HASTINGS 92nd Entry Form 2016-17 HICC Entry Form 2016/17 · Round 3: 09.30 – finish New Year Afternoon Round 3: 14.15 ... FM, WFM £35 Players with FIDE ratings 2125 and above £75

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www.hastingschess.com

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Christm

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Round 1: 14.15 – finish

Thurs 29 D

ec14.15 – finish

Christm

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Fri 30 Dec

14.15 – finishC

hristmas



Weekend


Sat 31 D

ec14.15 – finish

Weekend



Sun 1 Jan

14.15 – finishW

eekend



Mon 2 Jan

14.15 – finishN

ew Y

ear Morning


New

Year A

fternoon


Tues 3 Jan14.15 – finish

New

Year M

orning


New

Year A

fternoon


Wed 4 Jan

14.15 – finishN

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ear Morning


New

Year A

fternoon


Thurs 5 Jan

14.15 – finishN

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New

Year A

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Playing Venue, Horntye Park Sports Complex,

Bohemia Road, Hastings TN34 1EX. 01424 716666

Ho

rnty

e

Pa

rkis probably the best regular chess

venue in the country. It is just over 1km from

the town centre

and is shown on the m

ap in this brochure. Bus servicesrun from

the town centre to the venue. There is adequate car-parking space. The Playing venue

is accessible to players with disabilities. There are toilet facilities for players w

ith disabilities and a lift between

floors. Catering facilities w

ill be available during most of the playing tim

es.Subject to confirm

ation on the Congress w

ebsite, the telephone number of the chess office at H

orntyePark w

ill be0758 214 9239 from

28 Decem

ber 2016.

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HORNTYE PARKSPORTS COMPLEX

Surnam

e:

Forename:

Address:

Postcode:e-m

ail:

Telephone No:

Date of B

irth: / /

EC

F D

irect Mem

bership No. (if applicable)

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

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if applicable. If you have no current grade you must indicate your playing

strength, quoting your most recent grade and tournam

ent results.

Chess C

lub(s) __________________________________________________________________________________________

For the Christm

as/New

Year events do you

wish to play in a stronger section than that

appropriate for

your grade,

subject to

arbiter’s approval?

YE

S........................ N

O...........................

Please indicate W

EE

KE

ND

section

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Indicate Round num

ber if Bye required

Bye in R

ound .............................................

Players are advised that nam

e, town/country of residence, grade/rating and tournam

ent results will

be published on the Congress w

ebsite and also on the EC

F w

ebsite grading list. Photographs taken

during the Congress m

ay also appear on the Congress w

ebsite.

Entry Form

should be returned to Congress D

irector:A

lan Hustw

ayte, 54 Oxford R

oad,

St Leonards on Sea, E

ast Sussex, TN

38 9EY

, England. e-m

ail: alan.b.hustwayte@

tesco.net

EN

TRY

FOR

M

2

Please tick appropriate box below

EC

F G

rading Code:

FID

E Identification C

ode:

Hastings M

astersA

nine-round accelerated Swiss

Pairing tournam

entW

ednesday 28 Decem

ber 2016to T

hursday 5 January 2017

This event w

ill provide opportunities toqualify for titles and for the F

IDE

Rating

List. Such ratings go dow

n to 1000, thusit w

ould be reasonable for any playergraded over E

CF

50 to aspire to a FID

Erating here.

Rate of play:

40 moves in 100 m

inutes, follow

ed by all remaining m

oves in 50 min-

utes, with the addition of 30 seconds for

each move from

the start.

Entry Fees:

GM

, IM, W

GM

, WIM

Free

FM

, WF

M£35

Players w

ith FID

E ratings

2125 and above£75

Below

2125£115

Players w

ithout FID

E R

atingsE

CF

190 (Elo 2125) and above

£125

Below

EC

F 190 (E

lo 2125)£145

The entry fee is reduced by 50%

for anyof the follow

ing : players under 18 or over65 on 28 D

ecember 2016, registered dis-

abled players and mem

bers of Hastings

& St.L

eonards Chess C

lub and playersresiding in the B

orough of Hastings.

Those registered as E

NG

who are not

Gold or P

latinum m

embers m

ust pay anadditional levy of £10.

Non-E

nglish entrants are required tohave a F

IDE

identification number. If

they do not, they must obtain one in

advance from their International R

atingO

fficer.

Thanks to the John R

obinson Trust,

limited assistance m

ay be available forsuitable players under 21 on 28 D

ecember

2016. Details w

ill appear on the website.

The M

asters winner w

ill hold theG

olombek T

rophy in name for one year.

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

£250, £200.

There w

ill also be prizes of £200 each for:

•T

he highest placed female player

•T

he highest placed player who is

neither a GM

nor IM

•B

est relative FID

E rating

performance by a player rated

under 2200.

•B

est relative FID

E rating

performance by a player aged

under 18.

No player m

ay win both rating prizes.

Tradew

ise Insurance will aw

ard prizesfor those, not already holding 3 norm

s,achieving G

M/W

GM

or IM/W

IM F

IDE

title norms w

hich will be valid tow

ardstitles. G

M/W

GM

norms £200 and

IM/W

IM norm

s £100.

Horntye w

ill present a prize of £100 anda trophy for the “W

inner of Best G

ame”.

Congress D

irector, Alan H

ustwayte, w

illpresent a prize for best perform

anceagainst rating.

The tw

o highest placed eligible playersnot already qualified w

ill be entitled toplay in the 2017 B

ritish Cham

pionship.

Players, other than grandm

asters, may take

a half point bye in any round of the Masters

apart from the last. N

otice must be given

early on the previous evening. This is par-

ticularly suitable on New

Year’s D

ay.

GM

Chris W

ard will provide com

men-

taries on the games in progress starting

at 14.45 each afternoon.

Congress w

ebsite:w

ww

.hastingschess.comH

astings Masters gam

es will be show

n onthis w

ebsite daily. Nam

es of entrants to thisand all other tournam

ents will appear from

October. T

he final cross-tables of all tour-nam

ents will be displayed.

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NG

RE

SS CO

ND

ITIO

NS

Cheques

should be

made

payable to

“Hastings

International C

hess C

ongress”.E

ntries should

be sent

to the

Congress

Director

(address given

below).

If an

acknowledgem

ent of an entry is required astam

ped addressed

envelope m

ust be

enclosed.

The C

ongress reserves the right to refuse anyentry. E

xcept in such cases, a deduction of20%

will norm

ally be made from

any refundof entry fee. R

efunds will be m

ade only ifnotification of w

ithdrawal is received by the

Director no later than 22 D

ecember 2016.

Late entries w

ill invoke a late entry fee of£15 to the M

asters and £10 to other tour-n

amen

ts for

entries

postm

arked

after

10 Decem

ber 2016 (or 23 Decem

ber 2016for the W

eekend Congress).

Eligibility to play in an event w

ill be deter-m

ined by the Grading and R

ating lists as of1 D

ecember 2016. T

he actual grade or ratingused for all other purposes w

ill be the most

up-to-date value available on the first day ofeach event.

Visas

Players needing visas should apply by 19

Novem

ber 2016. For a formal invitation

contact: Pam

Thom

as, Tel: 01424 445348

e-mail: pae123@

aol.com

Evening events

There w

ill be a number of special evening

events such as blitz or pairs tournaments.

Further details w

ill be announced in the pro-gram

me and on the C

ongress website.

Information for overseas players

It Is better to fly to Gatw

ick as there is adirect rail link to H

astings. Those arriving at

Heathrow

or Stansted airports should travel

to Charing C

ross Station and those com

ingfrom

L

uton airport

should travel

viaS

t.Pancras International and then to Hastings

via Ashford high speed service. P

layers fromL

ondon should travel on the direct trainsfrom

Charing

Cross,

Waterloo

East

orL

ondon Bridge stations.

National E

xpress Coaches also have daily

service betw

een L

ondon and

Hastings.

Further inform

ation:- w

ww

.national express.com.

Overseas players are also advised that they

should expect to pay a minim

um of £40 per

person per

night for

bed and

breakfastaccom

modation in H

astings.

Please note that players are responsible for

their own insurance against dam

age or lossto personal property.

Hastings

Borough

Council

website:

ww

w.visit1066country.com

gives informa-

tion on all aspects of the town including

accomm

odation and travel.

A list of hotels and guesthouses in H

astingscan be obtained via the:-

CO

NG

RE

SS WE

BSIT

E:

hastingschess.com

Players should check the C

ongress website

for the latest announcements and inform

ation.

Congress D

irector: Alan H

ustwayte,

54 Oxford R

oad, St.Leonards on Sea,

E.Sussex, T

N38 9E

Y T

el: 01424 443300 e-m

ail: alan.b.hustwayte@

tesco.net

Please note that w

hen the Congress

Director is unavailable queries should be

addressed to Pam

Thom

as, T

el: 01424 445348 e-m

ail: [email protected]

RA

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OF

PL

AY

– applies to all the follow

ing tournaments: all m

oves in 110m

inutes, with an extra 10 seconds for

each move. E

ach player must keep score

until the time rem

aining on his clock hasdropped below

5 minutes. O

nce a playerhas stopped scoring under this rule, hedoes not need to resum

e scoring if histim

e then increases to above 5 minutes.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Christm

as Tournam

entW

ednesday 28 Decem

ber 2016 toF

riday 30 Decem

ber 2016

5 round Sw

iss tournament over three days.

See C

ongress Diary for playing tim

es.T

his event will be in graded sections of

approximately 16 to 20 players below

EC

F200 (E

lo 2200).

Entry Fee: £38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes (for each section): £140, £90, £65

plus a grading prize of £30.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

New

Year M

orningT

ournament

Monday 2 January 2017 to

Thursday 5 January 2017

4 round Sw

iss tournament over 4 days.

See C


es.T



EC

F200 (E

lo 2200)

Entry fee: £34 (Juniors £30)

Prizes (for each section) £130, £ 85, £60

plus a grading prize of £30 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

New

Year A

fternoonT

ournament

Monday 2 January 2017 to T

hursday 5January 2017

4 round Sw

iss tournament over 4 days.

See C


es.T



EC

F200 (E

lo 2200)

Entry fee: £ 34 (Juniors £30)

Prizes (for each section) £130, £85, £60

plus a grading prize of £30

HA

STIN

GS W

EE

KE

ND

CO

NG

RE

SSF

riday 30 Decem

ber 2016 to

Sunday 1 January 2017

Major Tournam

ent – FID

E rated.

All E

nglish entrants must quote their

mem

bership number w

hen entering. Other

entrants are required to be mem

bers of anational federation affiliated to F

IDE

.

Open to players below

EC

F 180 (E

lo 2040).

Entry Fee: £38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes: £300, £200, £100, plus a rating

prize of £50 for those with a published

FID

E rating below

1900.T

hose registered as EN

G w

ho are notG

old or Platinum

mem

bers must pay an

additional levy of £10.

Minor T

ournament

Open to players below

EC

F 150 (E

lo 1825)

Entry Fee: £ 38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes £300, £200, £100 plus a grading

prize of £50 for players below E

CF

135.

Under 120 T

ournament

For players below E

CF

120 (Elo 1600) or

with no previous experience of com

petitivechess.

Entry Fee: £22 (Juniors £20 )

Prizes: £100, £75, £50, £25 plus grad-

ing prizes of £25 for players graded EC

F99-80 and below

EC

F 80.

Players may take a half point bye in any round

except the last. Requests for such byes m

ustbe stated on the entry form

. This relates to

all tournaments on this page.

PL

EA

SE N

OT

E: E

CF

Mem

bers of atleast Silver level m

ay deduct £7 (Juniors£5) from

the entry fee for Christm

as,N

ew Y

ear and Weekend M

inor and U-120

events.

Mem

bers of Hastings and S

t. Leonards

Chess C

lub and players residing in theB

orough of Hastings receive a £10 discount

from the entry fee for the C

hristmas, N

ewY

ear, Weekend M

ajor and Minor events and

£5 from the W

eekend U-120.

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NO

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CE

ME

NT

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LIC

AB

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TO

A

LL

TO

UR

NA

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NT

S:E

lectronic devices such as mobile phones

mu

st b

e com

pletely

switch

ed

off an

dplaced in a bag under player’s table. T

hebag m

ust not be moved at any tim

e duringthe gam

e.

Default tim

e: Players arriving 30 m

inutesor m

ore after the start of a session in anytournam

ent shall lose by forfeit, unless thearbiter decides otherw

ise.

Refreshm

ents while at the board:

Players m

ust confine their refreshments to

tea, coffee and cold drinks.

Juniors are players under 18 years on the28 D

ecember 2016

The M

aureen Charlesw

orth Trophy

The M

aureen Charlesw

orth Trophy w

ill beaw

arded for the most m

eritorious perform-

ance by a local player. Further details w

illappear in the program

me.

Playin

g Venu

e –

Horn

tye P

ark

Sp

ortsC

omplex, B

ohemia R

oad, Hastings T

N34 1ex

telephone: 01424 716666.

Horntye P

ark is probably one of the bestregular chess venues in the country.It is just over 1km

from the tow

n centreand is show

n on the map in this brochure.

Bus services run from

the town centre to

the venue.T

here is adequate car-parking space.

The playing venue is accessible to players

and spectators with disabilities. T

here aretoilet facilities for players w

ith disabilitiesand a lift betw

een floors.

Catering facilities w

ill be available duringm

ost of the playing times.

Subject to confirmation on the C

ongressw

ebsite, the telephone number of the chess

office at Horntye P

ark will be 0758 214

9239 from 28 D

ecember 2016

Players should note that under U

K law

smoking is banned in all inside areas of

Horntye P

ark Sports Com

plex. This also

applies to e-cigarettes.

PL

AY

ER

S RE

PR

ESE

NT

AT

IVE

The

Hastings

Chess

Congress

Com

mittee

includes a

Players’

Representative.

Nom

inations are invited for this post for theforthcom

ing year.

N

ominees

must

haveplayed

in at

least tw

o of

the last

fourH

astings C

ongresses including

this one.

Nom

inations m

ay be

made

before the

Congress in w

riting or by e-mail. T

hese will

be show

n on

the C

ongress w

ebsite.N

ominations

may

also be

made

at the

Congress

before 31st

Decem

ber, 2016.

Voting w

ill take place during the Congress

after that date. See the C

ongress website for

further details.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

The White Rock H

otelTel: 01424 422240

Supporters of theH

astings Masters Tournam

ent

Supportin

gHastin

gs

Chess

Congress

1-2 Ro

bertso

n Terrace, Hasting

s, E

ast Sussex TN

34 1JE.

01424 429605

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HASTINGS 92nd Entry Form 2016-17 HICC Entry Form 2016/17 · Round 3: 09.30 – finish New Year Afternoon Round 3: 14.15 ... FM, WFM £35 Players with FIDE ratings 2125 and above £75