Please send entries to Ian George by email (3a.roskear@gmail.com), text (07890 133221) or lichess message (roskearman).

Entries close at 2100 on Friday 22 January 2021.

There is no entry fee

The following details are required:
Name
Lichess user name

ECF grading reference no. (if known)
Email address
Round for bye, if requested
Eligibility (if not a member of the All Cornwall team on lichess)

Round 1: 1300 to finish
Round 2: 1445 to finish
Round 3: 1630 to finish
Round 4: 1815 to finish
Round 5: 2000 to finish

A ½ point bye may be taken in rounds 1–4 provided it is requested on or before Friday 22 January 2021.

All games will be played using the game-playing facilities of lichess.

All moves in 30 minutes plus 10 second increment per move from move 1.

Re-pairing will take place 15 minutes after the start of a round. Players who have not arrived will be defaulted 15 minutes after the scheduled start of a round.

The November 2020 ECF online rating list to be published in January 2021 will be used for determining player ratings where necessary. The most recent ECF OTB rating list will be used for players without an online rating.

All games will be submitted for ECF online rating.

1st: £50
2nd: £25
3rd: £15
Grading prizes: £10 each

If the congress is divided into more than one section, the above prize list will apply to each section.

Players need an account at https://lichess.org/ in order to play in the congress.

Pairings will be made using Swiss-Manager.

It is a condition of entry that the entrant:
1) agrees to be bound by the above arrangements
2) agrees to be bound by the Fair Play Guidelines.
3) agrees that the Controller’s decision is final in all matters.