TOURNAMENTS RENFREW CONGRESS

CHAMPIONSHIP (OPEN TO PLAYERS 1900 & ABOVE)

FIDE RATED

U2000

U1700

U1400

FIDE RATED

OPEN RAPIDPLAY

FIDE RATED

OPEN BLITZ

RENFREW CONGRESS

CHAMPIONSHIP

FIDE RATED

U2000

U1700

U1400

ENTRY FEE

£35

NON CHESS SCOTLAND

MEMBERS WILL BE

CHARGED AN

ADDITIONAL £2

FAMILY DISCOUNT AVAILABLE

SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS

PLAYERS IN EACH OF OUR THREE DAY EVENT SECTIONS WILL COMPETE

FOR THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WITH THE WINNER OF THE RENFREW

CONGRESS CHAMPIONSHIP RECEIVING THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY AND A

BONUS OF £100 IF THEY WIN WITH A PERFECT FIVE OUT OF FIVE SCORE

13-16 PLAYERS IN SECTION : 1ST £200

17-20 PLAYERS : 1ST £200 & 2 X GRADING £50

21-24 PLAYERS : 1ST £200 2ND £100 & 2 X GRADING £50

25-28 PLAYERS : 1ST £250 2ND £125 & 2 X GRADING £75

29-32 PLAYERS : 1ST £300 2ND £150 & 3 X GRADING £75

33-36 PLAYERS : 1ST £350 2ND £175 & 3 X GRADING £75

37-40 PLAYERS : 1ST £400 2ND £200 & 3 X GRADING £100

THE PLAYER WHO OBTAINS THE MOST POINTS IN TOTAL AFTER

KIRKCALDY, RENFREW& LARGS IN EACH OF OUR

U2000, U1700 & U1400 SECTIONS WILL WIN £100

ONE DAY

FIDE RATED

OPEN RAPIDPLAY

ENTRY FEE

£20

FAMILY DISCOUNT AVAILABLE

SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS

FIDE RATED

OPEN BLITZ

ENTRY FEE

£10

FAMILY DISCOUNT AVAILABLE

SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS

THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WILL BE PLAYED FOR IN OUR ONE DAY

EVENTS

LESS THAN 13 PLAYERS IN SECTION : 1ST £100

13-17 PLAYERS : 1ST £100 & 2 X GRADING £25

17-20 PLAYERS : 1ST £100 2ND £50 & 2 X GRADING £25

21-24 PLAYERS : 1ST £150 2ND £75& 2 X GRADING £25

25-28 PLAYERS : 1ST £150 2ND £75 & 3 X GRADING £50

LESS THAN 13 PLAYERS IN SECTION : 1ST £40

13-17 PLAYERS : 1ST £40 & 2 X GRADING £15

17-20 PLAYERS : 1ST £60 2ND £30 & 2 X GRADING £15

21-24 PLAYERS : 1ST £80 2ND £40 & 2 X GRADING £15

25-28 PLAYERS : 1ST £80 2ND £40 & 3 X GRADING £20

ALL OUR EVENTS EXCEPT THE

FIDE OPEN BLITZ ARE PART OF

THE CHESS SCOTLAND GRAND

PRIX

TIE-BREAK

IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, ALL CASH

PRIZES WILL BE SHARED

PROPORTIONALLY IN FAVOUR

OF THE PLAYER WHO WINS

AFTER OUR TIE-BREAK IN OUR

THREE DAY EVENT SECTIONS

PRIZES WILL BE SHARED

EQUALLY IN THE FIDE OPEN

RAPID PLAY & FIDE OPEN BLITZ

WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A

TIE-BREAK

SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS

OUR VENUE IS ABLE TO OFFER ROOMS AT THE FOLOWING RATES

SINGLE £59.45 B&B PRPN

TWIN/DOUBLE £78.90 B&B PRPN

TO BOOK ACCOMMODATION PLEASE PHONE 0141 886 4100 AND

MENTION THE CHESS CONGRESS TO OBTAIN THESE RATES

www.thenormandyhote l .co .uk INCHINNAN ROAD, RENFREW, PA4 9EJ

TIME CONTROL

IN ALL OUR THREE DAY

EVENT SECTIONS

PLAYERS WILL HAVE 80

MINUTES FOR ALL

MOVES WITH 30 SECOND

INCREMENTS FROM

MOVE ONE

PLAYERS CAN

REQUEST A BYE IN

ANY OF THE FIRST

FOUR ROUNDS

SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS

TIME CONTROL

FIDE RATED OPEN

RAPIDPLAY

ALL PLAYERS WILL HAVE

15 MINUTES FOR ALL

MOVES WITH 10 SECOND

INCREMENTS FROM

MOVE ONE

FIDE RATED OPEN BLITZ

ALL PLAYERS WILL HAVE

3 MINUTES FOR ALL

MOVES WITH 2 SECOND

INCREMENTS FROM

MOVE ONE

PLEASE CONTACT

GARY MCPHEATOR

BY PHONE : 07411196422

BY EMAIL : GMCP3@HOTMAIL.COM

ALL ENTRANTS SHOULD PROVIDE A CONTACT

TELEPHONE NUMBER

ENTRANTS TO FIDE RATED SECTIONS SHOULD PROVIDE THEIR FIDE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

PLAYERS WHO DO NOT HAVE ONE CAN HAVE ONE

CREATED IF THEY MEET CHESS SCOTLAND ELIGIBILITY

REQUIREMENTS

ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN UP UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY 4TH MAY

PLAYERS ENTERING BY FRIDAY 6TH APRIL WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW TO WIN HALF PRICE ENTRY FOR A YEAR (SEE TERMS AMD CONDITIONS)

TERMS & CONDITIONS

FAMILY DISCOUNT OF £5 PER

FAMILY MEMBER PLAYING IN

THREE DAY EVENT

SECTIONS AND £2 PER

FAMILY MEMBER PLAYING IN

FIDE OPEN RAPID PLAY OR

FIDE OPEN BLITZ FOR

FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST

ONE JUNIOR TAKING PART

BYES MUST BE

REQUESTED IN GOOD

TIME OTHERWISE THEY

MAY BE REFUSED

DEFAULT TIME IS 30 MINUTES FROM START OF PLAY WITH PLAYERS BEING REPAIRED IF POSSIBLE

AFTER 15 MINUTES IF THEIR OPPONENT FAILS TO APPEAR

PLAYERS MUST NOT HAVE PHONES ON THIER PERSON DURING THEIR MATCHES AND MUST HAVE

THEM SWITCHED OFF IN THE PLAYING HALL UNLESS PRIOR PERMISSION HAS BEEN

GIVEN BY THE ARBITER

PLAYERS TIED FOR THREE DAY EVENT SECTIONAL PRIZES OR MASTERS GRAND PRIX PRIZES WILL

BE SEPERATED BY DIRECT ENCOUNTER AND IF REQUIRED BY AN ARMAGEDDON PLAY OFF

THREE DAY EVENT SECTIONS WITH LESS THAN 13 ENTRANTS MAY BE MERGED WITH ANOTHER

SECTION BUT WILL RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT PRIZE STRUCTURE WHICH MAY BE LESS THAN

THAT ADVERTISED FOR SECTIONS WITH 13-17 PLAYERS

PLAYERS ENTRING BY MIDNIGHT OF FRIDAY 6TH APRIL WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW FOR THE

CHANCE TO WIN HALF PRICE ENTRY TO RENFREW, LARGS, STIRLING & KIRKCALDY CONGRESSES

HELD WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR BEGINNING WITH THE CURRENT CONGRESS

BY ENTERING PLAYERS ARE GIVING PERMISSION FOR RESULTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE

EVENT TO BE USED FOR PROMOTION OF THE CONGRESS BOTH BY CHESS RELATED THIRD

PARTIES AND BY THE CONGRESS ITSELF

UNGRADED PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE GRADE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH

EVENT THEY CAN ENTER OR GRADING PRIZE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR

THE ORGANISER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY TO THE CONGRESS AS WELL AS

UNDERTAKE ANY MEASURES DEEMED NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE

SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE CONGRESS