Apologies for asking but I have been abroad for 24 years but what is the going rate for tournaments in the UK these days?
1 day quickplay average price?
5-6 Round Weekend event average price?
Major event (Hastings, British championships)?
Abroad prices seem to have risen to 50-100 pounds for classical chess events is that in line with the UK now?
The going rate
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Richard Thursby
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Re: The going rate
Feel free to peruse the numbers here https://www.englishchess.org.uk/event-calendar/ but a quick straw poll, London(ish)-centric.
£30 easily.
£40 as a ballpark/starting point, assuming you have the required ECF membership category.
Last year the most expensive British Championship fee was £300 (or £375 if late). Highest Hastings Masters fee was £140.
Anecdotal evidence from my own experience, cumulative inflation is in the region of 50 to 100 percent over a period of 10 to 20 years. When I was playing regularly, rapidplay entry fees were normally £15-£20.
£30 easily.
£40 as a ballpark/starting point, assuming you have the required ECF membership category.
Last year the most expensive British Championship fee was £300 (or £375 if late). Highest Hastings Masters fee was £140.
Anecdotal evidence from my own experience, cumulative inflation is in the region of 50 to 100 percent over a period of 10 to 20 years. When I was playing regularly, rapidplay entry fees were normally £15-£20.
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Roger Lancaster
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Re: The going rate
Probably worthwhile adding that, to some extent, you get what you pay for. An event with decent prizes and a good (ample space, adequate lighting and heating, analysis room, etc) and easily accessible venue is likely to charge more than an event with lesser prizes and a sub-par but cheaper venue. Similarly, an event with too few arbiters/stewards may charge less but be less well run - those, and a couple of other factors, mean it's hard to talk of a single "going rate".