LARGS VIKING CHESS CONGRESS

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2 VIKING OPEN LARGS LOYALTY ENTRY FEE 40 NATIONAL FEDERATION MEMBER ENTRY FEE 45 LARGS VIKING CHESS CONGRESS NON LL & NF MEMBER ENTRY FEE 47 VIKING CHALLENGERS (UNDER 1500) LARGS LOYALTY ENTRY FEE 35 NATIONAL FEDERATION MEMBER ENTRY FEE 40 NON LL & NF MEMBER ENTRY FEE 42 LARGS LOYALTY (UNDER 132 ECF) ANY PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED AT OUR CONGRESS TWICE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, OUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION ROUND 1 FAMILY DISCOUNT OF 5 PER FAMILY MEMBER (FOR FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST ONE JUNIOR) FRIDAY 6:00 PM ROUND 2 SATURDAY 10:15 AM ROUND 3 SATURDAY 3:15 PM ROUND 4 SUNDAY 10:15 AM ROUND 5 SUNDAY 3:15 PM

3 PRIZES : OUR CASH PRIZES ARE DEPENDENT ON THE SIZE OF ENTRY, SO THE GREATER THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THE MORE YOU CAN WIN PRIZES BASED ON 150 ENTRIES VIKING OPEN (100 ENTRIES) 1ST : ND : 600 3RD : 400 GRADING : 3 X 300 & 3 X 250 VIKING CHALLENGERS (50 ENTRIES) 1ST : 300 2ND : 250 GRADING : 2 X 200 & 2 X 150 PRIZES BASED ON 120 ENTRIES VIKING OPEN (80 ENTRIES) 1ST : 700 2ND : 500 GRADING : 3 X 250 & 3 X 200 VIKING CHALLENGERS (40 ENTRIES) 1ST : 250 2ND : 200 GRADING : 2 X 150 & 2 X 100 PRIZES BASED ON 90 ENTRIES VIKING OPEN (60 ENTRIES) 1ST : 500 2ND : 300 GRADING : 3 X 200 & 3 X 150 VIKING CHALLENGERS (30 ENTRIES) 1ST : 200 2ND : 150 GRADING : 2 X 100 GRADING PRIZES : AROUND 90% OF ALL ENTRANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE JUNIOR PRIZES : REPLICA LEWIS CHESSMEN SET & ISLE OF LEWIS CELTIC CHESS SET (OPEN TO JUNIORS 16 & UNDER, EXCLUDING PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE JUNIOR PRIZE ON OFFER)

4 TIME CONTROL BOTH SECTIONS WILL USE A TIME CONTROL OF ALL MOVES IN 80 MINUTES WITH 30 SECOND INCREMENTS FROM MOVE ONE PAIRINGS BOTH SECTIONS WILL BE RUN AS A 5 ROUND SWISS WITH ACCELERATED PAIRINGS IN THE FIRST 2 ROUNDS TIE-BREAK TO DETERMINE WHO WINS A PRIZE, PLAYERS ON THE SAME SCORE WILL BE SEPARATED FIRSTLY BY SONNEBORN-BERGER AND IF NECESSARY BY HEAD TO HEAD, THEN NUMBER OF BLACKS AND FINALLY BY COIN TOSS TO DETERMINE WHO WINS WHICH JUNIOR PRIZE, PLAYERS WILL BE SEPARATED BY TPR ENTRIES TO : GARY MCPHEATOR BY PHONE : BY GMCP3@HOTMAIL.COM

5 TERMS & CONDITIONS ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN UP TO 17:30 ON FRIDAY 9TH OF SEPTEMBER. ENTRANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE ORGANISER (DETAILS ON PREVIOUS PAGE) IF NO CONFIRMATION OF ENTRY HAS OCCURRED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE OF THEIR PLACE IN THE EVENT. THE ORGANISER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY, AND WILL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT ANY REFUSAL. FAMILY DISCOUNT AVAILABLE ONLY TO TWO OR MORE ENTRANTS FROM THE SAME FAMILY WITH AT LEAST ONE JUNIOR PARTICIPATING (TWENTY YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER AS AT MIDNIGHT 31ST DECEMBER ). PROOF MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PLAYERS NOT KNOWN TO THE ORGANISER. PLAYERS MAY TAKE ONE, AND ONLY ONE, 1/2 POINT BYE IN ANY OF THE FIRST FOUR ROUNDS AS LONG AS IT IS REQUESTED AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF PLAY OF THAT ROUND. PLAYERS IN DANGER OF ARRIVING LATE SHOULD CONSIDER CONTACTING THE ORGANISER (DETAILS ON PREVIOUS PAGE) AND TAKING THIS OPTION IN ORDER TO AVOID DEFAULTING. PLAYERS WHO FAIL TO TURN UP WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF START OF PLAY WILL DEFAULT THEIR MATCH, WITH THEIR OPPONENT BEING REPAIRED IF POSSIBLE WITH AN ADJUSTED TIME CONTROL. PLAYERS MOBILE PHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ON IN THE PLAYING AREA UNLESS PERMISSION IS GIVEN BY THE ORGANISER. IF A MOBILE PHONE IS FOUND TO BE ON WITHOUT PERMISSION, THE PLAYER WILL FORFEIT THE GAME THEY ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING. ANY PLAYER ACCUSED OF CHEATING WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE EVENT IF THEY DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ARBITER S INVESTIGATION. ANY PLAYER FOUND CHEATING WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE EVENT AND BANNED FROM PLAYING IN FUTURE LARGS VIKING CHESS CONGRESSES. APPENDIX G (QUICKPLAY FINISHES) DOES NOT APPLY DUE TO THE TOURNAMENT S TIME CONTROL THE EVENT WILL BE PLAYED UNDER THE FIDE LAWS OF CHESS IN ALL ASPECTS EXCEPT IN REGARDS TO DEFAULT TIMES AND MOBILE PHONE USE, WHERE OUR OWN TOURNAMENT RULES AS STATED ABOVE WILL APPLY. THE ARBITER S DECISION IS FINAL AND CAN NOT BE APPEALED. THIS CONGRESS WILL BE GRADED BY CHESS SCOTLAND AND IS A CHESS SCOTLAND GRAND PRIX EVENT. IT WILL NOT BE GRADED BY FIDE. PRIZES WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH PLAYERS BEING SPLIT BY TIE-BREAK IF TIED ON SCORE. JUNIOR PRIZES WILL BE COMPETED FOR BY JUNIORS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER AS AT MIDNIGHT 11TH SEPTEMBER. PREVIOUS WINNERS OF A JUNIOR PRIZE AT OUR CONGRESS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE SAME PRIZE AGAIN, BUT ARE ABLE TO COMPETE FOR THE OTHER PRIZE ON OFFER IF THEY HAVE NOT WON THAT PRIZE ALSO. PLAYERS CAN NOT WIN FIRST OR SECOND PRIZES AND ALSO A GRADING PRIZE. UNGRADED PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE GRADING (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAMES PLAYED) WITH REGARD TO JUDGING WHICH GRADING PRIZE THEY CAN COMPETE FOR, AS WELL AS DECIDING IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE EVENT THEY HAVE ENTERED. PRIZES MAY BE INCREASED OR DECREASED AS THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON THE SIZE OF ENTRY. BY ENTERING YOU AGREE TO RESULTS BEING FORWARDED TO CHESS SCOTLAND, AND GIVE PERMISSION FOR MATCH RESULTS, TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT THE EVENT TO BE USED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.

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