13th West Surrey 2023 Rapid Play
Therfield School, Dilston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7NZ
Saturday 18 March 2023
5-Round ECF rated Swiss tournament with two FIDE rated sections
All four sections start at 10am, but are expected to end at different times:
Major and Intermediate – See timings below, we estimate the end time 16:30.
Minor and Novice – We estimate the end time 13:00.
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Chess-Results and Pairings
Sections
| Section | FIDE Major for adults and juniors (U2200 ECF) | FIDE Intermediate for adults and juniors (U1800 ECF) | ECF Minor juniors only (U1400 ECF) | ECF Novice juniors only (U1000 ECF) for new/ beginner players |
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| Entry Fee | £30 (£39 Bronze/ non ECF) | £30 (£39 Bronze/ non ECF) | £30 (£32.50 Bronze/ non ECF)) | £27.50 (£30 Bronze/ non ECF) |
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| First Prize | £100 | £100 | Trophy and £30 | Trophy |
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| Second Prize | £40 | £40 | Rosette/ medal and £15 | Rosette/ medal |
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| Third Prize | £10 | £10 | £5 and Rosette/ medal | Rosette/ medal |
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ECF Pay to play fee:
Bronze or none members of the English Chess Federation (ECF) pay an additional £9 (MAJOR and Intermediate)/ £2.50 (Junior Sections).
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
Entries received after 22:00 Friday 17 March 2023, if accepted, will require additional £10 Late entry fee'.
No entries will be accepted on the day of the event.
A player may withdraw at any point up to close of early bird entry, Thursday, 16 March 2023 subject to a £7 administration fee. Withdrawal after this date forfeits the full entry fee.
Pairings
In all sections players will be paired using Swiss-Manager. Pairings will be posted at http://www.chess-results.com/ (see above for link) and at the venue. No discussion will be entered into concerning the pairings.
Nobody gets knocked out and players are expected to play all five rounds.
If a player needs to leave early, please inform the arbiters prior to leaving or upon your arrival if possible.
Scoring:
1 point for a win, ½ for a draw or 0 for a loss.
Schedule:
Please note:
No entries will be accepted on the day!
Please note:
We estimate Minor and Novice sections will be completed by 1:30pm!!
Times below will be kept to except for in the junior sections when play will continue for the next round fifteen minutes after the current round ends for all competitors.
This means that the Minor and/ or the Novice sections may finish all their games by 13:00 and be able to go unless they have won a prize.
Prizes will be presented in their playing room about 15 minutes after the last games in their section/ room have ended and following this players of said section/ room will be able to leave.
The Intermediate and Major Sections will, likely take longer to play their games, but the same system will apply, the next round of a section will begin fifteen minutes after all games in the section have completed.
Prize giving will be in their playing room or next door fifteen minutes after all competitors have completed their fifth game.
As each section will be played in a separate classroom, competitors can come and go in between games without disturbing the other players still playing their previous round. So, younger, beginner players whose games end quickly will have only a short break before the next one, therefore, making their whole day much shorter.
| Arrival From | 09:30 |
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| Round 1 | 10:00 |
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| Round 2 | 11:30 |
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| Round 3 | 12:45 |
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| Round 4 | 14:00 |
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| Round 5 | 15:20 |
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| Prize Giving | (Approx.) 16:45 |
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Time Control:
In all sections there will be 5 rounds played with digital clocks on all boards. Clocks will be at a rate of all moves in 20 minutes plus 10 second increments per move per player.
Rating
Players' ratings will be determined by using (in order) ECF Rapid/ ECF Standard/ FIDE Rapid/ FIDE Standard.
Unrated players must provide evidence for the organisers to assess their playing strength and any previous known rating must be declared (players who have never been rated do not need to). If possible, the most up to date Rating List will be used to determine a player's rating. For players who do not appear in the February List, other lists may be used at the discretion of the organisers.
Rating Information - It is a condition of entry that players agree to their rating information being published on FIDE and the ECF websites.
Attention Parents: Can you help?
If you can volunteer to help in the playing hall during play on the day then please email us at: Admin@ChessEntriesforAll.com one does not need any specific chess knowledge for this as an arbiter will be there, one will only need to take results of a section.
Other Information
No player may win more than one prize. In the two junior sections the winners, in the event of a tie for first place, will be split according to tie break. The winner after tie break will be awarded the trophy. In the Major, Intermediate and Minor sections the prize money will be split among all tying players.
It is recommended that all players in all sections record their games, scoresheets and pencils will be available to use. If you are unable to record, then there is a great video on how to here: "https://www.chesskid.com/videos/how-to-keep-score-algebraic-notation"
If a player would like to play to try a tournament for their first time or are a beginner, they should enter the ‘Novice’ section, unless they are rated above 1000 ECF in which case they are ‘too strong’ for the Novice section and will have to play in another section.
Contact details will be stored on a computer for sending out details of future events organised by www.chessentriesforall.com.
Free Parking at the school.
All electronic devices; mobile phones / alarms/ Fitbits/ smart watches must be turned off and not on your person during play or in the playing hall while games are still in progress. If you have an electronic device with you, ensure it is turned off and placed on the table for the entirety of your game. It must not leave the table even if you need to go to the toilet during your game. After your game has ended and you have given in your result please take your device with you, but only switch it on after you have left the playing hall.
Refreshments, unfortunately, there will be no refreshments available at the venue, however, there is a shop and café a short 5-minute walk away. Alternatively, you may bring a packed lunch, but please ensure you keep food out of the playing rooms and do not bring any NUTs onto the premises.
The afternoon/ evening before the event we will email all entrants’ players details and other useful information, please check your entrant details are correct and let us know of any errors or emissions.
In all disputes the decision of the arbiter is final.
Short Explanation of Terms
FIDE - The abbreviation for International Chess Federation but expressed in French as 'Fédération Internationale des Échecs' - website: www.fide.com.
ECF - The abbreviation for English Chess Federation - website: ECF Web Site
