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Last day to enter online | 2023-01-14 |
Entries after 2023-01-15 | £2 late fee |
The 2023 Lothians Allegro will take place in Bainfield Bowling & Social Club
Bainfield Bowling & Social Club
34 Hutchison Causeway
Edinburgh
EH14 1RU
Sunday 15th January 2023
Sections
Section | Premier FIDE Rated |
Challengers Under 1900 |
Major Under 1600 |
Minor Under 1300 |
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Entry Fee | £20*/£21 | £20*/£21 | £20*/£21 | £20*/£21 |
1st. Prize | £120 | £70 | £70 | £70 |
2nd. Prize | £50 | £40 | £40 | £40 |
3rd. Prize | £30 | £20 | £20 | £20 |
In the Minor Event, the highest placed junior, under 16 (on the day of the tournament) and within the grading limit of 1000 or less, will receive £20.
* £1 discount for CS members/Students/Unemployed/Over 60s
The December 2022 FIDE Allegro Rating will be used to determine a player’s rating.
If a player does not have a FIDE Rating, we will use the Chess Scotland Allegro grading list.
For players who do not appear in the standard list, other lists may be used at the discretion of the organisers. Ungraded players must provide evidence for the organisers to assess their playing strength and any previous known grade must be declared.
FIDE Identification Number (FIN)
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.
All players in the FIDE-rated sections must have a FIDE Identification Number (FIN). Chess Scotland can register players who are eligible for Scotland (SCO) – eligibility rules here.
List of SCO registered players can be found
here.
Please read the notes on eligibility at the above link, complete the application form on the Chess Scotland website and send it to the Chess Scotland Rating Officer.
Please get a FIN from your home federation if not eligible for a Scotland registration.
Seedings for the Premier and Major will be determined by FIDE ratings. Where a player does not have a FIDE rating their national rating will be used.
The organisers reserve the right to:
You must have a FIN, or be prepared to be registered with CS if you qualify for CS membership. Please enquire if you are unsure of the registration rules before deciding to enter.
Our preferred payment method is by PayPal and online entry.
You can pay by bank transfer or Faster Payments:
Chess Edinburgh,
SC 80-02-77 Account 00299520 – Make sure you put your name or FIN in the Ref.
Please use the contact form to contact us.
Alternative methods of contacting us and entering the congress are listed below.
Errors and Omissions Excepted
Titled Players in the Premier Section: Free for GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs and WFMs,
if entry received before 14th January 2023 via the on-line contact form
Junior entry fee is £10 for all entries in all sections (with discount £11 from £21).
Junior is under 16 at the start of the tournament
Playing Sessions
Round Day Start Time Expected Finish 1 Sunday 10.15 11.15 2 Sunday 11.30 12.30 LUNCH BREAK 3 Sunday 13.30 14.30 4 Sunday 14.45 15.45 5 Sunday 16.00 17.00 Time Control
All moves in 20 minutes, with 10-second increments from move 1.
Bye Requests
Half-point Bye's are available in rounds 1 to 4. Please request when entering.
Ratings
Conditions of Entry
Payment options
A confirmation email will be sent by Chess Edinburgh.
Contact us / Alternative Entry Options
email: treasurer@chessedinburgh.co.uk
If sending cheques, please make them payable to 'Chess Edinburgh'
To Entries Secretary
Dave Watson
Tel 0131 334 1062
70 Meadowhouse Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7HS
stillgamedave70@gmail.com