New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
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New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
http://britishchesschampionships.co.uk/programme/
Please see page 10 of the above for the draft of the new qualifying regulations to be introduced for 2013.
Please see page 10 of the above for the draft of the new qualifying regulations to be introduced for 2013.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
Where does it say how much it is to enter?!
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
In the events pages, entry fees are at the foot of each event.
Also, you get a running total if you use the online entry form.
Also, you get a running total if you use the online entry form.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
Whilst a line by line comparison with the rules for 2012 is possible, a summary of changes from the rules for 2012 would be appreciated.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
A qucick glance, and the changes look like
IM / FM / WIM / WFM are now automatically qualified
FM / WFM get half price entry
FIDE rated events no longer count for one of the 6 biggest events places
FIDE rated events with more than 100 players get 2 places instead of 1
IM / FM / WIM / WFM are now automatically qualified
FM / WFM get half price entry
FIDE rated events no longer count for one of the 6 biggest events places
FIDE rated events with more than 100 players get 2 places instead of 1
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
AlsoSean Hewitt wrote:A qucick glance, and the changes look like
IM / FM / WIM / WFM are now automatically qualified
FM / WFM get half price entry
FIDE rated events no longer count for one of the 6 biggest events places
FIDE rated events with more than 100 players get 2 places instead of 1
Ties
17 In the event of there being a tie for any of the above specified qualifying places, all the players in the tie shall qualify.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
Could be interesting if everyone in the tournament scores 50%Adam Raoof wrote:AlsoSean Hewitt wrote:A qucick glance, and the changes look like
IM / FM / WIM / WFM are now automatically qualified
FM / WFM get half price entry
FIDE rated events no longer count for one of the 6 biggest events places
FIDE rated events with more than 100 players get 2 places instead of 1
Ties
17 In the event of there being a tie for any of the above specified qualifying places, all the players in the tie shall qualify.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
True, but any such tie could almost certainly not have been split under the old Regulations and would have resulted in a large number of players qualifying anyway. Moreover, the £2.50 or so that each will receive in prize money from the qualifying event won't go far towards the Championship entry fee of £200.LawrenceCooper wrote:Could be interesting if everyone in the tournament scores 50%Adam Raoof wrote:AlsoSean Hewitt wrote:A qucick glance, and the changes look like
IM / FM / WIM / WFM are now automatically qualified
FM / WFM get half price entry
FIDE rated events no longer count for one of the 6 biggest events places
FIDE rated events with more than 100 players get 2 places instead of 1
Ties
17 In the event of there being a tie for any of the above specified qualifying places, all the players in the tie shall qualify.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
Automatic qualification to title holders might encourage the take up of FM and WFM titles, but aren't there any number of players either with the title or entitled to the title whose playing strength is now no better or lower than qualifiers through local tournaments? That's to say nothing of those who won the title as a prize in a FIDE event.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
I think there's an ambiguity in 14(b)
Or am I misreading it, if I assume it covers events like e2e4 and it really just applies to "festivals" such as Hastings and the London Classic.
So if you have a "local" event which normally attracts around 80 players and is usually run as five Swisses of around 16 players each with the top two or three sections, FIDE rated, do these rules mean the top section has to be at least 20 players to preserve its qualifier status and that if entry in aggregate exceeds 100, it will get two places?
Normal practice is to have three or four sections, of which the top two are the FIDE rated ones. So is the count of 100 just the rated sections, or the whole event? Presumably 20 is over two sections and not the minimum for a single section. It seems like a very low minimum if applied to an entire event, but there have been qualifying places awarded to very small events.(b) British Isles events containing more than one FIDE standardplay-rated Open Swiss tournament depending on the following number of players:
(i) One place for each such tournament with 20 players or more; or
(ii) Two places for each such tournament with 100 players or more.
Or am I misreading it, if I assume it covers events like e2e4 and it really just applies to "festivals" such as Hastings and the London Classic.
So if you have a "local" event which normally attracts around 80 players and is usually run as five Swisses of around 16 players each with the top two or three sections, FIDE rated, do these rules mean the top section has to be at least 20 players to preserve its qualifier status and that if entry in aggregate exceeds 100, it will get two places?
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
The new rules are really only confirming something which has been apparent for a number of years. The British Championships is effectively just (an expensive) open.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
If I've read it right, I think it means that it's just the top section that counts. So if there are not 20 players in it, you don't get a BCQ place. Equally, if you have 60 in the Open, 50 in the U2100 and 40 in the U1800 you still only get one place.Roger de Coverly wrote:I think there's an ambiguity in 14(b)Normal practice is to have three or four sections, of which the top two are the FIDE rated ones. So is the count of 100 just the rated sections, or the whole event? Presumably 20 is over two sections and not the minimum for a single section. It seems like a very low minimum if applied to an entire event, but there have been qualifying places awarded to very small events.(b) British Isles events containing more than one FIDE standardplay-rated Open Swiss tournament depending on the following number of players:
(i) One place for each such tournament with 20 players or more; or
(ii) Two places for each such tournament with 100 players or more.
Or am I misreading it, if I assume it covers events like e2e4 and it really just applies to "festivals" such as Hastings and the London Classic.
So if you have a "local" event which normally attracts around 80 players and is usually run as five Swisses of around 16 players each with the top two or three sections, FIDE rated, do these rules mean the top section has to be at least 20 players to preserve its qualifier status and that if entry in aggregate exceeds 100, it will get two places?
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
Yes, the devaluation of the FM title does make this a rather incongruous time for such a measure. I think it must be inspired by the almost complete absence of players between 2220-2380 in many recent events (not just the British but also Hastings etc) which can cause terrible "yo-yos", basically because there is no middle of the tournament and it's more like a tournament of two different leagues. The better way to address this is surely to offer half-entry to anyone over 2300, regardless whether they have claimed the title (by contrast weak FMs may facilitate the norm chances of others, but that is all they do - whilst having a flock of reasonable 2300+ players also enhances the tournament more generally)Roger de Coverly wrote:Automatic qualification to title holders might encourage the take up of FM and WFM titles, but aren't there any number of players either with the title or entitled to the title whose playing strength is now no better or lower than qualifiers through local tournaments? That's to say nothing of those who won the title as a prize in a FIDE event.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
To be fair, there is also the cost of your FM title off the entry fee in your first year, so anyone over 2300 who does not have the title can effectively get the ECF to pay for it.Jonathan Rogers wrote:Yes, the devaluation of the FM title does make this a rather incongruous time for such a measure. I think it must be inspired by the almost complete absence of players between 2220-2380 in many recent events (not just the British but also Hastings etc) which can cause terrible "yo-yos", basically because there is no middle of the tournament and it's more like a tournament of two different leagues. The better way to address this is surely to offer half-entry to anyone over 2300, regardless whether they have claimed the title (by contrast weak FMs may facilitate the norm chances of others, but that is all they do - whilst having a flock of reasonable 2300+ players also enhances the tournament more generally)Roger de Coverly wrote:Automatic qualification to title holders might encourage the take up of FM and WFM titles, but aren't there any number of players either with the title or entitled to the title whose playing strength is now no better or lower than qualifiers through local tournaments? That's to say nothing of those who won the title as a prize in a FIDE event.
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Re: New Qualifying rules for The British 2013
Sean is correct, it is just the top section that counts.Sean Hewitt wrote:If I've read it right, I think it means that it's just the top section that counts. So if there are not 20 players in it, you don't get a BCQ place. Equally, if you have 60 in the Open, 50 in the U2100 and 40 in the U1800 you still only get one place.Roger de Coverly wrote:I think there's an ambiguity in 14(b)Normal practice is to have three or four sections, of which the top two are the FIDE rated ones. So is the count of 100 just the rated sections, or the whole event? Presumably 20 is over two sections and not the minimum for a single section. It seems like a very low minimum if applied to an entire event, but there have been qualifying places awarded to very small events.(b) British Isles events containing more than one FIDE standardplay-rated Open Swiss tournament depending on the following number of players:
(i) One place for each such tournament with 20 players or more; or
(ii) Two places for each such tournament with 100 players or more.
Or am I misreading it, if I assume it covers events like e2e4 and it really just applies to "festivals" such as Hastings and the London Classic.
So if you have a "local" event which normally attracts around 80 players and is usually run as five Swisses of around 16 players each with the top two or three sections, FIDE rated, do these rules mean the top section has to be at least 20 players to preserve its qualifier status and that if entry in aggregate exceeds 100, it will get two places?