Edinburgh Park Chess Festival - August 2023

A Scottish Chess Tour Event

Novotel Edinburgh Park - Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th August 2023

15 Lochside Avenue, Hermiston Gait Retail Park. EH12 9DJ (see map below)
Sat Nav: **Don't use the post code** Look for 'Novotel Edinburgh Park' or 'Hermiston Gait'. The hotel is near KFC and Krispy Kreme

	Thursday 10th August	Friday 11th August	Saturday 12th August	Sunday 13th August
Morning		Junior (Under 19) Allegro	Standard Round 2/5	Standard Round 4/5
		Open, U1000, U600
		9.30am - 1pm	9.30am - 12.30pm	10.30am - 1.30pm
		5 rounds
		Time control: 10 + 5
Afternoon		Allegro	Standard Round 3/5	Standard Round 5/5
		U2400, U1700, U1300
		2 - 6.15pm	1.30 - 4.30 pm	2.30 - 5.30 pm
		5 rounds
		Time control: 15 + 5
Evening	Junior (Under 19) Blitz	Standard Round 1/5	Blitz
	Open	U2400, U1900& U1500	Open
	7.30 - 9.00pm	7.30 - 10.30pm	7pm - 9.30pm
	7 rounds		9 rounds
	Time control: 3 + 2	Time control:60 + 30	Time control: 3 + 2

All tournaments are played under the rules of Chess Scotland (CS)

Entries are limited, so please book early

Juniors must be supervised by a responsible adult when not in the playing hall

Entry Fees and Prizes

There is a discount of £5 (per player, not per event) if you enter more than one event

Tournament	Standard U2400/U1900/U1500 FIDE Rated CS Graded	Allegro U2400/U1700/U1300 FIDE Rated CS Graded	Junior Allegro Open/U1000/U600 FIDE Rated CS Graded	Blitz FIDE Rated	Junior Blitz FIDE Rated
Entry Fee	£36** (non-CS member £39)	£20** (non-CS member £23)	£16** (non-CS member £19)	£12	£10
1st. Prize	£100	£80	£30	£40	£20
2nd. Prize	£50	£40	£20
Grading Prizes	£30	£20	£10	Four Rating Prizes, £20 each	Four Rating Prizes, £10 each

* Chess Scotland membership does not apply to the Blitz, this is not rated by Chess Scotland, so no membership reductions apply. Please do not tick this option if you are only entering the Blitz.

** Chess Scotland membership discount £3 applies once per player only. Membership discount applies to anyone appearing in the current CS membership list, see here.

Grading/Rating

All tournaments are FIDE rated and FIDE ratings are used for entry and rating prizes. We appreciate there may be some anomalies - we will use gradings/ratings as we deem appropriate.

FIDE Identification Number (FIN)

All players must have a FIDE Identification Number (FIN)*. Chess Scotland can register players who are eligible for a Scotland (SCO) – eligibility rules here. List of registered players here.

The results of the FIDE-rated sections of this event will be submitted to FIDE, the world chess federation. Players in these sections need to be registered with FIDE to allow the results to be submitted.

Information about FIDE registration is available here.

Please read the notes on eligibility at the above link, complete the application form on the Chess Scotland website and send to the Chess Scotland Rating Officer.

*Which must be Licenced. Former FIDE Arena players who have not registered with their national federations may fall into this category. If this is the case, it is generally resolved quite quickly by your national federation. Please enquire if you are unsure of the registration rules before deciding to enter by contacting us using our contact form.

COVID Safety Arrangements

• If there are government restrictions at the time of the event, they will apply at the Allegro
• Players must not attend if they have Covid symptoms and a refund will be given
• Players must not attend if they have recently tested positive for COVID, or are required to self-isolate

Conditions of Entry

The organisers reserve the right to:

• Increase or decrease prize money
• Transfer entrants between events
• Split or merge events depending on numbers
• Withhold prizes from ungraded players if they play in events below their known strength
• Distribute the prize fund as they deem appropriate
• The organisers reserve the right to refuse entry without assigning a reason
• Take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the congress
• Spectators, and players who have finished their game, are not allowed in the playing hall and may asked to leave the playing hall.

Refund Policy

Players withdrawing prior to the day of the congress may do so with a refund, less a £5 administration fee.

Photographs

Photographs taken at the event may be used for publicity purposes. Any objection should be notified to the event organiser prior to the event.