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Last day to enter online | 2024-06-16 |
Entries after 2024-06-16 02:55 | £6 late fee |
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2nd Cambridge FIDE RapidPlay
Sunday, 16th June 2024
@
Whittlesford Playing Halls(Photo Gallery)
Mill Lane, Whittlesford,
Cambridge CB22 4NE
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station is about 0.8 miles away from the venue & it has excellent transport links from Cambridge city. There is ample car parking at & around the venue
5-Round RapidPlay Tournament: 25+10
3-Sections
ECF & FIDE rated: Open, Intermediate (U1900) & Lower (U1600)
Chess-Results Event Page appears here
Sections
Section |
Open |
Intermediate (U1900) |
Lower (U1600) |
Entry Fee |
£32 |
£32 |
£32 |
1st Prize |
£110 |
£110 |
£110 |
2nd Prize |
£60 |
£60 |
£60 |
Rating Prize |
£40 |
£40 |
£40 |
REGULATIONS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
All players must be ECF Silver members or above or pay the £10 game fee surcharge. Please register for membership on the ECF website
Please note that Entries are only Accepted when the payment has been processed online & acknowledgement received. Players are expected to enter a section which is not more than 200 rating points above their rating (higher of ECF & FIDE rating on the first day of the Tournament month). Any requests to move player/s to a higher section will generally not be entertained & if as a result a player wishes to withdraw after registration, the refund rules will apply. Unrated players will be requested to provide evidence of their playing strength/past grade or rating to enter them in the suitable section - Organiser reserves the right to change the section of player/s or withdraw them
Please DO NOT ENTER the tournament if you are not comfortable playing in a merged section in case there are insufficient players (less than 16) in a section/s, forcing us to combine them
Players without a FIDE
ID code will be registered as ENG
Please enter early to avoid paying late fee - the event is limited to 80 players
PLANNED PLAYING SCHEDULE
Please aim to
arrive by 10 am to allow a prompt start to the first round. While every effort will be made to adhere to the planned playing schedule, the Organiser does not take responsibility for reason/s affecting the schedule beyond their control
Please note that there are No Scheduled Breaks for Lunch, etc. in between rounds
Round 1: 10:30 |
Round 2: 12:00 |
Round 3: 13:30 |
Round 4: 15:00 |
Round 5: 16:30 |
Planned Finish : 18:00 |
PRIZES
The Organiser reserves the right to reduce the Prize Fund (£630) on a pro rata basis in case there are less than 60 entries for the event And/Or merge sections without notice if there are insufficient entries (less than 16) in any section
Winners will be announced within two working days from the conclusion of the event. Money prizes (as advertised) will be awarded to winners & these will be endeavoured to be disbursed via bank transfers within two to five working days from the receipt of bank details from the winners. In case of a tie on points for Place position/s, the prize will be jointly shared, suitably modifying the overall prize money. In case of there being more than one player tied for the first place, there will be no second place prize, as the latter prize money will be pooled for the first prize joint winners. No player can win more than one prize and the organisers decision will be final. (i) Only players with a current ECF / FIDE rating are eligible for Rating prizes. Rating prize is given to a player (who hasn't won a place prize) scoring the highest number of points with the lowest rating from the bottom half of the players as listed by Starting Rank for the tournament (ii) In all sections, players without an ECF or FIDE rating can win a maximum prize money of £50 - the remaining prize money will be apportioned to other winners in that section/s
REFUNDS
Refund requests will be considered up to 7 days before the event start time & an admin fee of £9 will be charged per refund per player. No refunds will be issued less than 7 days before the event start time for any reason
RATING
The Higher of the latest ECF
and FIDE Rapid Rating Lists will be used to determine player’s ratings as published on the first of the month. Both ECF and FIDE ratings will need to be below the stated section limits. In case neither an ECF nor a FIDE Rapid Rating is available, Standard Ratings/Estimated Ratings (with evidence) may also be used by the Organiser to determine a player's section as required
RATE OF PLAY, Requesting Half-Point BYE & WITHDRAWALS
Each player will
have 25 minutes plus a 10 second increment per move from start
If your opponent has not arrived within 10 minutes of the start of a round, they will be defaulted and you should report to the Organiser’s desk for taking a bye or for re-pairing as feasible for the round/s
Players may take a Half-Point Bye in advance for Any One Round Except the Last Round if requested on the entry form or with an arbiter / organiser on the day for an upcoming round
Players who do not show up for a round without an explicit permission from an arbiter /organiser will be considered as withdrawn for all future rounds & removed from pairings
PAIRINGS, SECTIONS & CLOCKS
All pairings
will be done using 'Swiss Manager' software and displayed on Chess-Results.com
Please ensure your Rating is reflected correctly against your name on the Chess-Results page at least one day ahead of the tournament & report any discrepancies to the Organiser promptly, but certainly much ahead of the pairings for Round #1. Default time is 10 minutes, 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. If a player does not show up for a round without written signed intimation to the Organising/Arbiting Team in time, then the player shall be excluded from the tournament for all the remaining rounds automatically. Reinstatement of the excluded player will be at the discretion of the Organiser / Chief Arbiter at an additional fee of £10
In general,
sections will not be merged. However, the Chief Arbiter reserves the right to
merge sections if there are insufficient number of entries in one or more sections (less than 16) - Prizes would then be suitably adjusted
Although recording moves is not compulsory, Score-sheets will be provided for those who wish to use them - please bring your Clip-board & Pen/Pencil. Result-sheets may be used to collect the results. Digital clocks will be used in all sections
FAIR PLAY REGULATIONS
To comply with
FIDE regulations - All mobile phones and electronic devices, including smart
watches, must be switched-off at all times in the
Playing Hall. They should be put either on the control desk or face-down on the playing
table, or in a bag under the desk that must not be moved whilst games are in play. If it is evident that during play, a player’s device is not turned off or a player has such a device on their person or has had access to any such device, the player shall be defaulted & will unfortunately forfeit / lose the game
Any spectators (Players are classified as spectators after finishing their games), Parents/guardians/carers and others who may enter the Playing Hall must also have their mobile phones / electronic devices switched-off at all times
DISPUTES
In the event of a dispute regarding the rules during play, a player should Pause the Clock and summon an Arbiter - an appeal on the Arbiter's decision can be made to the Chief Arbiter within 10 minutes of the incident. The Chief Arbiter's decision will be final & binding in all matters
REFRESHMENTS
Basic Tea & Coffee will be available at the venue to purchase - paying by Contactless Card is the preferable mode of payment as we encourage a cashless system of settlement. Kindly tender exact change if using cash
DISABLED ACCESS
The venue is Disability friendly - any such person needing help is requested to inform the Organiser in advance
PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs of players may be taken during the tournament to form the tournament photo gallery - by participating in the tournament, players acknowledge and agree to these conditions.Photographs taken at the event may be used for publicity purposes by the Organiser. It is allowed to take photos only during the first five minutes of each round - if using mobile phones to take photos in the playing hall, please ensure to keep them in flight mode at all times. Any objection to being photographed should be notified to the event organiser prior to the event
BEHAVIOUR, PARENTAL SUPERVISION and DISCLAIMERS
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 always expected.
Players entering or leaving the Playing Hall while other games are in progress
should do so quietly
Smoking / Vaping including e-cigarettes is NOT allowed in the playing venue; nor is the consumption of alcohol
The Organisers
and Arbiters are unable to act "in loco parentis" for children. Parents/guardians/carers
are responsible for their children throughout the entire duration of this
event. Children under the age of 8 must remain under sole parental supervision
throughout. Supervision of children over the age of 8 and teenagers may be
shared between adults. However, Parents/guardians/carers should note that they are
still ultimately responsible for their children and their behaviour at this event
The organisers
accept no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident to the person or
property of any competitor, trainee or other visitor at this event. Nor are
they responsible for the effects of actions of anyone else attending this event
Spectators and Players who have finished their game (they then become spectators) are generally not allowed to stay in the Playing Hall (area #1) and may be asked to leave the Playing Hall. There will be limited seating arrangement for non-players in an adjacent facility on a first-come-first-serve basis (designated as the Non-Players' area #2) at the venue. Non-players are expected to maintain low voice levels at all times to avoid distracting the players & other Hall users. Any movement outside the Playing Hall or the Non-Players' area (designated hired premises) will be construed as trespassing so please confine yourself to either of area #1 or area #2 at all times based on your status
GDPR -
Personal data is held solely for the purposes of our events. This is for
administration and to inform you of future chess events. We share some data
with the English Chess Federation and FIDE for rating purposes. Results,
ratings and photos may be used on social media pages or in publicity unless
informed otherwise
Additional Conditions of Entry
- Transfer entrants between sections & / Or Split or Merge sections depending on numbers
- Refund players (minus the Paypal payment processing fee) if the tournament needs to be cancelled for any reason beyond the control of the Organiser
- Withhold / reduce prizes from unrated players &/ Or Distribute the prize fund as they deem appropriate in the circumstances
- Refuse entry without assigning a reason & / Or take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure smooth running of the event
- Change / Delay the Start Timings of the Rounds based on the situation on ground
THANK YOU