When – Thursday April 4th to Sunday April 7th 2019
Where – St Johns Hotel, 651 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 1AT
Eligibility – Over 50 – Players must be aged 50 or over on 31st December 2019; Over 65 – Players must be aged 65 or over on 31st December 2019.
Players must be born in England or have lived in England for at least the preceding 12 months. In addition if they have a FIDE registration, it must be ENG.
Format – FIDE-rated Over 65; FIDE-rated Over 50
The congress will have a total of six rounds (please note this is different from the mailshot which incorrectly referred to seven rounds) over 4 days, with playing schedule as follows –
Thursday R1 19.00 – 23.00
Friday R2 10.00 – 14:00; R3 15:00 – 19:00
Saturday R4 10:00 – 14:00; R5 15:00 – 19:00
Sunday R6 10:00 – 14:00
Players may take a single half point bye in any round apart from Round 6. The Over 50 and Over 60 championships will be awarded after round 6, with joint champions in either or both sections in the event of a tie on point count.
Time Control – All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per move from move 1
Entry fees – £45.00 (players must have Gold or Platinum ECF membership or pay a surcharge of £10.50)
Early Bird discount – entries received before 15th February will receive a £5 discount. No entries taken after Wednesday 3rd April.
Grading/Rating – both sections will be FIDE-rated and ECF graded
Prizes (in both sections) – 1st £200; 2nd £150; 3rd £100; Best Performance Prize* £50; Slow Starter Prize** £40
Enquiries – Please email to edhgoodwin@gmail.com or contact Ed on 07528 611483
Chief Organiser – Ed Goodwin
Arbiters – Priscilla Morris (Chief Arbiter); Hok Chiu
Schedule – Thursday R1 19.00 – 23.00; Friday R2 10.00 – 14:00, R3 15:00 – 19:00
Saturday R4 10:00 – 14:00, R5 15:00 – 19:00; Sunday R6 10:00 – 14:00
Accommodation – bed and breakfast rooms are available at the St Johns Hotel – £65 for single occupancy, £75 for two people sharing. Entrants should contact Daniel and his team at Guaranteed Events for booking … https://www.guaranteedevents.com/ … or telephone 08000 346246 / 01656 747700
| ENTER ONLINE If you prefer, you can download a paper entry form here |
Details
No player may win more than one prize. Ungraded players or players without a FIDE rating cannot win a performance prize. The organisers reserve the right to reduce the prize fund in the event of bad weather adversely affecting the number of entries. Prizes will be paid by BACS after the conclusion of the event.
* This prize will be awarded to the player with the best performance relative to FIDE rating (W—We), where W = points scored and We = expected number of points.
** This prize will be awarded to the player who, having lost their first game played, ends with the highest score.
The Organiser reserves the right to refuse an entry for any reason.
Players failing to arrive in the playing area within 30 minutes of the start for each round will be defaulted. Players whose opponents default will be offered a repairing if possible.
Pairings will be made using the Swiss Manager program. Players failing to arrive in the playing area within 30 minutes of the start for each round will be defaulted. Players whose opponents default will be offered a re-pairing if possible
FIDE ratings used will be from the 1st April FIDE rating list. ECF gradings used will be from the January 2019 list. Players who are ungraded must provide the organiser with details of their strength.
Only refreshments obtained at the hotel may be consumed on the premises.
Personal data collected will be handled according to the GDPR details accessible here [PDF]
List of entries as at Mon 25 Mar 2019.
| Over 50 | 20 entries | ||||||
| Name | Club | Fedn | FIDE | ECF | TR | Bye Req. | |
| Littlewood, Paul E | IM | Wood Green | ENG | 2343 | 209 | 2343 | |
| Moss, Robin BW | FM | Carlisle | ENG | 2269 | 184 | 2269 | |
| Willmoth, Robert F | CM | Hendon | ENG | 2120 | 199 | 2120 | |
| Mason, Donald J | Shirley | ENG | 2062 | 194 | 2062 | ||
| Simons, Martin J | Southbourne | ENG | 2005 | 189 | 2005 | ||
| Dilleigh, Stephen P | Horfield | ENG | 1989 | 182 | 1989 | ||
| Gibbs, Dominic V | 4NCL Iceni | ENG | 1946 | 177 | 1946 | ||
| Smith, Simon C | Warley Quinborne | ENG | 1912 | 166 | 1912 | Round 1 | |
| Clancy, Martin J | Ringwood | ENG | 1808 | 154 | 1808 | ||
| Brodie, Iain | Solihull | ENG | 147 | 1802 | |||
| Deswarte, Ian | none | ENG | 1771 | 163 | 1771 | ||
| Tarbuck, Laurence JM | None | ENG | 142 | 1765 | Round 5 | ||
| Jones, Chris S | none | ENG | 1710 | 1710 | |||
| Lawrence, Roy A | Sutton Coldfield | ENG | 1615 | 151 | 1615 | ||
| Pinto, Phil B | Emsworth | ENG | 120 | 1600 | |||
| Seymour, Paul | Staines | ENG | 1579 | 124 | 1579 | ||
| Fancourt, Leslie J | Derby | ENG | 112 | 1540 | |||
| Robinson, Steve | Morecambe | ENG | 1305 | 95 | 1305 | ||
| Dearnley, Andrew | Huddersfield | ENG | Round 5 | ||||
| Wilson, Edgar | Chelmsford | ENG | |||||
| Over 65 | 33 entries | ||||||
| Name | Club | Fedn | FIDE | ECF | TR | Bye Req. | |
| Page, Mark E | Kenilworth | ENG | 2111 | 199 | 2111 | Round 1 | |
| Surtees, Mike J | Great Lever | ENG | 2087 | 199 | 2087 | ||
| Anderton, David W | CM | Walsall Kipping | ENG | 2070 | 179 | 2070 | Round 1 |
| Hutchinson, Norman A | Cambridge | ENG | 2041 | 180 | 2041 | ||
| Myall, Ivan J | Chelmsford | ENG | 2040 | 179 | 2040 | ||
| Wager, John D | Maidenhead | ENG | 2007 | 188 | 2007 | ||
| Tarbuck, David | none | FRA | 2001 | 2001 | Round 5 | ||
| Milnes, Anthony CP | Cavendish | ENG | 1997 | 166 | 1997 | ||
| Tucker, David S | Dartford | ENG | 1980 | 185 | 1980 | ||
| Willetts, Graham J | Wimborne | ENG | 1969 | 160 | 1969 | ||
| Moore, Geoffrey R | Norwich Dons | ENG | 1968 | 180 | 1968 | ||
| Downham, Alan F | Belper | ENG | 1967 | 157 | 1967 | ||
| Feavyour, John A | Iceni / Saxmundham | ENG | 1960 | 180 | 1960 | ||
| de Coverly, Roger D | Bourne End | ENG | 1958 | 179 | 1958 | ||
| Pickersgill, Adrian O | Hastings & Eastbourne | ENG | 1948 | 164 | 1948 | ||
| Crombleholme, Alan K | Walsall Kipping | ENG | 1941 | 176 | 1941 | ||
| Mildenhall, John | Sutton Coldfield | ENG | 1933 | 151 | 1933 | ||
| Calvert, D Ian | Metropolitan | ENG | 1921 | 180 | 1921 | ||
| Hardy, Roger | Bristol Grendel | ENG | 1871 | 135 | 1871 | ||
| Adaway, William | Dorchester | ENG | 1863 | 167 | 1863 | Round 1 | |
| Slinger, AJ (Tony) | Undercliffe | ENG | 1861 | 166 | 1861 | ||
| Szymanski, Mark | Ely | ENG | 1823 | 151 | 1823 | ||
| Hughes, Peter | Calderdale | ENG | 1820 | 153 | 1820 | ||
| Donaghay, Richard H | Ely | ENG | 1803 | 140 | 1803 | ||
| Wiltshire, Michael R | Dartford | ENG | 1801 | 155 | 1801 | ||
| McGovern, Derek P | Transport for London | ENG | 1800 | 165 | 1800 | ||
| Graham, Neil | Ashfield | ENG | 1797 | 150 | 1797 | ||
| McDonald, Ian | Lincoln | ENG | 1779 | 153 | 1779 | ||
| Hibbitt, Arthur M | Banbury | ENG | 1771 | 151 | 1771 | ||
| Price, Andrew | Leamington | ENG | 1767 | 143 | 1767 | Round 1 | |
| Jones, Timothy M | Bristol Cabot | ENG | 142 | 1765 | |||
| Cresswell, Mike J | Barking | ENG | 1695 | 137 | 1695 | ||
| Taylor, Robert P | Ashfield | ENG | 1659 | 141 | 1659 | ||
Total entries 53.