Co

ngress C

ond

itions

Mem

bers of the Hastings &

St. L

eonardsC

hess C

lub and

players residing

in the

Borough of H

astings may deduct 50%

fromthe entry fee for the M

asters Tournament,

Females: receive a 50%

discount for any sectionentered. M

ale: mem

bers of Hastings &

St

Leonards C

hess Club and players residing in

the Borough of H

astings receive a £10 discountfrom

the entry fee for the Christm

as, New

Year, W

eekend Major and M

inor and £5 fromthe W

eekend U-120.

PL

EA

SE

N

OT

E:

EC

F

Mem

bers

of at

least Silver level may deduct £7 (juniors

£5) from the entry fee for C

hristmas, N

ewY

ear an

d W

eeken

d

Min

or an

d

U-120

tournaments.

Cheques

should be

made

payable to

‘Hastings

International C

hess C

ongress’.E

ntries should

be sent

to the

Congress

Director

(address given

below).

If an

acknowledgem

ent of

entry is

required a

stamped

addressed envelope

must

beenclosed.A

late entry fee of £14 to the Masters and £8

to other

tournaments

will

be charged

forentries postm

arked after 10 Decem

ber (or 28D

ecember for the W

eekend Congress)

The C

ongress reserves the right to refuse anyentry. E

xcept in such cases, a deduction of20%

will norm

ally be made from

any refundof entry fee. R

efunds will be m

ade only ifnotification of w

ithdrawal is received by the

Director no later than 22 D

ecember 2015.

Eligibility to play in an event w

ill be deter-m

ined by the Grading and R

ating lists as of1 D

ecember 2015. T

he actual grade or ratingused for all other purposes w

ill be the most

up to date value available on the first day ofeach event.

Visas

Players needing visas should apply by 19

Novem

ber 2015. For a formal invitation

contact: Pam

Thom

as, Tel: 01424 445348

e-mail: pae123@

aol.comE

vening eventsT

here will be a num

ber of special eveningevents, such as blitz or pairs tournam

ents.F

urther details

will

be announced

in the

programm

e.

Players are w

elcome to com

e along to theW

hite Rock H

otel from about 20.00hrs on

Sunday 27 D

ecember, w

here we expect to

publish the provisional draws for the first

day’s play at about 22.00hrs.

Mob

ile P

hon

es/Electron

ic d

evices -

seenotes page 3.Inform

ation for overseas playersIt is better to fly to G

atwick as there is a

direct rail link to Hastings. T

hose coming to

Heathrow

or Stansted airports should travel

to Charing C

ross Station and those com

ingfrom

L

uton airport

should travel

viaS

t.Pancras International and then to Hastings

via Ashford high speed service.

Those travelling on selected E

urostar trainsshould

alight at

Ashford

InternationalS

tation for

an easy

direct connection

toH

astings. Other E

urostar passengers shouldtravel to E

bbsfleet and then to Hastings via

Ashford high speed service.

National E

xpress Coaches also have a daily

service between L

ondon and Hastings. Further

information w

ww

.nationalexpress.com.

Overseas players are also advised that they

should expect to pay a minim

um of £30 per

person per

night for

bed and

breakfastaccom

modation in H

astings. Players should

note that under UK

law sm

oking is banned inall

inside areas

of H

orntye P

ark S

portsC

omplex.

Please note players are responsible for their

own insurance against dam

age or loss to per-sonal property.T

he H

astings B

orough C

ouncil w

ebsitew

ww

.visithastings.com gives inform

ation onall aspects of the tow

n including accomm

o-dation and travel.

Congress D

irector: Alan H

ustwayte

54 O

xford R

oad, St

Leonards

on Sea,

East Sussex T

N38 9E

Y T

el: 01424 443300e-m

ail: alan.b.hustwayte@

tesco.net

A list of hotels and guest houses in H

astingscan be obtained from

this address or via links onthe C

ongress website w

ww

.hastingschess.comP

lease note when the C

ongress Director is

unavailable queries should be addressed to P

am T

homas, T

el: 01424 445348e-m

ail: pae123@aol.com

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Surnam

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Forename:

Address:

Postcode:D

ate of Birth:

Telephone No:

e-mail:

EC

F D

irect Mem

bership No. (if applicable)

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

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if applicable. If you have no current grade you must indicate your playing

strength, quoting your most recent grade and tournam

ent results.

Chess C

lub(s) __________________________________________________________________________________________

For the Christm

as/New

Year events do you

wish to play in a stronger section than that

appropriate for

your grade,

subject to

arbiter’s approval?

YE

S........................ N

O...........................

Please indicate W

EE

KE

ND

section

.....................................................................

Indicate Round num

ber if Bye required

Bye in R

ound .............................................

Players are advised that nam

e, town/country of residence, grade/rating and tournam

ent results will

be published on the Congress w

ebsite and also on the EC

F w

ebsite grading list. Photographs taken

during the Congress m

ay also appear on the Congress w

ebsite.

Entry Form

should be returned to Congress D

irector:A

lan Hustw

ayte, 54 Oxford R

oad,

St Leonards on Sea, E

ast Sussex, TN

38 9EY

, England. e-m

ail: alan.b.hustwayte@

tesco.net

EN

TRY

FOR

M

27

Please tick appropriate box below

EC

F G

rading Code:

FID

E Identification C

ode:

Hastings M

astersA

nine-round accelerated Sw

iss Pairing tournam

entM

onday 28 Decem

ber 2015 to T

uesday 5 January 2016

This event w

ill provide opportunities toqualify for titles and for the F

IDE

Rating

List. Such ratings go dow

n to 1000, thus itw

ould be reasonable for any player gradedover E

CF

50 to aspire to a FID

E R

ating here.R

ate of Play:

40 moves in 100 m

inutes, follow

ed by all remaining m

oves in 50 m

inutes, with the addition of 30 seconds for

each move from

the start.E

ntry feesG

M, IM

, WG

M, W

IMFree

FM

, WF

M£32

Players w

ith FID

E R

atings:2100 and above

£72B

elow 2100

£112P

layers without F

IDE

Ratings:

EC

F190 (E

lo 2120) and above£122

Below

EC

F 190 (E

lo 2120)£142

The entry fee is reduced by 50%

for anyof the follow

ing: females; players U

nder18 or over 65 on 28.12.2015; registereddisabled players; and m

ale mem

bers ofH

astings & St L

eonards Chess C

lub andplayers residing in the B

orough of Hastings

(see the note on Page 8)

will aw

ard prizes for those not alreadyholding the title: For G

M/W

GM

norms

£100; for IM/W

IM norm

s £50.

Lim

ited assistance may be available for

suitable players under 21, details will

appear on website.

All E

nglish entrants are required to be Gold

or Platinum

mem

bers of the English C

hessFederation and m

ust quote their mem

bershipnum

ber when entering. O

ther entrants arerequired to have a F

IDE

IdentificationN

umber. If they do not, they m

ust obtainone in advance from

their InternationalR

ating Officer.

Prizes: £2000, £1200, £750, £500, £350,

£250, £200, plus Horntye “W

inner of Best

Gam

e” Prize +

trophy.

The w

inner will hold the G

olombek T

rophyin nam

e for one year.P

lus £200 each for:T

he highest placed female player

The highest placed player w

ho is neithera G

M nor IM

Best relative F

IDE

rating performance by a

player rated under 2200.B

est relative FID

E R

ating performance

by a player aged under 18. N

o player may w

in both rating prizes.T

he three highest placed eligible players notalready qualified w

ill be entitled to play in theB

ritish Cham

pionship in Bournem

outh 2016.G

M C

hris Ward w

ill provide comm

entarieson the gam

es in progress, starting at 14.45each afternoon.C

ongress Director A

lan Hustw

ayte will

present a prize for best performance

against rating.C

ongress website: w

ww

.hastingschess.comH

astings Masters gam

es will be show

n onthis w

ebsite daily. Nam

es of entrants to thisand all other tournam

ents will appear from

the start of October. T

he final cross-tablesof all tournam

ents will be displayed.

AN

NO

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CE

ME

NT

A

PP

LIC

AB

LE

TO

AL

L

TO

UR

NA

ME

NT

S:E

lectronic devices such as mobile phones

must be com

pletely switched off and

placed in a bag under the table. The bag

must not be m

oved at any time during

the game.

The C

omm

ittee extends the smoking

ban to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes.

Players, other than G

randmasters, m

ay take a half point bye in any round of the Masters apart

from the last. N

otice must be given early on the previous evening. T

his is particularly suitableon N

ew Y

ear’s Day.

PL

AY

ER

S’ RE

PR

ESE

NT

AT

IVE

The H

astings Chess C

ongress Com

mittee includes a Players’ R

epresentative. Nom

inations are invitedfor this post for the forthcom

ing year. Nom

inees must have played in at least tw

o of the last fourH

astings Congresses including this one. N

ominations m

ay be made before the congress in w

riting orby e-m

ail. These w

ill be shown on the C

ongress website. N

ominations m

ay also be made at the

congress before 31 Decem

ber 2015. Voting w

ill take place during the Congress after that date.

See the Congress w

ebsite ww

w.hastingschess.com

for further details.

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Mon 28 D

ec14.15 – finish

Christm

as Morning

Round 1: 09.30 – finish

Christm

as Afternoon

Round 1: 14.15 – finish

Tues 29 Dec

14.15 – finishC

hristmas M

orning

Round 2: 09-30 – finish

Christm

as Afternoon

Round 2: 14.15 – finish

Wed 30 D

ec14.15 – finish

Christm

as Morning

Round 3: 09.30 – finish

Christm

as Afternoon

Round 3: 14.15 – finish

Thurs 31 D

ec14.15 – finish

Christm

as Morning

Round 4: 09.30 – finish

Christm

as Afternoon

Round 4: 14.15 – finish

Fri 1 Jan14.15 – finish

Christm

as Morning

Round 5: 09.30 – finish

Christm

as Afternoon

Round 5: 14.15 – finish

Weekend R

ound 1 19.00 – finish

Sat 2 Jan

14.15 – finishW

eekend Round 2: 09.30 – finish

Weekend R

ound 3: 14.15 – finish

Sun 3 Jan

14.15 – finishW

eekend Round 4: 09.30 – finish

Weekend R

ound 5: 14.15 – finish

Mon 4 Jan

14.15 – finishN

ew Y

ear Round 1 : 09.30 – finish

New

Year R

ound 2: 14.15 – finish

Tues 5 Jan14.15 – finish

New

Year R

ound 3: 09.30 – finish

New

Year R

ound 4: 14.15 – finish

INS

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asting

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ress1-2 R

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ertson Terrace, H

astings,

East S

ussex TN34 1JE

. 01424 429605

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Rate of play - applies to all tournam

entsother than M

asters: all moves in 110

minutes, w

ith an extra 10 seconds foreach m

ove. Each player m

ust keep scoreuntil the tim

e remaining on his clock has

dropped below 5 m

inutes. Once a player

has stopped scoring under this rule, hedoes not need to resum

e scoring if histim

e then increases to above 5 minutes.

Default tim

e: Players arriving 30 m

inutesor m

ore after the start of a session in anytournam

ent shall lose by forfeit, unlessthe arbiter decides otherw

ise.P

lease refer to notice regarding mobile

phones on page 3 and notice regardingdiscounts on page 8.R

efreshments w

hile at the board:P

layers must confine their refreshm

ents totea, coffee and cold drinks.Juniors

are players under 18 years on the28.12.2015.Fem

alesm

ay deduct 50% off of the entry

fee for any of the following events.

___________________________________

Christm

as Morning

Tournam

entM

onday 28 Decem

ber 2015 to Friday

1 January 20165 - round S

wiss tournam

ent over five days. S

ee Congress D

iary for playing times.

This event w

ill be in graded sections ofapproxim

ately 16 to 20 players below E

CF

200 (Elo 2200)

Entry Fee: £38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes (for each section): £130, £80, £50

plus a grading prize of £30.___________________________________

Christm

as Afternoon

Tournam

entM

onday 28 Decem

ber 2015 to Friday

1 January 20165 - round S

wiss tournam

ent over five days. S

ee Congress D

iary for playing times.

This event w

ill be in graded sections ofapproxim

ately 16 to 20 players below E

CF

200 (Elo 2200)

Entry Fee: £38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes (for each section): £130, £80, £50

plus a grading prize of £30.___________________________________

New

Year T

ournament

Monday 4 January 2016 to T

uesday 5 January 20164 - round S

wiss Tournam

ent over two days.

See C

ongress Diary for playing tim

es.T

his event will be in graded sections of

approximately 16 to 20 players below

EC

F200 (E

lo 2200).E

ntry Fee £34 (Juniors £30)P

rizes (for each section) £120, £75, £50plus a grading prize of £30___________________________________

HA

STIN

GS W

EE

KE

ND

CO

NG

RE

SSF

riday 1 January 2016 to Sunday 3 January 2016

First round 19.00hrs

Major T

ournament – F

IDE

Rated.

All E

nglish entrants are required to be Gold

or Platinum

mem

bers of the English C

hessFederation and m

ust quote their mem

bershipnum

ber when entering. O

ther entrants arerequired to be m

embers of a national

federation affiliated to FID

E.

Open to players below

EC

F 180 (E

lo 2040)E

ntry Fee: £38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes: £300, £200, £100, plus a R

atingP

rize of £50 for those with a published

FID

E rating below

1900.

Minor T

ournament

Open to players below

EC

F 150 (E

lo 1800)E

ntry fee: £38 (Juniors £34)

Prizes: £300, £200, £100, plus a grading

prize of £50 for players below E

CF

135.

Under-120 T

ournament

For players below E

CF

120 (Elo 1560) or

with no previous experience of com

petitivechessE

ntry £22 (Juniors £20)P

rizes: £100, £75, £50, £25 plus gradingprizes of £25 for players graded E

CF

99-80and below

EC

F 80.

Players m

ay take a ½ point bye in any round

except the last. Requests for such byes

must be stated on the entry form

.___________________________________

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TH

E M

AU

RE

EN

CH

AR

LE

SWO

RT

H

TR

OP

HY

The M

aureen Charlesw

orth Trophy w

ill beaw

arded for the most m

eritorious perform-

ance by a local player. Further details w

illappear in the program

me.

Playing V

enueH

orntye Park

Sports Com

plexB

ohemia R

oad, H

astings T

N34 1E

XH

orntye Park is probably the best regular chess

venue in the country.It is just over 1km

from the tow

n centre and isshow

n on the map in this brochure. B

us servicesrun from

the town centre to the venue.

There is adequate car-parking space.

The P

laying venue is accessible to players with

disabilities. There are toilet facilities for players

with disabilities and a lift betw

een floors.C

atering facilities will be available during m

ost ofthe playing tim

es.S

ubject to confirmation on the C

ongress website,

the telephone number of the chess office at H

orntyePark w

ill be 0758 214 9239 from 28 D

ecember

2015.

Hastings

Chess

Club

Steeped in tradition, the country’s m

ost famous chess club is

usually open

between

1pm

and 10pm

.H

owever, players w

ishingto visit the club

during the

Congress

should m

akeenquiries

at the

Congress

Office

atH

orntye Park.

The White Rock H

otelTel: 01424 422240

Supporters of theH

astings Masters Tournam

ent