Edinburgh Allegro - October 2022

A Scottish Chess Tour Event

The Dean - Edinburgh - Saturday 1 October 2022

A 5 Round Swiss tournaments played under the rules of Chess Scotland (CS)

Sections

Section	Open FIDE Rated CS Graded	Intermediate Under 1600 FIDE Rated CS Graded
Entry Fee	£22 - (None CS Mem.: £24)**	£22 - (None CS Mem.: £24)**
1st. Prize	£100	£100
2nd. Prize	£50	£50
Grading Prizes	£25	£25

** Chess Scotland membership discount £2 - all main sections.
The CS discount is only applicable if you have current CS membership.
Junior discount £2. Junior is under 18 on the 1st January 2004. i.e. born in 2004 or later

Playing Sessions

Round	Start Time
1	10.00
2	11.20
3	12.40
Lunch Break
4	14.15
5	15.40

Venue

The venue address is:- 69A Dean Path, Edinburgh, EH4 3AT

Time Control

All moves in 20 minutes, with 10 second increments from move 1.

Grading

In determining which section to enter, players should use the highest of their FIDE Rapidplay rating and Chess Scotland Live grading. For players without a FIDE Rapidplay rating, we will use gradings/ratings as we deem appropriate. For pairing purposes, we will use the current FIDE Rapidplay rating list, for eligibility for the Intermediate, we will use the previous month's FIDE Rapidplay rating list.

FIDE Identification Number (FIN)

All players must have a FIDE Identification Number (FIN)*.

Chess Scotland can register players who are eligible for a Scotland (SCO) – eligibility rules here. List of registered players here.

The results of the FIDE-rated sections of this event will be submitted to FIDE, the world chess federation. Players in these sections need to be registered with FIDE to allow the results to be submitted. If you do not wish to be registered with Scotland, or are not eligible to be registered with Scotland, please contact your own national chess association.

Information about FIDE registration is available here.

Please read the notes on eligibility at the above link, complete the application form on the Chess Scotland website and send to the Chess Scotland Rating Officer.

*Which must be Licenced. Former FIDE Arena players who have not registered with their national federations may fall into this category. If this is the case, it is generally resolved quite quickly by your national federation. Please enquire if you are unsure of the registration rules before deciding to enter by contacting us using our contact form.

Refreshments

Tea/Coffee and light refreshments will be available at the venue.

COVID Safety Arrangements

• If there are government restrictions at the time of the event, they will apply at the Allegro
• Players must not attend if they have Covid symptoms and a full refund will be given
• Players must not attend if they have recently tested positive for COVID, or are required to self-isolate

Conditions of Entry

The organisers reserve the right to:

• Increase or decrease prize money
• Transfer entrants between events
• Split or merge events depending on numbers
• Withhold prizes from ungraded players if they play in events below their known strength
• Reserve the right to refuse entry without assigning a reason
• Distribute the prize fund as they deem appropriate
• Take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the congress
• Spectators, and players who have finished their game, are not allowed in the playing hall and may be asked to leave the playing hall

Refund Policy

Players withdrawing prior to the day of the congress may do so with a refund, less a £5 administration fee.

Photographs

Photographs taken at the event may be used for publicity purposes. Any objection should be notified to the event organiser prior to the event.