Hampstead Festival Chess Congress, 23-24 June 2012

[Adam Raoof]

Hampstead Festival Chess Congress
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June 2012

Part of the Hampstead Summer Festival, in aid of the Children’s Society and Henderson Court, an Age UK Camden resource centre.

VENUE
Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 6NS
The centre is situated 5 minutes walk from Hampstead tube station. Bus stop for numbers 46 and 268 are nearby.

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/.

FORMAT
Five Rounds, games graded by the ECF for the national grading database.
Maximum 40 players, divided into two sections by ECF grade.
PRIZES: £150 1st and £80 £2nd in each section. Swiss format tournaments.
Time Control: 30 moves in 90 minutes, plus 15 minutes each to finish (3.5 hour session).
Round Times:
Round Times: Saturday (1) 10.30am to 2pm, (2) 2.30pm to 6.00pm, (3) 6.30pm to 10pm. Sunday (4) 10.30am to 2pm, (5) 2.30pm to 6.00pm. Prizegiving at 6.30pm.

TO ENTER
You must be a member of the English Chess Federation (any category) to participate. Ring 01424 775 222 to join or visit http://www.englishchess.org.uk/.

A donation of a minimum of £40.00 is requested to participate. Profits will be donated to the Festival in aid of our two charities.
Please pay by PayPal using the button on our web page - and quote your name and ECF membership number.

http://hampsteadsummerfestival.blogspot ... chess.html

If you pay by cheque please make it payable to ‘Hampstead Summer Festival’ and send it to me at the address below.

ORGANISER
Adam Raoof (English Chess Federation Director of Home Chess)
328 Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4UY.
07855 036 537

[Adam Raoof]

Please find the congress website at this page;

http://hampsteadchess.blogspot.co.uk/

and the Facebook page is here

https://www.facebook.com/events/293231277435643/

[Adam Raoof]

http://www.hampsteadchess.blogspot.co.uk/

some of the entries taken so far; the second section will probably be Under 150 at this rate!

Adrian Walker Leamington 142
Alexander Cherniaev Russia 229
Eamonn O'Molloy Kings Head 159
Gary Senior Hendon 199
John Macdonald Kings Head 128
Louise Head Crowthorne 153
Marco Falasca 107r
Maria Yurenok Hackney 189
Paul du Buf Hendon 173
Robert Kane West London 160
Roy Lawrence Sutton Coldfield 155
Thomas Senior Hendon 167
Tomer Eden Hendon Lions 200
Valerio Falasca Ilford 137r

[Adam Raoof]

15 places left! I think it looks like an OPEN and an Under 150 ECF grade, about 20 players in each - thanks for taking part! If you really want to play let me know by Monday or ring me 07855 036 537

[Adam Raoof]

Entries to date;

OPEN (19)

Alexander Cherniaev Russia 229 154721F
Tomer Eden Hendon 200 156777K
Gary Senior Hendon 199 246258J
Yaroslav Orishko Muswell Hill 190 264562C
Maria Yurenok Hackney 189 162697J
Jude Lenier Hastings 186 253915K
Tim Rogers Hendon 181 118171D
Paul du Buf Hendon 173 277107L
Ostap Orishko Muswell Hill 173 281696K
Craig Kennedy Hendon 171 184506j
Thomas Senior Hendon 167 258492L
Roman Mitra Hendon 165 275583L
Robert Kane West London 160 127320G
Eamonn O'Molloy Kings Head 159 283748B
Roy Lawrence Sutton Coldfield 155 179054H
Louise Head Crowthorne 153 264085F
Conrad Allison Petts Wood and Orpington 152 260784A
Jonathan Pein Barnet Knights 146 258775A
Kishan Pattni Hendon 137 208832A

MAJOR (13)

Dave Cork Coulsdon 148 146435J
Francesco Caputo Wimbledon 145 279764B
Adrian Walker Leamington 142 279777L
Richard Dunn Silent Knights 138 109957H
Valerio Falasca Ilford 137 279688A
Jason Obihara West London 131 155117G
Steve Sonnis Albany 130 248680F
John Macdonald Kings Head 128 274379G
Marco Falasca North London 107 279729L
Heinz Herschmann Hampstead 97 210105B
Lee Bullock Cousdon/Hackney 94 283350F
Kuhan Chellappah Meadhurst UNG 272718D
Dominic Klingher Hendon 77 275719K

[Adam Raoof]

If this event goes well, we are thinking of running more events in Hampstead.

What appeals more, a 5 round ECF graded event, a 4 round FIDE Open and Major, or a 5 round U2200 and Major FIDE rated event?

In a conventional weekender, many people take a bye on Saturday night, so perhaps 4 rounds of rated chess is acceptable - in the USA four round swiss tournaments are very common.