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Entries to ‐ Congress Chairm

an, Hastings Chess Club, 2 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings TN

34 1EB

Congress Schedule Dates &

playing times

MASTERS

OTHER EVEN

TS (start tim

e) (start time)

Wednesday 29 Decem

ber Round 1 – 14:15 Christmas M

orning Round 1 9.30 Christm

as Afternoon Round 1 14.15 Thursday 30 Decem

ber Round 2 – 14:15 Christm

as Morning Round 2 9:30

Christmas Afternoon Round 2 14.15

Friday 31 December Round 3 – 14:15

Christmas M

orning Round 3 9.30 Christm

as Afternoon Round 3 14.15

Saturday 1 January Round 4 – 14:15 Christm

as Morning Round 4 9.30

Christmas Afternoon Round 4 14.15

Sunday 2 January Round 5 – 14:15 Christm

as Morning Round 5 9.30

Christmas Afternoon Round 5

14.15 M

onday 3 January Round 6 – 14:15 N

ew Year M

orning Round 1 9.30 N

ew Year Afternoon Round 1

14.15 Tuesday 4 January Round 7 – 14:15

New

Year Morning Round 2 9.30

New

Year Afternoon Round 2 14.15

Wednesday 5 January Round 8 – 14:15

New

Year Morning Round 3 9.30

New

Year Afternoon Round 3 14.15

Thursday 6 January Round 9 – 14:15

New

Year Morning Round 4 9.30

New

Year Afternoon Round 4 14.15

Friday 7 January Round 10 – 14:15 New

Year Morning Round 5 9.30

New

Year Afternoon Round 5 14.15

Saturday 8 January Weekend O

pen/Major/Inter/M

inor Round 1 9.30 Round 2 14.15 Round 3 19.00 Sunday 9 January W

eekend Open/M

ajor/Inter/Minor

Round 4 10.00 Round 5 14.30

Nam

e (forename, surnam

e) Address (incl. postcode) Em

ail address Telephone num

ber Date of birth ECF m

embership num

ber and level FIDE ID and rating

National rating

Federation Chess club(s) * If you have no current rating you m

ust indicate your playing strength, quoting your most recent

rating and tournament results.

q

q

q Entry Form

Please confirm, as required by the Data Protection regulations affecting all organisations

(further information can be found on the Congress w

ebsite): I agree that data contained on the Hastings Congress entry form

is retained securely by the Congress offi

cers and not distributed to any other person(s) without consent.

I agree photographs/video of players taken during the Congress can be use as publicity m

aterial may appear on the Congress w

ebsite or in other published material

I agree to receive future congress entry forms via e m

ail

Bye in Round

Section

Entry fee

Masters

Christmas M

orning

Christmas Afternoon

New

Year Morning

New

Year Afternoon

Weekend O

pen FIDE rated

Weekend M

ajor under 1975

Weekend Inter’ under 1750

Weekend M

inor under 1525

Late entry fee

Donation (thank you!)

TOTAL

Information for overseas players

It is better to fly to G

atwick, as there is a direct rail link to Hastings. Those arriving at

Heathrow or Stansted airports should travel to Charing Cross Station and those com

ing from

Luton airport should travel via St. Pancras International and then to Hastings via the Ashford high speed service. Players from

London should travel on the direct trains from Charing

Cross, Waterloo East or London Bridge stations. Please note that there are no trains to

Hastings on 25 or 26 December.

National Express Coaches also have daily service betw

een London and Hastings (not 25 Decem

ber). Further information can be found at w

ww

.nationalexpress.com

ANN

OU

NCEM

ENTS TO

ALL PARTICIPANTS

Electronic devices such as mobile phones, Fitbits, etc. m

ust be completely sw

itched off and placed in a bag at the player’s table. The bag m

ust not be moved at any tim

e during the gam

e. The devices must rem

ain off until away from

the tournament hall.

Hastings Masters

A ten‐round accelerated* Swiss Pairing tournam

ent from 29 Decem

ber 2021 to 7 January 2022 This event w

ill provide opportunities to qualify for titles and for the FIDE Rating List. Rate of play ‐ 40 m

oves in 100 minutes, follow

ed by all remaining m

oves in 50 minutes, w

ith the addition of 30 seconds for each m

ove from the start

Entry Fees ‐ G

M, IM

, WG

M, W

IM – Free

For conditions contact Alex McFarlane HICCconditions@

hastingschess.club FM

, WFM

‐ £40 Players w

ith FIDE ratings 2200 and above ‐ £80 Players w

ith FIDE ratings below 2200 ‐ £120:

Mem

bers of Hastings Chess Club; players residing in the Borough of Hastings; players under 18 or over 65 on 1 January 2022 ‐ £90 All players registered as England m

ust be Gold or Platinum m

embers of the ECF or pay an addi‐

tional Game Fee of £11.00

Players not registered as England are required to have a FIDE identification number. If they do

not, they must obtain one in advance from

their Federation. The M

asters winner w

ill hold the Golombek Trophy in nam

e for one year. Prizes ‐ £2.500, £1,250, £750, £500, £350, £250, £200. There w

ill also be Rating prizes of £750 for: U

nder 2400; Under 2200; U

nder 2050; Under 1900

also, a FIDE Veteran’s prizes £500 And a FIDE W

omen’s prizes £650 and £350

* The Baku Acceleration system w

ill be used only if entries exceed 100. Players, other than grandm

asters, may take a half‐point bye in any round of the M

asters apart from the

last. Notice must be given early on the previous evening. This is particularly suitable on New

Year’s Day

John Robinson Youth Chess Trust Hastings International Chess Congress gratefully acknow

ledges the support given by the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust; som

e assistance may be available for suitable players under 18 on

1 January 2022. Hastings Chess Congress w

ishes to draw attention to its adopted Safeguarding Policy,

1) Prevention (to provide a positive atmosphere w

hich encourages junior chess) 2) Protection (having an agreed procedure, ensuring that organisers and tournam

ent officers

are able to respond appropriately and sensitively to safeguarding concerns) 3) Support (to anyone w

ho may have encountered abuse at the event

Refreshments w

hile at the board ‐ players must confine their refreshm

ents to tea, coffee and cold drinks Players should note that under U

K law sm

oking is banned in all inside areas of Horntye Park Sports Com

plex. This also includes e‐cigarettes

Horntye will present a prize of £100 and a trophy for the w

inner of the best game

Mem

bers of Hastings Chess Club and players residing in the Borough of Hastings receive a £10 discount from

the entry fee for the Christmas, N

ew Year, and W

eekend The playing venue – Horntye Park Sports Com

plex ‐ is accessible only from Bohem

ia Road, TN

34 1EX Tel: 01424 716666 ‐it is a spacious chess venue with excellent lighting. It is just over

1km from

the town centre. Bus services run from

the town centre to the venue (not on N

ew

Year’s Day). There is adequate car‐parking space. It is accessible for players with disabilities. It

includes toilet facilities for the disabled and a lift between floors. Catering w

ill be available during m

ost of the playing times.

Supporters of the Hastings Masters Tournam

ent The Lansdow

ne Hotel 1‐2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, East Sussex TN

34 1JE Tel : 01424 429605

The White Rock Hotel

Tel: 01424 422240

Caplin Systems provide global and

regional banks with proven technology

and award‐w

inning interfaces to support electronic m

ulti‐asset trading in both desktop and m

obile applications.

Christmas Tournam

ent Morning/Afternoon

5‐round Sw

iss tournaments over 5 days (see Congress Schedule for start tim

es) W

ednesday 29 December to Sunday 2nd January 2022

This Morning event w

ill be in graded sections of: Open FIDE rated/ u1900/u1600

This Afternoon event will be in Rating sections of: u2125/ u1825/u1525

Entry Fee ‐ £35 Prizes (for each section) ‐ £300, £150, £75 plus a rating prize of £60 English entrants m

ust be ECF mem

bers at least gold for the open and silver for sections under 2125 N

ew Year Tournam

ents Morning/Afternoon

5‐round Sw

iss tournaments over 5 days (see Congress Schedule for start tim

es) M

onday 3 January 2022 to Friday 7 January 2022 This M

orning event will be in rating sections of: O

pen FIDE rated/ u1900/u1600 This Afternoon event w

ill be in rating sections of: u2125/ u1825/u1525 Entry Fee ‐ £35 Prizes (for each section) ‐ £300, £150, £75 plus a rating prize of £60. English entrants m

ust be ECF mem

bers of at least gold for the open and silver for sections under 2125. Hastings W

eekend Tournament

5‐round Swiss tournam

ents over 2 days (see Congress Schedule for start times)

Saturday 8th January to Sunday 9th January Entry fee and prizes for all sections Entry Fee ‐ £35 Prizes ‐ £500, £250, £125, plus a rating prize of £75 O

pen Tournament – FIDE rated. All English entrants m

ust quote their FIDE number

and be at least a gold mem

ber of the ECF. Other entrants are required to be

mem

bers of a national federation affiliated to FIDE

For the other weekend tournam

ents (Major, Interm

ediate, Minor) English entrants

must be at least a silver m

ember of the ECF.

RATE OF PLAY (applies to all the tournam

ents on this page) All m

oves in 110 minutes, w

ith an extra 10 seconds for each move. Each player m

ust keep score until the tim

e remaining on their clock has dropped below

five minutes. O

nce a player has stopped scoring under this rule, they do not need to resum

e scoring if their time then

increases to above five minutes

Default time ‐ Players arriving 30 m

inutes or more after the start of a session in any

tournament shall lose by forfeit, unless the arbiter decides otherw

ise

Congress Conditions Cheques should be m

ade payable to ‘Hastings International Chess Congress’. Entries should be sent to the Congress Chairm

an. Congress Chairm

an The Hastings Chess Club 2 Cornw

allis Terrace Hastings TN

34 1EB Tel: 01424 436313 Em

ail: HICCchairman@

hastingschess.club Congress w

ebsite ‐ ww

w.hastingschess.com

Entries can also be m

ade online via the website.

The Congress reserves the right to refuse any entry. Refunds ‐ a deduction of 10%

will be m

ade from

any refund to cover any costs, and refunds w

ill only be made if notification of

withdraw

al is received by the Chairman no

later than 22 December 2021.

Late entries will invoke a late entry fee of

£10 (the Masters) and £6 (other tournam

ents) for entries postm

arked after 20 December

2021 (or 28 December 2021 for the W

eekend Tournam

ents) Eligibility to play in an event w

ill be deter‐m

ined by the rating lists as of 1 December

2021. Visas Players needing visas should apply by 19 N

o‐vem

ber 2021. For a formal invitation, contact

Pam Thom

as Tel: 01424 445348 Em

ail: pae123@aol.com

The M

aureen Charlesworth Trophy and £100

will be aw

arded for the most m

eritorious per‐form

ance by a local player Players m

ay take a half point bye in any round except the last. Requests for such byes m

ust be stated on the entry form

(this relates to all tournam

ents on this page) A player m

ay only win one prize per section

Players needing to join the English Chess Federation should visit w

ww.englishchess.org.uk

Players are advised that they should expect to pay a m

inimum

of £40 per person per night for bed and breakfast accom

modation in

Hastings Please note that players are responsible for their ow

n insurance against damage or loss to

personal property. The Hastings Borough Council w

ebsite at w

ww

.visit1066country.com gives inform

ation on all aspects of the tow

n, including accom

modation and travel.

Nam

es of entrants to all tournaments w

ill appear from

October. The final cross‐tables of

all tournaments w

ill be displayed on the Congress w

ebsite ‐ ww

w.hastingschess.com

The congress w

ould also like to thank those w

ho made donations

Subject to confirmation on the Congress w

eb‐site, the telephone num

ber of the chess offi

ce at Horntye Park will be 07923 272052

from 29 Decem

ber 2021. Juniors are players under 18 years on 1 January 2022. Veteran are Players over 65 years or over on 1st January 2022 Player should look at Congress w

ebsite for the latest covid arrangem

ents these arrangem

ents are a condition of entry that m

ay be subject to change