The 2010 Galway Chess Congress will be held at the Salthill Hotel from Oct 1st-3rd 2010. Details below.

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Galway Chess Club is pleased to announce the

Galway Chess Congress 2010

1-3 October 2010 in the Salthill Hotel, Galway

Prize Fund: €3600

Venue: Salthill Hotel, Galway

 

• Galway Chess Congress 2010 - Entry Form
• Galway Chess Congress 2010 - Brochure (.doc file - 279kB) - print 2 sheets to a page
• Galway Chess Congress 2010 - Poster (.doc file - 244kB)

Sections

There will be 3 sections as set out below.

Section	Rating Band	Time Control
Masters	1800+	All moves in 1 hr 30 mins
Major	1200-1799	All moves in 1 hr 30 mins
Minor	U-1200	All moves in 1 hr 30 mins

Please note that players with ratings within 100 points of each rating band limit will be allowed to float up to the next section if they wish to.

For floating up to the Masters section, FIDE ratings will be accepted. Players rated below 1800 who have been rated over 1800 in the past 2 years may also float up.

Prize Fund

The prize fund of €3600 will be divided as follows:

	Masters 1800+	Major 1200-1799	Minor U-1200
1st prize	€600	€450	€250
2nd prize	€400	€300	€180
3rd prize	€250	€200	€120
Grading	€200	€300	€350

Playing Schedule

The playing schedule is as follows:

Round 1	Fri Oct 1st	8pm
Round 2	Sat Oct 2nd	10am
Round 3	Sat Oct 2nd	2.30pm
Round 4	Sat Oct 2nd	6.30pm
Round 5	Sun Oct 3rd	10am
Round 6	Sun Oct 3rd	2pm

Tournament Hotel

The 2010 Galway Chess Congress will be held this year from Oct 1st -3rd 2010, in the Salthill Hotel on the promenade in Salthill in Galway.

Click here for more on the hotel location.  Rooms at the hotel are from €60 pps. For more on the Salthill hotel offers for the tournement, click here.

To book, please phone reservations at the Salthill Hotel at +353 91 522711 Mon-Fri from 9-5.30pm and quote "Chess Congress" as we have block reserved rooms in the hotel.   Note: the hotel rooms are booked out on the hotel's website - you must phone reservations and quote "chess congress" to get a room.

Entry Fee

Entry fee is €45 for all competitions with discounts for full-time students, unemployed and U-16's. There is a further discount of €10 for all entries received by Sept 20th. Note that, in order to obtain the discount, the entry fee must be received by that date.

All Competitions	€45	(€35 for entries, incl fee, received by Sept 20th)
Full-Time students, retired	€40	(€30 for entries, incl fee, received by Sept 20th)
U-16s, unemployed	€35	(€25 for entries, incl fee, received by Sept 20th)

Entry Form

The entry form for the Galway Chess Congress 2010 may be downloaded from here:

Galway Chess Congress 2010 - Entry Form

Entries will also be accepted via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone to Ronan Duke at 086-8072384.

Notes

1. All players resident in Ireland must be members of the Irish Chess Union (www.icu.ie) and must bring their own set, board and clock.
2. No Player may win more than one prize. If a player without an official rating wins a competition, s/he will only receive 50% of the prize money.
3. FIDE Rules as per I.C.U. Handbook, 1990 & I.C.U. Allegro Finish Rules 1996 apply.
4. The Prize Fund may adjust subject to entry.

History

Last year's tournament was won by Alex Baburin. Check out the report and results. Reports on previous years are stored here.