Jessie Gilbert Celebration International 2008
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Patzer24 on Wed, 05/14/2008 at 1:59pm.
Jessie Gilbert Celebration International 2008
Start Date/Time: Aug 16, 2008
End Date/Time: Aug 25, 2008
Location:
Coulsdon Chess Fellowship
84-90 Chipstead Valley Road
Coulsdon
England 
The 1st
JESSIE GILBERT
Celebration International
Saturday 16 August - Monday 25 August 2008
Part of the ECF Grand Prix
A 10 ROUND OPEN FIDE RATED SWISS COMPETITION
for GM and IM norms
It is hoped that players in this event will help raise money for:
NSPCC & Childline
ACCOMMODATION LINKS ENTRIES CONFIRMED
CCF DIARY FOR SCHEDULE AND OTHER EVENTS
All English entrants must submit their English Chess Federation Membership Number.
All non-English players are expected to be members of their own federation.
| ENTRY FEE INFORMATION
In Jessie's memory, players are encouraged to consider adding £10 to their entry fee as a donation to be passed to the NSPCC/Childline
- a Charity Jessie actively supported whilst she was alive.
Entries can be paid by all cards (except American Express) over the phone. |
| TITLE / RATING | FEE | WITH £10
DONATION |
| GM / WGM / IM / WIM | Free | £10 |
| FM / WFM | £ 50 | £60 |
| Rated 2200+ | £ 60 | £70 |
| Rated 2100+ | £ 70 | £80 |
| Rated 2000+ | £ 80 | £90 |
| Rated 1900+ | £ 90 | £100 |
| Rated 1800+ | £100 | £110 |
| Rated below 1800 | £110 | £120 |
| Un-Rated Players | £120 | £130 |
| Entry fees will be accepted according to ratings at the time payment is received by CCF. Players will not be refunded or charged extra as a result of changing ratings. |
| ENTRY FEE REDUCTIONS AVAILABLE (Accumulative) |
| JUNIORS (Under 21) @ 31st AUGUST 2008 | 30% |
| SENIORS (Over 60) @ 31st AUGUST 2008 | 20% |
| CCF FULL MEMBERS (2007-8 SEASON) | 10% |
| LATE FEES |
| PAYMENT RECEIVED AFTER Saturday 9th August 2008 | 10% |
| PAYMENT RECEIVED ON THE DAY | 20% |
The ECF is providing a limited number of subsidised entries for juniors (under 21) wishing to play in this event. Priority will be given to realistic IM / GM norm seekers and players looking for experience competing in international tournaments. Any players interested in this opportunity are invited to contact the ECF Junior Director, Claire Summerscale.”
ENTRY FORM / CCF DIARY / RETURN TO CCF HOME PAGE
| GUARANTEED PRIZES
should entries allow, the prize fund may be increased. |
| 1st | £500 |
| 2nd | £250 |
| 3rd | £100 |
| Grading Prizes | Under 2200 | £50 |
| Under 2000 | £50 |
| Ladies' Prize | £50 |
| INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ALL PRIZES |
| In the event of players eligible for more than 1 prize, we will allocate prizes as we consider best appropriate. Normally, one player will not be able to win more than 1 prize he/she is eligible for - and this will normally be the "higher" prize.
AS THERE WILL BE A CLOSING CEREMONY TO THIS EVENT, IT IS A CONDITION OF ENTRY THAT ALL PRIZE WINNERS STAY TO THE PRIZE GIVING. PRIZES WILL NOT BE PAID WHERE PLAYERS LEAVE THE EVENT BEFOREHAND. |
ENTRY FORM / CCF DIARY / RETURN TO CCF HOME PAGE
| GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION |
| This will be a 10 round open Swiss Tournament. Players may request a ½ point bye in any round except the last round. All games will be graded and results included in the English Chess Federation Grand Prix. Grades will be taken from the latest books that we hold at the venue on the day of each event. |
| SCHEDULE |
| Opening Ceremony | Saturday 16 August 2008 | 12-00 |
| Round 1 | 13-00 |
| Round 2 | Sunday 17 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 3 | Monday 18 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 4 | Tuesday 19 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 5 | Wednesday 20 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 6 | Thursday 21 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 7 | Friday 22 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 8 | Saturday 23 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 9 | Sunday 24 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Round 10 | Monday 25 August 2008 | 13-00 |
| Closing Ceremony | 19-00 estimate |
| and now why not enter the CCFOpen Blitz at 7-30pm |
| PAIRINGS / DEFAULT TIMES
Pairings will be done the night before and late entrants (if accepted) added into the draw. Pairings will be uploaded onto the web site each night as soon as is possible. Default time will be 60 minutes after the advertised start of each round. All players play in all rounds (CCF will aim to provide a rated "filler" in case of odd numbers in any given round). It is NOT a knockout competition. |
| TIME CONTROL:
1 hour and 40 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 seconds added Fischer timings from move 1. The clocks will then add 50 minutes each for the remainder of the game in addition to the additional 30 seconds which will be added for each move. |
| LAWS OF CHESS:
FIDE Laws of Chess Apply. The decision of the CCF controller is final in all matters. |
| MOBILE PHONES:
CCF allows mobile phones onto the premises. However, we will strictly implement the new FIDE laws. Players must switch their phones off during play (we will not allow them on silent mode), but players are invited to put their phones on divert to the CCF telephone number (020 8645 0302) whilst the congress is in progress, should they be expecting urgent calls.
OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT:
To uphold the FIDE laws, players may not interact with anyone using computers whilst their game is still in progress.......except the arbiting team obviously! |