Hampstead FIDE Chess Congress U2200 22-23 Sept 2012
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:09 pm
Part of the English Chess Federation Grand Prix. British Championship Qualifying Place available.
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VENUE
Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 6NS. The entrance to the venue is on Prince Arthur Road.
The centre is situated 5 minutes walk from Hampstead tube station. Bus stop for numbers 46 (from Paddington, St John's Wood, Swiss Cottage) and 268 (5 minutes from Golders Green underground) are nearby. For information about parking see the website.
ACCOMMODATION
If you need to stay overnight I recommend the Anchor House Hotel http://www.anchorhousehotel.co.uk/ in Golders Green (a very quick bus ride), or La Gaffe on Heath Street - http://www.lagaffe.co.uk/. The Best Western and Holiday Inn in Swiss Cottage are 20 minutes walk away or a very short 46/603 bus ride, at the bottom of Fitzjohn's Avenue.
FORMAT
Five Rounds, games are FIDE rated and graded by the ECF for the national grading database. Maximum 40 players, limited to players rated Under 2200. Unrated players should be Under 190 ECF, or the national equivalent. Swiss format tournaments.
BYES: if you cannot make a round (some people like to get an early night on Saturday) you can ask for a half-point bye in advance by informing the arbiter. Not available in the final round!
TIME CONTROL
ALL MOVES IN 90 MINUTES per player (3.0 hour session).
Round Times: Saturday (1) 10.30am to 1.30pm, (2) 2.00pm to 5.00pm, (3) 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Sunday (4) 11.00am to 2pm, (5) 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Prizes will be transferred by BACS after the event.
http://hampsteadchess.blogspot.co.uk/
VENUE
Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 6NS. The entrance to the venue is on Prince Arthur Road.
The centre is situated 5 minutes walk from Hampstead tube station. Bus stop for numbers 46 (from Paddington, St John's Wood, Swiss Cottage) and 268 (5 minutes from Golders Green underground) are nearby. For information about parking see the website.
ACCOMMODATION
If you need to stay overnight I recommend the Anchor House Hotel http://www.anchorhousehotel.co.uk/ in Golders Green (a very quick bus ride), or La Gaffe on Heath Street - http://www.lagaffe.co.uk/. The Best Western and Holiday Inn in Swiss Cottage are 20 minutes walk away or a very short 46/603 bus ride, at the bottom of Fitzjohn's Avenue.
FORMAT
Five Rounds, games are FIDE rated and graded by the ECF for the national grading database. Maximum 40 players, limited to players rated Under 2200. Unrated players should be Under 190 ECF, or the national equivalent. Swiss format tournaments.
BYES: if you cannot make a round (some people like to get an early night on Saturday) you can ask for a half-point bye in advance by informing the arbiter. Not available in the final round!
TIME CONTROL
ALL MOVES IN 90 MINUTES per player (3.0 hour session).
Round Times: Saturday (1) 10.30am to 1.30pm, (2) 2.00pm to 5.00pm, (3) 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Sunday (4) 11.00am to 2pm, (5) 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Prizes will be transferred by BACS after the event.