Barnet Knights Chess Club37th Barnet Knights Tournament, 17 September 2006
A London Junior Chess Championships Qualifying Event
sponsored by the London Chess Centre
Sunday 17th September 2006
UNDER 8, UNDER 10, UNDER 12, UNDER 14 and GRADE LIMIT SECTIONS (for adults & juniors)
Goldbeaters Primary School, Thirleby Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 OHA
(car park for those staying all day to help, entrance in Gunter Grove)
Please send entry forms to L. Winston, 18 Mount Grove, Edgware, HA8 9SX-MAP
-ENTRY FORM in PDF format (print and send to Mr L. Winston, 37th Barnet Knights, 18 Mount Grove, Edgware, HA8 9SX)
-SECTIONS
-ENTRY FEES
-PRIZES
-TOURNAMENT DETAILS
-TIMETABLE
-VENUE
-LJCC
-BARNET SCHOOLS CHESS ASSOCIATION TEAM SELECTION
SECTIONS (back to top)
Age limit
Under 8 / Under 10 / Under 12 / Under 14
Players must have been under the section age on 31.8.2006 so an Under 10 means Year 5 or younger.
Grade limit
Under 100 / Under 150 / Open
For juniors or adults. BCF Rapidplay Grades will be used.
Which section should I enter?
Most juniors enter the age limit sections. These correspond to School Years, i.e Under 8 is for Year 3 or younger, Under 10 is for Year 4 or 5, Under 12 is for Year 6 or 7 and Under 14 is for Year 8 or 9. You are allowed to enter an older age group if you wish. The grade limit sections are intended for older juniors or adults but are open to anyone whose grade is below the limit specified.
ENTRY FEES (back to top)
For payment received before the event - £9
(ECF members may claim a £1 discount - please submit your membership number.)
Discount for early entry. For entry and fee received by 11th September, you may deduct £2.
Pay on the day (only if space available) - £15
Please make your cheque payable to Barnet Knights C.C.
Please note entries are not normally acknowledged unless a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed.PRIZES (back to top)
Age limit sections
There will be prizes for all scoring over 50% in the age limit sections. In addition, there will be a cash prize and a trophy for the top boy and top girl in each age group section. Every competitor entering in advance will be awarded a certificate.
Grade limit sections
Prizes will be determined on the day according to entry.
Ties
Cash prizes will be shared. If there is a tie for a trophy, it will be broken by sum of progressive scores.
Prize giving
Small prizes and certificates can be collected as soon as your last game is finished, trophies and cash prizes as soon as possible after the end of Round 6.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS (back to top)Swiss pairings will be used. This is not a knock-out tournament. All competitors play in every round.
All sections will be played to ECF Rapidplay rules using chess clocks. Each player will be allowed 30 minutes per game. Help will be given to those not used to clocks. All sections will be graded for the ECF Rapidplay list. The ECF intend to publish the Grading list on their website. If you wish to have your Grading details (Grading Reference Number, Name, Club(s), Grade(s), Grading Category) withheld from the website version please contact the ECF.
The organisers reserve the right to merge sections in the event of a section receiving insufficient entries.
Parents and friends are welcome to stay, but we regret that only stewards and players will be allowed in the playing areas.
You are advised that there is no formal supervision between rounds so it is suggested you stay to look after your children or arrange for another adult to be responsible for your child.
TIMETABLE (back to top)
9.15am
Doors open
2.00pm
Round 4
9.45am
Introduction
3.15pm
Round 5
10.00am
Round 1
4.30pm
Round 6
11.25am
Round 2
6.00pm
Prize giving
12.45pm
Round 3
VENUE (back to top)
(by kind permission of the Headteacher and Governors)
Goldbeaters Primary School, Thirleby Road,
Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 0HA
N.B. Our agreement is to use specified rooms and playgrounds, but not the equipment belonging to the school, its teachers or its children.
Click here for MAP
There is a small car park for use of those staying all day to help, entrance in Gunter Grove.
The school is 5 minutes walk from Burnt Oak station (Northern Line). N.B. There are two schools in Thirleby Road.
For security reasons the pedestrian entrance (Thirleby Road) will be closed between 10.30am and 4.30pm. The car park entrance (Gunter Grove) will be open all day; it is single track so please drive with care.
Adults not staying all day are asked to park in the adjoining streets (Montrose Avenue and Watling Avenue) and enter via the Thirleby Road gate. Please show consideration for local residents by not parking in very narrow streets such as Thirleby Road and Gunter Grove.Sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, cakes, crisps, sweets, hot and cold drinks and other light refreshments will be on sale.
LONDON JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (click for link)
Those gaining the following target scores or higher at this tournament will qualify for the London Junior Finals to be held at the University of Westminster (Harrow campus):
Under 8 - 4 out of 6 (Final 29, 30 December)
Under 10 Minor - 3.5 out of 6 (Final 9, 10 December)
Under 10 Major - 4.5 out of 6 (Final 9, 10 December)
Under 12 Minor - 3.5 out of 6 (Final 28, 29, 30 December)
Under 12 Major - 4.5 out of 6 (Final 28, 29, 30 December)
Under 14 - no qualification necessary (Final 9. 10 December)BSCA TEAM SELECTION (back to top)
Barnet Schools Chess Association enters teams for the English Primary Schools Chess Association Inter-Association Championships. They compete with teams from all over the country, e.g. Sussex, Somerset and Yorkshire. Players going to school in Barnet and neighbouring boroughs are eligible for the 3 teams: Under 11, Under 9 and Girls Under 11.
This tournament is part of the selection process for these teams.
The other tournaments being used by the selectors are:
Barnet & Finchley, 12 November 2006, contact: Tom Peet, 020 84420363
Bell Lane, 2 December 2006, contact: Tony Corfe, 01707 659080
BSCA Championships, 28 January 2007, contact: Laurie Winston, 020 89598376 or look on this website nearer the time.Click here for ENTRY FORM (to print and send to Mr L. Winston, 37th Barnet Knights, 18 Mount Grove, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 9SX)
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