Congress Conditions Members of the Hastings & St. Leonards Chess Club and players residing in the Borough of Hastings may deduct 50% from the entry fee for the Masters Tournament, Females: receive a 50% discount for any section entered. Male: members of Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club and players residing in the Borough of Hastings receive a £10 discount from the entry fee for the Christmas, New Year, Weekend Major and Minor and £5 from the Weekend U-120. PLEASE NOTE: ECF Members of at least Silver level may deduct £7 (juniors £5) from the entry fee for Christmas, New Year and Weekend Minor and U-120 tournaments. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Hastings International Chess Congress’. Entries should be sent to the Congress Director (address given below). If an acknowledgement of entry is required a stamped addressed envelope must be enclosed. A late entry fee of £14 to the Masters and £8 to other tournaments will be charged for entries postmarked after 10 December (or 28 December for the Weekend Congress) The Congress reserves the right to refuse any entry. Except in such cases, a deduction of 20% will normally be made from any refund of entry fee. Refunds will be made only if notification of withdrawal is received by the Director no later than 22 December 2015. Eligibility to play in an event will be deter- mined by the Grading and Rating lists as of 1 December 2015. The actual grade or rating used for all other purposes will be the most up to date value available on the first day of each event. Visas Players needing visas should apply by 19 November 2015. For a formal invitation contact: Pam Thomas, Tel: 01424 445348 e-mail: [email protected]Evening events There will be a number of special evening events, such as blitz or pairs tournaments. Further details will be announced in the programme. Players are welcome to come along to the White Rock Hotel from about 20.00hrs on Sunday 27 December, where we expect to publish the provisional draws for the first day’s play at about 22.00hrs. Mobile Phones/Electronic devices - see notes page 3. Information for overseas players It is better to fly to Gatwick as there is a direct rail link to Hastings. Those coming to Heathrow or Stansted airports should travel to Charing Cross Station and those coming from Luton airport should travel via St.Pancras International and then to Hastings via Ashford high speed service. Those travelling on selected Eurostar trains should alight at Ashford International Station for an easy direct connection to Hastings. Other Eurostar passengers should travel to Ebbsfleet and then to Hastings via Ashford high speed service. National Express Coaches also have a daily service between London and Hastings. Further information www.nationalexpress.com. Overseas players are also advised that they should expect to pay a minimum of £30 per person per night for bed and breakfast accommodation in Hastings. Players should note that under UK law smoking is banned in all inside areas of Horntye Park Sports Complex. Please note players are responsible for their own insurance against damage or loss to per- sonal property. The Hastings Borough Council website www.visithastings.com gives information on all aspects of the town including accommo- dation and travel. Congress Director: Alan Hustwayte 54 Oxford Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN38 9EY Tel: 01424 443300 e-mail: [email protected]A list of hotels and guest houses in Hastings can be obtained from this address or via links on the Congress website www.hastingschess.com Please note when the Congress Director is unavailable queries should be addressed to Pam Thomas, Tel: 01424 445348 e-mail: [email protected]8 HASTINGS MASTERS CHRISTMAS MORNING CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON NEW YEAR AND 33rd HASTINGS WEEKEND CONGRESS Major section FIDE rated Part of the Tradewise ECF Grand Prix Sponsored by Hastings Borough Council and INSURANCE Organised with the help of the English Chess Federation and Supported by the Kowitz Family Foundation 28 DECEMBER 2015 - 5 JANUARY 2016 www.hastingschess.com 91st Hastings International Chess Congress
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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.
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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