The Ulster Chess Championships 2014: Europa Hotel

Venue: Europa Hotel, Belfast

Format: 6 round swiss

Entry Fee: £20 (£15 if made prior to Weds 20th August 2014).  Players must be registered with UCU (Full £10 Concession £5) for year 2014-2015.

In the event of players finishing on equal points a tie-breaking system will be applied for titles and money prizes. (First tie-break will be Median Buchholz followed, if necessary, by Buchholz, then most wins and then progressive scores.)

Time control:
Senior: 1 hour 30minutes (plus 30 second increment - recording all moves)
Intermediate and Junior will use same time control as Senior if sufficient digital clocks are available. If not, time control will be 1 hour 45 minutes for all moves.
Players will be defaulted if they arrive more than 30 minutes after the start of the round.

Registration: 0930-1000 on Day 1

Dates:
Saturday 23rd August Registration: 9.30-10.00am Round 1 starts 10.00am Round 2 starts 3.00pm
Sunday 24th August Round 3 starts 10.00am Round 4 starts 3.00pm
Monday 25th August Round 5 starts 10.00am Round 6 starts 3.00pm

Sections:
Note: Number of sections or rating bands may be altered subject to the number of entries received.
Senior over 1700
Intermediate 1400-1700
Junior under 1400 and unrated

(Players may request to play in a higher band - this will be at the directors discretion)

Prizes: There is a guaranteed prize fund of £1000 which will be split as follows

Senior

First        -        £300

Second  -        £100

Third       -        £50

Grading  -        £30

Intermediate

First        -        £150

Second  -        £70

Third       -        £40

Grading  -        £30

Junior

First        -        £100

Second  -        £60

Third       -        £40

Grading  -        £30

Contact: 07796172227

Tournament director: Ross Harris