16th West Surrey 2023 Rapid Play

Therfield School, Dilston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7NZ

Sunday 22 October 2023

5-Round ECF rated Swiss tournament

All three sections start at 10am, but are expected to end at different times:

Intermediate – See timings below, we estimate the end time 15:00.

Minor and Novice – We estimate the end time 13:00.

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Sections - All Sections are for juniors only

Section	Intermediate (U1800 ECF)	Minor (U1400 ECF)	Novice (U1000 ECF) for new/ beginner players
Entry Fee	£30 (£32.50 Bronze/ non ECF)	£30 (£32.50 Bronze/ non ECF)	£27.50 (£30 Bronze/ non ECF)
First Prize	£100£75	Trophy and £30	Trophy
Second Prize	£40£30	Rosette/ medal and £15	Rosette/ medal
Third Prize	£15£12	Rosette/ medal	Rosette/ medal
Players scoring 3 points or more	N/A	N/A	Rosette/ medal

ECF Pay to play fee:

Bronze or none members of the English Chess Federation (ECF) pay an additional £2.50.

The organisers reserve the right to:

Redistribute, in whole or in part, any prize won by a competitor who has won or shared a prize.

Transfer entrants between Novice, Minor or Intermediate sections.

Withhold prizes from ungraded players if they play in events below their known strength.

Take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the congress.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

Entries received after Tuesday 17 October 2023, if accepted, will require an additional £5 'Late entry fee' and entries received after 17:00 Thursday 19 October 2023, if accepted, will require additional £10 'Late, 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, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 subject to a £9 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:

We estimate Minor and Novice sections will be completed by 1:00pm!!

Times below will be kept to or 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.

Minor and Novice sections will have a small prize giving ceremony in their playing room or next door fifteen minutes after all competitors, in their section, have completed their fifth game.

In the Minor section, anybody who was placed first or second to win a money prize should complete a 'Bank Details Form' and hand it to Mrs Emma-Jane Billington-Phillips after the prize giving ceremony. Prize money will be paid via BACS within 3 working days after the event.

The Intermediate section 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.

The Intermediate section, will not have a prize giving! Anybody who believes they have or might win a money prize should complete a 'Bank Details Form' and hand it to Mrs Emma-Jane Billington-Phillips then they will be able to leave. The prize winners (once calculated) will be displayed on the chess-results webpage and any prize money will be paid via BACS within 3 working days after the event.

As all three sections will be played in a separate classroom, competitors can come and go in between games without disturbing the other sections 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
Round 1	10:00
Round 2	11:00
Round 3	12:00
Round 4	13:00
Round 5	14:00
Prize Giving	(Approx.) 15:00

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 10 minutes plus 10 second increments per move per player.

Rating

Players' ratings will be determined by using (in order) ECF Rapid/ ECF 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 September 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 the ECF website.

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 Minor and Novice 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 Intermediate and Minor sections the prize money will be split among all tying players.

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.

FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2023 apply including for Rapid Chess; Appendix A. Article A.5 for the entire event.

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