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CELEBRATION
You
are invited to make donations to this important event. These can be
assigned to a particular individual and you may also stipulate
particular ways in which your donation is used. Other people can be
nominated. We would hate to think we had simply forgotten anybody.
Hastings is the longest-running international chess event and thus
the decision has been made to include nominated foreigners.
The souvenir programme, which usually comes out in
late December, will have chess biographies of each of the people to
be honoured. We do hope you will wish to be associated with this
unique event
Hastings Masters
A 10 round accelerated Swiss Pairing tournament
Friday 28 December 2007 to Sunday 6 January 2008
This event will provide
opportunities to qualify for titles and for the FIDE Rating List.
Such ratings go down to 1401, so it would be reasonable for any
player graded over ECF 100 to aspire to a partial FIDE Rating
here.
Rate of play. 40 moves in 80
minutes, followed by all moves in 20 minutes with the addition of
one minute for each move from the start.
T he two highest placed eligible players, not already qualified, will be entitled to
play in the British Championship 27 July to 9 August 2008 in
Liverpool.
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GM,IM,WGM,WIM
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Free
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| FM,WFM |
£20 |
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Players with FIDE Ratings:
2100 and above
Below 2100
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£60
£90
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Players without FIDE Ratings:
ECF 190 (Elo2120) and above
Below ECF 190 (Elo2120) |
£100
£120 |
The entry fee will be reduced by 50% for players aged
under 21 or over 60 on 01.09.2007 and for registered disabled
players.
All English entrants are required to be members of the English
Chess Federation and must quote their membership number when
entering. Other entrants are required to be members of a
national federation affiliated to FIDE.
Prizes: £2500, £1500, £1000, £800, £600, £400, £300, £200,
£100
plus Horntye Park Brilliancy Prize £100 + trophy
The winner will hold the Golombek Trophy for one year.
Plus £200 each to:
The highest placed female player
The highest placed player who is neither a GM nor IM
Best Relative FIDE Rating performance by a player rated under 2200
It is expected that GM Chris Ward will provide commentaries on
the games in progress, starting at 14.45 each afternoon
Congress Website: www.hastingschess.org.uk
Hastings Masters games will be shown
on this website daily.
Names of entrants to this and all other tournaments will appear
from the start of October. The final cross-tables of all
tournaments will be displayed.
JOHN ROBINSON TRUST
John Robinson was one of the most valued of our arbiters.
He left a bequest of a substantial sum to the British (now
English) Chess Federation. The trust formed with this bequest is being used to support junior
chess education. Several evenings there will be master classes conducted by leading players
for the benefit of players under-21, but also free to older
players.
It is also hoped that there will be a certain amount of individual
coaching available to suitable English players under 21.
Please
contact: stewartreuben@aol.com about such possibilities.
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The
White Rock Hotel
supporters
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Hastings
Masters Tournament
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Christmas Morning Tournament
Friday 28 December 2007 to Tuesday 1 January 2008
Five round Swiss tournament over five days. See Congress Diary for
playing times.
This event will be in graded sections of approximately 16 players.
Entry fee: £28
Prizes (for each section): £120, £75, £50, plus a grading prize
of £30
Rate of play: 40 moves in 100 minutes, followed by all the
moves in 20 minutes.
Christmas Afternoon Tournament
Friday 28 December 2007 to Tuesday 1 January 2008
Five round Swiss tournament over five days. See Congress Diary for
playing times.
This event will be in graded sections of approximately 16 players.
Entry fee: £28
Prizes (for each section): £120, £75, £50 plus a grading prize
of £30
Rate of play: 40 moves in two hours followed by all moves
in one hour.
New Year Tournament
Wednesday 2 January to Friday 4 January 2008
Five round Swiss tournament over three days. See Congress Diary for
playing times.
This event will be in graded sections of approximately 16 players.
Entry fee: £28
Prizes (for each section): £120, £75, £50, plus a grading prize
of £30
Rate of play: 40 moves in 100 minutes, followed by all the
moves in 20 minutes.
In the Christmas and New Year events; if the range of ECF points in a section is under 15, the grading prize will be
replaced by a 4th prize
Any player competing in two of the three Christmas and New Year
events may deduct £5 from the total entry fee. Any player
competing in all three of these events may deduct £10 from the
total entry fee.
Hastings Weekend Congress
Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 January 2008 First round 09.30hrs.
See Congress Diary for remaining rounds.
Open Tournament
Open to all players
Note: the Open Tournament will be FIDE-Rated.
The rules about
membership of a FIDE Federation for the Masters also apply here.
The highest placed eligible player not already qualified will be
entitled to play in the British Championship 27 July to 9 August
2008 in Liverpool.
Entry fee: £28
Prizes: £300, £200, £100 plus a grading prize of £60 for
players below FIDE 2000.
Major Tournament
Open to players below ECF 160 (Elo 1880)
Entry fee: £26
Prizes: £300, £200, £100, plus a grading prize of £50 for
players below ECF 145.
Minor Tournament
Open to players below ECF 130 (Elo 1640)
Entry fee: £26
Prizes: £300, £200, £100, plus a grading prize of £50 for
players below ECF 115
Under-100 Tournament
For players below BCF 100 (Elo 1400) or with no previous
experience of competitive chess before this Congress.
Entry fee £15
Prizes: £100, £75, £50, £25 plus a grading prize of £25 for
players graded below ECF 85.
Players may take a ½ point bye in any round except the
last. Requests for such byes must be stated on the entry form.
Rate of play: 40 moves in one hour 40 minutes, followed by
all the moves in 20 minutes.
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