Venue:
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, Shirley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 7XY
All participants must have a Gold or higher ECF Membership to play.
Get your FIDE ID code here - https://britchess.wufoo.com/forms/fide-id-request-form-2024/
Due to limited capacity, entries are not considered accepted until the entry fee has been paid. Entries are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Any problems with this form, email napolitanodomenico15@gmail.com
The tournament has three sections, 4 rounds, Swiss format.
Categories:
U2400, U1800, U1500
Schedule:
Round 1 - 2 on Saturday 09/January/2027 at 10.00 and 13.30
Round 3 - 4 on Sunday 10/January/2027 at 10.00 and 13.30
Time control:
60 minutes plus 30 seconds per move
Byes: Players may take up to 2 half-point Byes in any round except the final round, where you can take a zero point Bye.
Prize fund: £500
U2400: 1st: £120, 2nd: £80
U1800: 1st: £100, 2nd: £70
U1500: 1st: £75, 2nd: £55
Eligibility:
Both your FIDE and ECF Standard rating must be below the limit rating for each category for you to play in it. We reserve the right to move players up a section. The higher of the two ratings will be used to determine seeding and eligibility for any other prizes.
Tiebreak: Direct encounter and Buchholz to establish sole winners in case of ties.
Entry fee:
£35 for all players (+£17.00 surcharge for players with ECF membership below Gold level)
Entry fee for GM/IM/FM - £22.50 (providing ECF membership Gold or higher level)
Entrants: Click here to see entrants
Payment: You can pay to Domenico Napolitano: Sort code: 30 98 97, Account number: 84958562 (Lloyds Business Account)
Coffee and tea with some refreshments will be provided by the organiser. Shops are located near the venue. Plenty of free parking available within the premises and also streets with no parking restrictions nearby (e.g. Victoria Road, Botteville Road etc.)
Please enter early to avoid disappointment - entries will be closed when we become oversubscribed to keep control of the number of participants.
Venue location, enter from Shirley Road and park in the school: Venue entrance on Maps