Last updated: Friday 8 April, 2005
18 year old Alexander Areshchenko wins £2000 1st prize outright, ½ point ahead of the rest of the field!! World number 44 grandmaster Kiril Georgiev 2654 shares 2nd place with GM Zahar Efimenko with 7/9. The latter both shared equal first at GibTelcom earlier this year.
March 24th-28th 2005 Easter weekend
Following the success of the 1st Coventry International which was held last March and attracted 100 players, a second FIDE rated event was held at one of Coventry’s premier four-star hotels.
Although no IM or GM norms were made, several got close notably Polish IM Joanna
Dworakowka(WGM) who narrowly missed a grandmaster norm and the astounding result
of unrated Nottingham University student Alex Theirren BCF 177 who missed an
IM result by the same margin.
The pace of 9 rounds in 4½ days proved gruelling but the former soviet players seemed more hardened to the schedule and took the top three places. Maybe British players can get amongst the top places next year.
Based on the success of this tournament, with the venue switch at short notice, it is intended we hold another one next year, hopefully even stronger!
A fuller press release with photos to follow ...
Prize Fund £7000+ increased to £7300
1st prize £2000 (3000 Euros approx)
11 main prizes plus 9 grading prizes. See Prize List for full list.
No player can win more than one prize
Additional prizes will be awarded at discretion of Tournament Director
VENUE:
Britannia Hotel, Fairfax Street, Cathedral Square, Coventry. CV1 5RP
(Opposite Pool Meadow bus station)
STATUS: FIDE Rated
BCF Grand Prix (Elite Status) and British
Championship Qualifier
The event has an exceptionally strong Grandmaster and
International Master line-up and will provide excellent IM and GM norm opportunities
for strong aspiring players
Confirmed/expected titled players so far:
GMs Kiril Georgiev 2654, Vladislav Tkachiev 2609, Zahar Efimenko 2601, Jiri Stocek 2586, Oleksandr Areshchenko 2570, Petr Kiriakov 2564, Alon Greenfeld 2549, Peter Wells 2519, Stuart Conquest 2513, Alexander Cherniaev 2509
IMs Simon Williams 2487,
Adam Hunt 2434, Robert Gwaze 2410, Simon Ansell 2408, Eddie Dearing 2408, Joanna
Dworakowska 2395, Richard Bates 2377, Paul Littlewood 2368
WGM Jovanka Houska 2325
FMs Dr Erik Zude 2399,Andrew Greet 2389,
Tom Hink-Edwards 2383,Peter Sowray 2342, John Cox 2311,
Richard Britton 2309, Iain Gourlay 2304,Rafe Martyn 2281, Neil Berry 2260, Glenn
Charleshouse 2251
WFM Jessie Gilbert 2149
Unrated Players
entered so far
International Master Colin Crouch will be providing
commentary on the top games from Friday 25th March 2005 in the Commentary room.
Playing Schedule
Rate of play : 40 moves in two hours plus 30 minutes to finish the game
| Round 1 | 17:30-22:30 | Thursday
24th March 2005 |
| Round 2 | 09:00-14:00 | Friday
25th March 2005 |
| Round 3 | 15:30-20:30 | |
| Round 4 | 09:00-14:00 | Saturday
26th March 2005 |
| Round 5 | 15:30-20:30 | |
| Round 6 | 09:00-14:00 | Sunday
27th March 2005 |
| Round 7 | 15:30-20:30 | |
| Round 8 | 09:00-14:00 | Monday
28th March 2005 |
| Round 9 | 15:30-20:30 | |
| Prize giving 20:30 onwards | ||
Tournament Director: Mark Hogarth.
Chief Controller:........................................John
Robinson (FIDE Arbiter)
....................................................................Lara
Barnes (FIDE Arbiter)
...................................................................Alex McFarlane
(FIDE Arbiter)
Tournament Secretary:...........................
Roy Woodcock
Entry fee: £30
GM, IM, WGM, WIM_____________ FREE (if before 18th March 2005)
FM & WFM___________________ £15 (if before 18th March 2005)
A late entry fee of £5 will be charged on entries post marked
after Tuesday 22nd March 2005
Deductions:
£10 - Players under 18 yrs on 1st January 2005
£10 - Players over 60 yrs on 1st January 2005
£10 - Disabled players (apply in confidence)
£10 - Unemployed players (apply in confidence).
£ 2 - BCF Direct Full Members
(show membership card to the organisers at the event).
Note: only one deduction allowed
Cheques should be made payable to 'Coventry Chess' and sent to:
Roy Woodcock
188 Coventry Road
Nuneaton
CV10 7AU.
England
Late Arrivals
In accordance with FIDE rules, players arriving more than 1 hour late will be
defaulted. Players may be re-paired at this time.
1st Round
Pairings
Accelerated Swiss pairings
will be used for at least the first two rounds. Players are put in FIDE rating/converted
rating order and split into quarters
The draw is then made as follows:
i.e. 1st quarter v 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter v 4th quarter.
Provisional 1st round pairings will be published on Thursday evening (24 March 2005), subject to change
Late Entries
No player will be allowed into the tournament after the final
1st round pairings have been published on the notice board. This
will be at 16:30 on Thursday 24th March 2005
Venue
(How to find us)
The four-star Britannia Hotel is on Fairfax Road in the
town centre, opposite Pool Meadow bus station and 12 minutes walking distance
from Coventry Railway station.
There is a regular bus service (No.10) right outside the station which stops directly outside the Britannia hotel.
National Express coaches run coaches from anywhere in UK to Coventry for £20/25, stopping opposite the hotel!
Coventry is situated off the A46(M40) and the A45(M1).
See Tournament
flyer for more details
Accommodation
The playing venue
is sponsored by the Britannia Hotel who have given us very good rates on
accommodation and reserved 100 rooms on a first-come-first
served basis.
Bed & Breakfast rates are:-
Single room £33 and Double/Twin for £50.
We strongly urge players to stay at the hotel to guarantee continued sponsorship. Mention ‘Chess’ to get the special rate. You cannot book online for these rates, you must phone or click here to email them.
If emailing, specify the number of nights required (this can book dates before 24th March and after 28th March at the same rate as well). Mention 'CHESS' to ensure you get the special rate.
Drinks will be at student bar prices and hot/cold buffet meals will be no more than in the region of £5.
There will be a commentary room with bar, analysis room with bar, tea/coffee sandwiches/soups and other refreshments room leading from the playing room – with bar.
Britannia
Hotel: Tel: 024 76633733
Britannia
Hotel
Fairfax Street
Cathedral Square
Coventry
CV1 5RP
Mark Hogarth
020 8390 3116 (Evenings & Weekends)
07976 639080 (Daytime)
Roy Woodcock, 188 Coventry Road,
Nuneaton CV10 7AU. England
Tel. (44) (0)24 76348097
Click here for an Entry
Form
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Entry Form
2005 - 2nd Coventry International 24-28th March 2005
Send entries by 21th March 2005 to :Roy Woodcock, 188 Coventry Road, Nuneaton CV10 7AU. England
Telephone: +44 (0)24 76348097 (Please make cheques payable to ‘Coventry Chess’)
Name………………………………
Date of Birth……………. Tel. No. ……………………
Address …………………………………………………………………
Postcode …………….
Email……………………………………………………………………
Chess Club/School/University/…………………………………………..
Half point bye rounds (1-8)…..
BCF direct membership No.(if discount claimed)….
Entry Fee £30 (BCF Full members may deduct £2)……
If you have no grade please indicate your estimated FREE ENTRY to GMs/IM/s/WGMs/WIMs
playing strength and your previous highest grade who enter before 18th March
2005.
(if known)
FIDE…… Country of Affiliation………….. £15
to FM/WFMs who enter before 18th March 2005
ELO(national) BCF……… Late entry fee (postmarked after 21st
March 2005………..
Donation (towards cost gratefully received)………………
£10 deduction for Juniors Under 18/Seniors/
Disabled/Unemployed …………….
Total(payable to Coventry Chess’) …………….
Only one deduction may apply
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