The Wey Valley, Surrey New Year FIDE Rapid Play

Our County U11/U9/ Girls Squads Selection Chess Championships

Therfield School, Dilston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7NZ

Sunday 22 January 2023

5-Round ECF rated Swiss tournament

Web Sites:

ChessEntriesforAll.com

Chess-Results and Pairings

Sections

Section	Major for adults and juniors (U2000ECF)	U12 Wey Valley Squad Selection	U9 Wey Valley Squad Selection	Minor juniors only (U850 ECF) for new/ inexperienced players not wanting to try for the county squads
Entry Fee	£30 (£39 Bronze/ non ECF)	£30 (£32.50 Bronze/ non ECF)	£27.50 (£30 Bronze/ non ECF)	£27.50 (£30 Bronze/ non ECF)
First Prize	£100	£100 and Foster-Yeow Cup	Winners' Rosette	Winners' Rosette
Second Prize	£40	£40	Rosette	Rosette
Third Prize	£10	£10	Rosette	Rosette

ECF Pay to play fee:

Bronze or none members of the English Chess Federation (ECF) pay an additional £9 (MAJOR)/ £2.50 (Junior Sections).

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• Entries received after Thursday 19 January 2023, if accepted, will require additional £5 late entry fee.
• Entries received after 18:00 Saturday 21 January 2023, if accepted, will require additional £10 'Late late entry fee'.
• No entries will be accepted on the day of the event.
• A player may withdraw at any point up to close of early bird entry, Thursday, 19 January 2023 subject to a £7 administration fee. Withdrawal after this date forfeits the full entry fee.

  Pairings

• In all sections players will be paired using Swiss-Manager. Pairings will be posted at http://www.chess-results.com/ (see above for link) and at the venue. No discussion will be entered into concerning the pairings.
• Nobody gets knocked out and players are expected to play all five rounds.
• If a player needs to leave early, please inform the controllers prior to leaving or upon your arrival if possible.

  Scoring:

  1 point for a win, ½ for a draw or 0 for a loss.

  Schedule:

  Please note: No entries will be accepted on the day!

  Arrival From	09:30
  Round 1	10:00
  Round 2	11:45
  Round 3	13:20
  Round 4	14:55
  Round 5	16:30
  Prize Giving	(Approx.) 18:00

  Time Control:

• In all sections there will be 5 rounds played with digital clocks on all boards. Clocks will be at a rate of all moves in 30 minutes plus 10 second increments per move per player.

  Rating

• Players' ratings will be determined by using (in order) ECF Rapid/ ECF Standard/ FIDE Rapid/ FIDE Standard. Unrated players must provide evidence for the organisers to assess their playing strength and any previous known rating must be declared (players who have never been rated do not need to).
• If possible, the most up to date Rating List will be used to determine a player's rating. For players who do not appear in the November List, other lists may be used at the discretion of the organisers.
• Rating Information - It is a condition of entry that players agree to their rating information being published on FIDE and the ECF websites.

  Attention Parents: Can you help?

If you can volunteer to help in the playing hall during play on the day then please email us at: Admin@ChessEntriesforAll.com one does not need any specific chess knowledge for this as an arbiter will be there, one will only need to take results of a section.

Other Information

No player may win more than one prize.

Contact details will be stored on a computer for sending out details of future events organised by www.chessentriesforall.com.

Free Parking at the school in a large car park.

All mobile phones / alarms must be turned off and not on your person during play.

Refreshments, unfortunately, there will be no refreshments available at the venue, however, there is a shop and café a short 5-minute walk away. Alternatively, you may bring a packed lunch, but please ensure you keep food out of the classrooms and playing hall and do not bring any NUTs onto the premises.

The day before the event we will email all entrants players details and other useful information, please check your child's details are correct and let us know of any errors or emissions.

In all disputes the decision of the arbiter is final.

A list of our future events and the Wey Valley, Surrey County Chess Teams (including how to play for them) can be found at our website: ChessEntriesforAll.com

Short Explanation of Terms

FIDE - The abbreviation for International Chess Federation, but expressed in French as 'Fédération Internationale des Échecs' - website: www.fide.com .

ECF - The abbreviation for English Chess Federation - website: .