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Mill Hill FIDE Monthly Congresses - Three Sections

held at Copthall School, Pursley Rd, London NW7 2EP

Check out Rob Hammond's site at https://www.chessville.co.uk/coming-up/ where you can now register for future tournaments.

 

Lots of parking! (please drive right to the back to park)

 

English Chess Federation Membership Requirement - if you are ENGLISH then you MUST BE A Gold or Platinum member to play.

 

If you are already registered with another FIDE nation (not ENG) then there is no ECF membership requirement.

 

£50.00 to enter any section.

 

An Under 2400 / Under 1900 / Under 1700 tournament of five rounds.

 

Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 2pm and 5.30pm)
Two on Sunday (11am and 2.30pm).

 

60 minutes per player per game PLUS 30 seconds added every move. FIDE rated and ECF graded. 

- Rated players in the top section should be Under FIDE 2400 standard (unrated and ECF 2400 and over permitted). 

- Players in the second section must be Under 1900 in the FIDE and the ECF standard rating list at the time the event is played.

- Players in the third section must be Under 1700 in the FIDE and the ECF standard rating list at the time the event is played.

GUARANTEED PRIZES

In the U2400 and U1900 sections = 1st £150, 2nd £75 - these prizes will be shared in the event of a tie.

Plus a rating prize of £80.00 in the top two sections.  

In the Under 1700 section the first prize is £120.00 and second prize £60.00 with a rating prize of £40.00.

Results and prizes from the congress of 16-17 July 2022

An excellent turnout this weekend - thanks to all who braved the hot weather!  

Thanks to the excellent team of Rob Hammond, Jo Wildman and Lance Leslie-Smith who ran the event, and Sheryll Hammond who provided copious cold drinks!  If you have won a prize send your bank account and sort code to Rob or Adam for payment and we hope to announce more events soon.

Check out the calendar at www.chessengland.com for more tournaments and join our free newsletter!

Prizes: U2400

1st Place (£150) - Alexander Cherniaev 5/5

2nd Place (Increased to £100) - 4-way Tie 4/5

- Ewan Wilson (£25)

- Ilya Iyengar (£25)

- Aditya Verma (£25)

- Saahil Bansal (£25)

Rating Category Prize (U1800 - £80) - Ivan Georgiev 3.5/5 

Prizes: U1900

1st - £150 - Michelle Chan - (4.5 points)

2nd = £37.50 each - Salvatore Pepe and Julian Llewellyn (4 points)

Rating Category Prize - U1550 - £80 - Quixiang Han (2.5 points)

Prizes: U1700

1st/2nd (£90 each) - James Baxter & Alexander Kairat 4.5/5

Rating Category Prize (U1400 - £20 each) - Ashton Gadiot & Nick Goulbourne 3.5/5

16 and 17 July - our next congress at Mill Hill

 

Mill Hill FIDE Congresses - Three Sections

held at Copthall School, Pursley Rd, London NW7 2EP

 

Lots of parking! (please drive right to the back to park)

 

English Chess Federation Membership Requirement - if you are ENGLISH then you MUST BE A Gold or Platinum member to play.

 

If you are already registered with another FIDE nation (not ENG) then there is no ECF membership requirement.

 

£50.00 to enter any section.

 

An Under 2400 / Under 1900 / Under 1700 tournament of five rounds.

 

Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 2pm and 5.30pm)
Two on Sunday (11am and 2.30pm).

 

60 minutes per player per game PLUS 30 seconds added every move. FIDE rated and ECF graded. 

- Rated players in the top section should be Under FIDE 2400 standard (unrated and ECF 2400 and over permitted). 

- Players in the second section must be Under 1900 in the FIDE and the ECF standard rating list at the time the event is played.

- Players in the third section must be Under 1700 in the FIDE and the ECF standard rating list at the time the event is played.

GUARANTEED PRIZES

In the U2400 and U1900 sections = 1st £150, 2nd £75 - these prizes will be shared in the event of a tie.

Plus a rating prize of £80.00 in the top two sections.

In the Under 1700 section the first prize is £120.00 and second prize £60.00 with a rating prize of £40.00.

Results and prizes from the FIDE Congress of 14th and 15th May 2022

Chess Results - https://chess-results.com/tnr633640.aspx?lan=1&art=0&turdet=YES&flag=30Under 2400 Prizes:

1st - £150 GM Alexander Cherniaev (pictured above at the Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid) 4.5/5

2nd= - £40.00 each -  IM Peter Large and Steven Prior 4/5

Rating - £80 to Harry Bryant with 3/5

Under 1900 Prizes:

1st= - £112.50 each, to Jack Moss and Duke Quinton 4.5/5

Rating - £80 to George Chen with 4/5

Under 1700 Prizes:

1st - £120 Supratit Banerjee 4.5/5

2nd - £50 - David Lewis 4/5

Rating - £50 - Veeturi Yashvardhan 4/5

Thanks to Rob Hammond and Jo Wildman for running the event!  

We are back at Mill Hill on 16th and 17th July, but if you can't wait until then check out the calendar at www.chessengland.com for more tournaments of all descriptions!

14 and 15 May over the board congress

Let's do it!  Mill Hill Congress is now open for registration on 14 and 15 May 2022 - all sections FIDE and ECF rated, Under 2400, Under 1900 and Under 1700

>>>> LIVE GAMES HERE <<<<

https://form.jotform.com/82204481032950

Results and prizes from the FIDE Congress of 26 and 27 March 2022

Under 2400 - tie first place with 4.5/5 points: Koiza Peter (£112.50) Dignam Matthew (£112.50) Rating Prize (Under 1750 FIDE) with 3/5 points: Pranava Ravikumar (£40) Kumar Soham (£40) 

Under 1900 - first place with 4.5/5 points: Rebonato-Scott, Sebastiano (£150) Joint 2nd place with 4/5 points: Ball, Matthew (£37.50) Chen, George (£37.50) Rating prize (Under 1500 FIDE) with 3.5/5 points Berkley, Stephen (£80) 

Under 1700 - tie first place with 4/5 points: Lewis, David (£60) Kaushik, Madhav (£60) Edipoglu, Berk (£60) Rating prize (Under 1400 FIDE) with 2.5/5 points Ball, Katie (£40)

Thanks to Rob Hammond and Jo Wildman for a great weekend!  Lance Leslie Smith will be entering the games onto ChessBase and there will be a Best Game Prize of a book to be won.  See the link for details of this excellent endgame puzzle book authored by Ray Cannon!!

More Mill Hill Congress dates to follow, watch this space and join our mailing list at www.chessengland.com for the chance to enter before anyone else.

Thanks to Brendan O'Gorman for his lovely photos!

Another congress on the way - 26 and 27 March 2022

The 2nd Mill Hill FIDE Congress will be open for registration by this weekend for the event on 26 and 27 March 2022 - http://millhillchess.blogspot.com/ - all sections FIDE and ECF rated, Under 2400, Under 1900 and Under 1700.

An Under 2400 / Under 1900 / Under 1700 tournament of five rounds.

Three rounds on Saturday (10.30am, 2pm and 5.30pm)

Two on Sunday (11am and 2.30pm).

60 minutes per player per game PLUS 30 seconds added every move. FIDE rated and ECF graded.