COVID 19 GUIDELINES
Crowborough Community Centre is currently subject to the mandatory requirement for masks to be worn everywhere within the Centre.
Hand Sanitisers will be placed throughout the venue and visitors are requested to use these and to maintain social distancing as much as possible while not playing.
Chess tables will be spaced out as much as possible in the playing hall and players are asked to not eat while playing and to remain at their boards as much as possible.
Picture shows the hall with 150 entries we are expecting maybe half that number for this event.
Windows in the playing Hall and the analysis Rooms will be opened regularly to allow good ventilation.
Saturday
26th February
2022
9.45 am ~ 5.30 pm
The
Crowborough Community Centre
Pine Grove, Crowborough TN6 1AR
6-Round Swiss tournament with
25 minutes per player plus
5 seconds per move from start
Two sections
Entry restricted
to
players below ECF and FIDE 2250 but Open to all Sussex
players
of any rating
Entry Fee £21.00
ECF Pay to Play Silver, Gold and
Platinum Members Exempt
Bronze or Non ECF Members £9.00
Entries
Close 5pm Friday 25th February 2022
Withdrawal before
entries close are refundable
Entry Online via https://bookwhen.com/crowboroughchessclub
Total Prize
Fund £680.00
SPONSORED BY WEALDEN DISTRICT
COUNCIL
PRIZES
CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION Winner
£150
Second
£100
Third
£50
3 Grading Prizes of
£40
CHALLENGERS SECTION Winner
£80
Second
£60
Third
£40
SPECIAL PRIZES From either Section
Veterans’ Prize (60+) £40
Junior Prize (U16)
£40
Best MSCL Club
Sum of Best 3 scores
Trophies The Joe Berberich Cup will be awarded to the Championship winner.
The Albany Cup will be
awarded to the highest placed member of Crowborough Chess Club.
In a tie, sum of progressive
scores will be used to determine trophy winners but cash prizes will be split.
Tournament Sections
The Lowest third of players by rating will be allocated to the
Challengers unless
when
entering a preference to only play in the Championship has been indicated
Grading Prizes
List of entries in the
Championship section will be split into four bands sorted by rating.
Players in the top band
will be eligible to win the main prizes only.
The players in each of
the other bands will compete for the main prizes or within their section for a
grading prize.
Bands will be
published before the start of round 2.
Playing
Schedule
Introduction
9.45
Round 1 10.00
Round 2 11.15
Round 3 12.45
Round 4 14.00
Round 5 15.15
Round 6 16.30
Presentations
at 17.45
Tournament Rules
FIDE Rapidplay Rules
apply.
This is a registered ECF Game Fee event.
Results will be sent to the ECF
for Rapidplay grading.
Rating used will be first
of ;
1. ECF OTB Rapidplay Rating
2. ECF OTB Standard Rating
3. Highest ECF Online
Rating
4. FIDE Rating
Unrated players cannot
win grading prizes.
Entry restricted to
players below
ECF and FIDE 2250 but
Open to all Sussex players of any
rating
Competitors can only
win one cash prize and prizes will be allocated as the Tournament Director
deems appropriate.
The organisers reserve
the right to refuse entry without explanation.
The organisers reserve
the right to adjust the format and prizes if entries are low
The decisions of the
Tournament Director will be
final.
Tournament DirectorJonathan Tuck
Tournament Enquiries to;
Crowborough Chess Club
David Fryer, Brackenhurst
Kings Chase, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 1RQ
Mobile 07919 402315
Email secretary@crowboroughchess.org
