The 47th Scarborough Chess Congress
Date
Friday 25th to Sunday 27th October 2024
Venue
The Ocean Room, Scarborough Spa Complex, South Bay, Scarborough. YO11 2HD
Details
5 round Swiss tournament for all playing abilities.
FIDE rated Open & Major.
Leaflet to download can be found here.
Entries received so far can be found here.
Timetable
| Date | Start time | |
| Round 1 | Friday 25th Oct 2023 | 19:00 |
| Round 2 | Saturday 26th Oct 2023 | 09:30 |
| Round 3 | Saturday 26th Oct 2023 | 14:30 |
| Round 4 | Sunday 27th Oct 2023 | 09:30 |
| Round 5 | Sunday 27th Oct 2023 | 14:30 |
Note that BST ends on Saturday 26th October 2024.
Games are defaulted 30 minutes after the start time.
Time Control
All moves to be played in 110 minutes with a 10 second increment after each move.
All moves must be recorded until your time goes under 5 minutes remaining after which this is optional and remains so even if time remaing goes back over 5 minutes.
Sections
| Prize money | ||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Open | £700 | £350 | £150 | |
| Major | under 2050 | £500 | £250 | £100 |
| Intermediate | under 1850 | £500 | £250 | £100 |
| Minor | under 1700 | £500 | £250 | £100 |
| Foundation | under 1550 | £400 | £200 | £100 |
There will be £100 rating prizes in each section subject to entries.
The July ECF and FIDE's published rating lists will determine which section you can enter. In the Open & Major the highest ECF/FIDE rating will be used. The October published rating lists will be used for pairing at the event. In the event that your October rating means you are no longer eligible to enter the section requested you may be automatically be moved into the higher section - there would be no additional fee payable if this is the case. If your October rating allows you to enter a lower section, you must request this transfer, again the entry fee will remain at the original value.
You can only win 1 prize - if you are eligible to win a rating prize then you will be awarded with which ever has the highest payout.
Prize money will be shared if there is a tie.
Entry fees
All ENG Open & Major players must be ECF Gold or above membership at the time of the event, non ENG Open & Major players must have a FIN. Other sections require ECF Silver or above membership. Otherwise a Pay to Play fee is to be added to the entry fee for your section below.....
Open £45
Major, Intermediate and Minor £40
Foundation £35
No late entries will be allowed at the event. Closing time for all entries is midday on Thursday 24th October 2024.
All fees must be paid in full to confirm your entry before the event.
Refunds will be paid subject to a £5 administration fee for any withdrawals.
Pairings
Swiss Manager will be used to pair the rounds using Octobers published ratings.
In the Open & Major, the highest FIDE/ECF rating will be used.
Pairings/results will be published on chess-results website.
Arbiters
Douglas Vleeshhouwer
Nigel Hepworth
Jim Burnett
Peter Ackley
Neil Lowther
Nicholas Mahoney