabout20.00hrs.onThursday27

December,whereweexpecttopublishtheprovisionaldrawsforthefirstday’splayatabout

22.00hrs.

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MobilePhones

Playersandspectatorsshouldnotbringmobilephonesorelectronicstoragedevicestothevenue.Ifitisnecessarytobringsuchdevicestothevenue,theymustbeswitchedoffatalltimesandnot used for any purpose. Any player whosephonemakesanysoundduringplaywilllose.

Informationforoverseasplayers

ItisbettertoflytoGatwickasthereisthenadirectraillinktoHastings.ThosecomingtoHeathroworStanstedairportsshouldtraveltoCharingCrossStationandthosecomingfromLutonairportshouldtraveltoLondonBridge.BothofthesestationshaveadirectraillinktoHastings.

ThosetravellingonselectedEurostartrainsfromParisshouldalightatAshfordInternationalStationforaneasydirectconnectiontoHastings.OtherEurostar passengers should travel to LondonSt.Pancras/KingsCrossandthentoHastingsviaCharingCross,LondonBridgeorVictoria.Overseasplayersarealsoadvisedthattheyshouldexpecttopayaminimumof£25perpersonpernightforbedandbreakfastaccommodationinHastings.PlayersshouldnotethatunderUKlawsmoking is now banned in all inside areas ofHorntyeParkSportsComplex.

Pleasenoteplayersareresponsiblefortheirowninsuranceagainstdamageorlosstopersonorproperty.

TheHastingsBoroughCouncilwebsitegivesinformationonallaspectsofthetownincludingaccommodationandtravel.

CongressDirector:ConPower

418HaroldRoad,Hastings,EastSussexTN355HGTel:01424431970

e-mail:conpo

AlistofhotelsandguesthousesinHastingscanbeobtainedfromthisaddressorvialinksontheCongresswebsite

PleasenotewhentheCongressDirectorisunavailablequeriesshouldbeaddressedto

PamThomas,Tel:01424445348e-mail:

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HASTINGSMASTERSCHRISTMAS

NEWYEARMORNINGNEWYEARAFTERNOONAND

30thHASTINGSWEEKENDCONGRESS

PartoftheECFGrandPrix

ECFGraded

Sponsoredby

HastingsBoroughCouncil

ENTRYFORM

Pleasetickappropriateboxbelow

ECFDirectMembershipNo.(ifapplicable) / Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

CURRENTGRADEifapplicable.Ifyouhavenocurrentgradeyoumustindicateyourplayingstrength,quotingyourmostrecentgradeandtournamentresults.

ECF / FIDE / Elo(National) / Federation

ChessClub(s) FortheChristmas/NewYeareventsdoyou

wishtoplayinastrongersectionthanthatappropriateforyourgrade,subjecttoarbiter’sapproval?

YES...... NO...... PleaseindicateWEEKENDsection

...... IndicateRoundnumberifByerequired

ByeinRound...... Tohelpwithmarketingpleaseindicatewhereentryformwasobtained......

Playersareadvisedthatname,town/countryofresidence,grade/ratingandtournamentresultswillbepublishedontheCongresswebsiteandalsoontheECFwebsitegradinglist.PhotographstakenduringtheCongressmayalsoappearontheCongresswebsite.

EntryFormshouldbereturnedtoCongressDirector:

ConPower,418HaroldRoad,Hastings,EastSussex,TN355HG,England.e-mail:conpo.

CONGRESSDIARY-DATESANDPLAYINGTIMES

MASTERS / OTHEREVENTS
Fri28Dec / 14.15–finish / Christmas
Round1:14.15–18.15
Sat29 Dec / 14.15–finish / Christmas
Round2:09.30–13.30
Round3:14.15–18.15
Sun30Dec / 14.15–finish / Christmas
Round4:09.30–13.30
Round5:14.15–18.15
Mon31Dec / 14.15–finish / NewYearMorning
Round1:09.30–13.30
NewYearAfternoon
Round1:14.15–18.15
Tues1Jan / 14.15–finish / NewYearMorning
Round2:09.30–13.30
NewYearAfternoon
Round2:14.15–18.15
Wed2Jan / 14.15–finish / NewYearMorning
Round3:09.30–13.30
NewYearAfternoon
Round3:14.15–18.15
Thurs3Jan / 14.15-finish / NewYearMorning
Round4:09.30–13.30
NewYearAfternoon
Round4:14.15–18.15
Fri4Jan / 14.15–finish / NewYearMorning
Round5:09.30–13.30
NewYearAfternoon
Round5:14.15–18.15
WeekendRd.1:19.00–23.00
Sat5Jan / 14.15–finish / Weekend
Round2:09.30–13.30
Round3:14.15–18.15
Sun6Jan / 14.15–finish / Weekend
Round.4:09.30–13.30
Round5:14.15–18.15

Players,apartfromgrandmasters,maytakeahalf-pointbyeinanyroundoftheMastersapartfromthefirstorlast.Noticemustbegivenearlyonthepreviousevening.ThisisparticularlysuitableonNewYear’sDay.

PLAYERS’REPRESENTATIVE

TheHastingsChessCongressCommitteeincludesaPlayers’Representative.Nominationsareinvitedforthispostfortheforthcomingyear.NomineesmusthaveplayedinatleasttwoofthelastfourHastingsCongressesincludingthisone.NominationsmaybemadebeforetheCongressinwritingorbye-mail.ThesewillbeshownontheCongresswebsite.NominationsmayalsobemadeattheCongressbefore30December2012.VotingwilltakeplaceduringtheCongressafterthatdate.Seethecongresswebsite

HastingsMastersAten-roundacceleratedSwissPairingtournamentFriday28thDecember2012toSunday6thJanuary2013

ThiseventwillprovideopportunitiestoqualifyfortitlesandfortheFIDERatingList.Suchratingsgodownto1000,thusitwouldbereasonableforanyplayergradedoverECF75toaspiretoapartialFIDERatinghere.

RateofPlay:40movesin100minutes,followedby

20movesin50minutes,followedbyallthemovesin15minutes,withtheadditionof30secondsforeachmovefromthestart.

Entryfees

GM,IM,WGM,WIM Free

FM,WFM £26

PlayerswithFIDERatings:

2100andabove £70

Below2100 £110

PlayerswithoutFIDERatings:

ECF190(Elo2120)andabove £120

BelowECF190(Elo2120) £140

Theentryfeewillbereducedby50%forplayersagedunder21orover60on01.09.2012andforregistereddisabledplayers.

AllEnglishentrantsarerequiredtobeGoldorPlatinummembersoftheEnglishChessFederationandmustquotetheirmembershipnumberandlevelwhenentering.OtherentrantsarerequiredtobemembersofanationalfederationaffiliatedtoFIDE.Pleaseseeadditionalnotesonpage5.

Prizes: £2000, £1200, £750, £500, £350, £250,

£200,plusHorntyeBrilliancyPrize+trophy.

ThewinnerwillholdtheGolombekTrophyforoneyear.

Plus£200eachfor:

Thehighestplacedfemaleplayer

ThehighestplacedplayerwhoisneitheraGM

norIM

BestrelativeFIDEratingperformancebyaplayerratedunder2200.

Thetwohighestplacedeligibleplayersnotalreadyqualifiedwillbeentitledtoplayinthe100thBritishChampionshipinTorquayfrom29thJulyto10thAugust2013.

ThehighestplacedplayerfromacountyaffiliatedtotheSCCUwinstheSCCUIndividualChampionshipandwillbeawardedtheGlenroyCupfor2012-13andaprizeof£100.TheChampionalsoqualifiesto

playinthe100thBritishChampionshipinTorquay.IftheChampionisalreadyqualified,theplacewillbeawardedtothehighestplacedSCCUplayernotyetqualified.Thisplaceisawardedinadditiontotheotherqualifyingplaces.

GMChrisWardwillprovidecommentariesonthegamesinprogress,startingat14.45eachafternoon.

Congresswebsite:HastingsMastersgameswillbeshownonthiswebsitedaily.NamesofentrantstothisandallothertournamentswillappearfromthestartofOctober.Thefinalcross-tablesofalltournamentswillbedisplayed.

TheWhiteRockHotelTel:01424422240supportersofthe

HastingsMastersTournament

PLEASENOTE:ECFMembersofatleastSilverlevelmaydeduct£6(juniors£4)fromtheentryfeeforeachofthetournamentsonthispage.

Rate of play: 40 moves in 100 minutesfollowedbyallthemovesin20minutes.

Defaulttime: Playersarriving30minutes

NEWECFMEMBERSHIPSCHEME

PlayersshouldbeawareofthenewEnglish

ChessFederationmembershipscheme.

ormoreafterthestartofasessioninany

Membership is at four levels – Bronze,

ChristmasTournament

Friday28December2012to

Sunday30December2012

FiveroundSwisstournamentoverthreedays.SeeCongressDiaryforplayingtimes.

Thiseventwillbeingradedsectionsofapproximately16players.

EntryFee:£34 (£32Juniors)

Prizes(foreachsection):£120,£75,£50plusagradingprizeof£30.

Rateofplay:40movesin100minutes,followedbyallthemovesin20minutes.

NewYearMorningMonday31December2012toFriday4January2013

FiveRoundSwissTournamentoverfivedays.SeeCongressDiaryforplayingtimes.

This event will be in graded sections ofapproximately16players.

EntryFee£34 (£32Juniors)

Prizes (for each section) £120,£75,£50plusagradingprizeof£30.

Rate of play: 40 moves in 100 minutesfollowedbyallthemovesin20minutes.

tournamentshalllosebyforfeit,unlessthe

arbiterdecidesotherwise.

THEMAUREENCHARLESWORTHTROPHY

TheMaureenCharlesworthTrophywillbe

awardedforthemostmeritoriousperform-ancebyalocalplayer. Furtherdetailswillappearatalaterdate.

HASTINGSWEEKENDCONGRESS

Friday4January2013to

Sunday6January2013

Firstround19.00

MajorTournament

OpentoplayersbelowECF180(Elo2040)

EntryFee:£34 (£32Juniors)

Prizes:£300,£200,£100,plusagradingprizeof£50forplayersbelowECF165.

MinorTournament

OpentoplayersbelowECF150(Elo1800)

Entryfee:£34 (£32Juniors)

Prizes:£300,£200,£100,plusagradingprizeof£50forplayersbelowECF135.

PlayingVenueHorntyeParkSportsComplexBohemiaRoad,Hastings

HorntyeParkisprobablythebestregularchessvenueinthecountry.

Itisjustover1kmfromthetowncentreandisshownonthemapinthisbrochure.Busservicesrunfromthetowncentretothevenue.

Thereisadequatecar-parkingspace.

ThePlayingvenueisaccessibletoplayerswithdisabilities.Therearetoiletfacilitiesforplayerswithdisabilitiesandaliftbetweenfloors.

Cateringfacilitieswillbeavailableduringmostoftheplayingtimes.

SubjecttoconfirmationontheCongresswebsite,thetelephonenumberofthechessofficeatHorntyeParkwillbe07582149239from28December.

Silver,GoldandPlatinum.

Foreveryplayer,exceptintheMastersTournament,whoisnotanECFmemberorwhoisaBronzemember,theCongresshastopayafeeof£6(£4forjuniors,juniorsmustbeunder18on1stSeptember2012)totheECFforeachtournamententered.NofeeispayableforECFmembersofatleasttheSilverlevel.

Weregretthatthereisasignificantincreaseinentryfeesthisyear.HoweverallECFmembersofatleasttheSilverlevelmaydeduct£6(£4forjuniors,juniorsmustbeunder18on1stSeptember2012)fromtheentryfeeforeachtournamententered.

Playerswishingtotakeadvantageofthe£6deductionpertournamentarestronglyrecom-mendedtobeatleastaSilvermemberbeforeenteringtheCongress.Itmaybepossiblefornon-membersandBronzememberstobecomeSilvermembersattheCongress.

HastingsChessClub

Under-120Tournament

Steepedintradition,thecountry’smostfamous

NewYearAfternoonMonday31December2012toFriday4January2013

Five-roundSwisstournamentoverfivedays

SeeCongressDiaryforplayingtimes

This event will be in graded sections ofapproximately16players.

Entryfee£34 (£32Juniors)

Prizes (for each section) £120,£75,£50plusagradingprizeof£30.

ForplayersbelowECF120(Elo1560)orwith

nopreviousexperienceofcompetitivechess

Entry£22 (£20Juniors)

Prizes:£100,£75,£50,£25plusgradingprises of £25 for players graded belowECF100andECF80.

Playersmaytakea½pointbyeinanyroundexceptthelast. Requestsforsuchbyesmustbestatedontheentryform.

Rateofplay:40movesin100minutes,followedbyallthemovesin20minutes.

SupportingHastingsChessCongress

chessclubisusuallyopenbetween1pmand10pm.However,playerswishingtovisittheclubduringtheCongressshouldmakeenquiriesattheCongressOfficeatHorntyePark.

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PARADISE