Sunningdale Congress : 28th - 31st May
2010
De Veres Sunningdale Hotel, Sunningdale Park, Larch Avenue, Ascot,
Berkshire, SL5 0QE
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Section
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Grade Restriction
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1st Prize
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2nd Prize
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3rd Prize
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Grading Prizes
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Entry Fee
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ECF Members |
Born <1/9/44 or >31/8/93 |
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FIDE Open
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None
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£400
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£200
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£100
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£50
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£32
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Less £2 |
Less £3 |
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FIDE Major
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Under 2000 or
Under 170 ECF
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£300
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£150
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£50
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£50
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£29
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Less £2 |
Less £3 |
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Minor
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U140 ECF
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£300
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£150
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£50
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£50
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£27
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Less £2 |
Less £3 |
FIDE rated players may play in the Major if they are rated
below 2000 irrespective of ECF grade.
Players without a FIDE rating can play in the Major if they have an
ECF grade below 170.
It is anticipated that entries will be sufficient to increase the
above prize fund particularly with additional grading prizes.
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Members of the ECF may elect to receive a £2 discount. Please quote
your membership number.
Players born after 31/8/1993 or before 1/9/1944 may claim a £3
discount off of their entry fee.
A late entry fee of £5 will be payable on entries postmarked later
than Monday 24th May 2009. Entries on the day will be accepted
at the organisers discretion and subject to a £10 additional fee.
Players in the FIDE rated sections (Open and Major) must be members
of their National Federation.
No player may win more than one prize.
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It's not practical
for a weekend event such as Sunningdale to have an Opening
Ceremony with the drawing of lots for colours, but we do
believe that all players should be able to see that the draw
for colours is fair, transparent and random. For those of
you who have played in one of our events before, you will
know that we like to be inventive when it comes to doing
this.
In the week preceding the tournament, we will announce a
sporting event whose outcome will determine colours at our
congress! |
Playing Schedule
| Opening Ceremony |
Friday |
18.50 - 19.00 |
| Round 1 |
Friday |
19.00 - 23.00 |
| Round 2 |
Saturday |
10.00 - 14.00 |
| Round 3 |
Saturday |
15.00 - 19.00 |
| Round 4 |
Sunday |
10.00 - 14.00 |
| Round 5 |
Sunday |
15.00 - 19.00 |
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Round 6 |
Monday |
10.00 - 14.00 |
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Round 7 |
Monday |
15.00 - 19.00 |
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Grades & Ratings
Ratings from the May 2010 FIDE list will be used for the
Open & Major, whilst grades published in the August 2009 ECF list
will be used for the Minor.
The Open and Major will be FIDE rated and
ECF graded, whilst the Minor will be ECF graded.
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Time Control
Open & Major : All moves in 90
minutes plus 30 seconds per move increments from move 1
Minor
: 40 moves in 100 minutes (1hr 40) then an
additional 20 minutes to complete the game.
Re-pairing may take place 30 minutes after the start of a
round.
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Ungraded Players
Players without a grade in the 2009 ECF list must give
details of estimated playing strength, including any
previously held grading, or current grading from another
body. Ungraded players may not win a grading prize
and, with the exception of the Open may only win 50% of any
other prize. Unrated players in the Open may not
win a rating prize (unless one is specifically added for
unrated players).
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Defaults
Notwithstanding the fact that players may be re-paired 30
minutes after the start of the round the default time for
all sections will be 1 hour from the scheduled start of the
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Pairings
In all sections pairings will be according to FIDE
rules.
As this event is to be played over 7 rounds
there will be no acceleration of pairings.
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Venue and Directions
De Veres Hotel, Sunningdale is less than 8 miles from the M3, M4 and
M25 motorways
and just 1½ miles from Sunningdale railway station.
By Car:
Exit M25 at Junction 13,
At the roundabout take the exit signposted Bagshot (A30), which runs
alongside the slip-road back up to the M25. At the next roundabout
take the second exit on to the A30 towards Bagshot / Camberley. At
the next roundabout take the second exit (A30). Follow the road
straight over the first and second set of traffic lights and and at
the third set of lights turn right onto Blacknest Road (A329).
Follow this road for approximately 2 miles before turnin left onto
Silwood Road (B383), signposted to Sunningdale Park * then take the
first right into Larch Avenue and after a short distance Sunningdale
Park’s main entrance is on your left.
Exit M4 at Junction 10
Take the exit signposted A329 Wokingham. Then take the A329M towards
Bracknell. From Bracknell follow the A329 for approximately 8 miles.
Go through Ascot and towards Virginia Water for about 1 mile and
then turn right into Silwood Road (B383), signposted to Sunningdale
Park. Then follow the directions above marked *
Exit M3 at Junction 3
Take the exit signposted Bracknell (A322) Pass a set of traffic
lights and take the second turning on the left onto the A30
London/Staines/Heathrow. Follow this road for approximately 2 miles.
After Sunningdale Railway Station take the first left turn onto
Broomhall Lane (B383) signposted to Sunninghill/Ascot. Then follow
this road (B383) and Larch Avenue can be found on the right hand
side after climbing a hill (Rise Road). The main entrance to
Sunningdale Park can be found after a short distance on the right
hand side.
 By Train:
Sunningdale station is 5 minutes from
Sunningdale Park. Complimentary transfers are available by prior
arrangement (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm only) telephone 0844 980
2318.
The
station is
on a direct
line connecting into London
Waterloo with journeys taking on average 50 minutes.
Full train journey details and times can be found at the
National Rail Enquiries
website.
Taxis can be pre-booked from the station by calling hotel reception
on 0844 980 2318.
Anyone wishing to share a taxi should contact the tournament
organisers on info@e2e4.org.uk
who will endeavour to put such players in touch with each other.
By Air:
The nearest airports are London Heathrow
which is approx 15 miles (25km) away or 30 minutes by car.
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Special rates of £31 B&B per person per night (based on 2 sharing)
and £46 B&B (single) have been negotiated with Sunningdale Park
Hotel.
Telephone 0844 980
2318 and quote "Chess".
If you wish to share a room,
but have no-one to share with, please email us at
info@e2e4.org.uk and we will try to put
you in touch with similar individuals.
We strongly advise players to book their room early to avoid
disappointment on this popular bank holiday weekend.
Refreshments
Tea, coffee, alcoholic and soft drinks, sandwiches, snacks etc will
be available, as well as a fully licensed restaurant.
Bookstall
TBA
Smoking
No smoking is allowed within the hotel buildings.
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