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| Last day to enter online | 2022-12-16 |
| Entries after 2022-12-13 | £10 late fee |
LJCC Finals U10/U14
Saturday 17th December & Sunday 18th December 2022
Saturday 17th December & Sunday 18th December 2022
Standard Play Tournaments
ECF rated, U14 Major FIDE Rated
Qualification necessary for U10 Major and U10 Minor. No qualification necessary for U14 sections.
Sections
| Section | U14 Major | U14 Minor | U10 Major | U10 Minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Fee | £39 (£28 Gold Members+) | £30 (£25 Silver Members+) | £29 (£24 Silver Members+) | £26 (£21 Silver Members+) |
| 1st. Prize | £180 | £110 | £150 | £95 |
| 2nd. Prize | TBD | TBD | Trophy | Trophy |
| 3rd. Prize | TBD | TBD | Trophy | Trophy |
Please enter early, there are no entries on the day.
U10: 50 minutes plus 10 second increment from move 1
U14: 80 minutes plus 10 second increment from move 1
Please arrive by 9.30am in plenty of time to start the first round promptly.
University of Westmister, Harrow Campus, Northwick Park, HA1 3TP
There is a large car park at the venue. Approx cost £8 per day. The nearest Underground stations are Northwick Park (4 mins walk) and Harrow on the Hill (10 mins walk). Kenton is the nearest Overground station (6 mins walk) with trains direct from Euston and Watford Junction. Buses 114, 182, 183 and 186 pass the Campus.
We hope canteen facilities will be open for breakfast from 9 am and will serve until 4pm each day. Vending machines are available.
There will be a professional bookshop on site throughout the event including sets, scorebooks, and titles specifically suited to juniors. Please see https://www.onionschess.co.uk/ for more details.
The December rating list will be used to determine player's ratings
The U14 Minor has a rating limit of 1600
All results will be sent for Standard Play rating with the ECF
The U14 Major will also be FIDE rated
Cash prizes in all sections. Trophies for highest placed boy and girl in each section
All pairings will be done using swiss-manager software and displayed on chess-results.com. Default time is 20 minutes in U14 and 15 mins in U10. After which re-pairing may be made for each player whose opponent has not arrived and for any player otherwise having a full-point bye.
In general, sections will not be merged. However, the Chief Arbiter reserves the right to merge if there is an insufficient number of entries in one or more sections. If merged, prizes will still be awarded to the participants of the original individual sections.
Digital clocks will be used in all sections and help will be given to anyone unfamiliar with them.
LJCC is grateful to the University for the use of their facilities. Please treat the premises with respect and follow all signs and rules as requested.
A high standard of behaviour and respect for others and property is expected at all times. Players leaving the playing area while other games are in progress should do so quietly and should not return to the playing area after their game is finished.
LJCC and its officials are unable to act in loco parentis for children. Parents/guardians/carers are responsible for their children throughout the entire duration of this event.
LJCC has adopted the ECF Safeguarding policy which can be found on the ECF website.
LJCC and helpers accept no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or property of any competitor, or other visitor at this event. Nor are they responsible for the effects of actions of anyone else attending this event.
LJCC collects personal data solely for the purposes of our events and to share some of this data with the English Chess Federation for rating purposes. Results are displayed on the LJCC website and chess-results.com. Please see our privacy policy at ljcc.co.uk
LJCC may take photographs at the event. No photographs will be published without prior permission
If you have any queries please email: entry@ljcc.co.uk