26th 4NCL Congress
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26th 4NCL Congress
Seems to be filling up quite rapidly regardless of mask games (as discussed on another thread)
As of 10th August 2021 (tournament is 10th to 12th September)
https://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/entrants_26.htm
25 in the Open (top seed Hebden)
15 in the U2000
18 in the U1700
As of 10th August 2021 (tournament is 10th to 12th September)
https://www.4ncl.co.uk/fide/entrants_26.htm
25 in the Open (top seed Hebden)
15 in the U2000
18 in the U1700
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
Is there a maximum capacity? I couldn't find the info on the website.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
An email regarding the previous congress at the same venue:Wadih Khoury wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 3:45 pmIs there a maximum capacity? I couldn't find the info on the website.
The hotel will be limiting us to 50% of usual meeting room capacity in accordance with HM Government guidelines. This means that a maximum of 130 players will be allowed at present (see above).
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
Does anyone know which HM Government guidelines these are? I am very confused.Nick Burrows wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:17 pmThe hotel will be limiting us to 50% of usual meeting room capacity in accordance with HM Government guidelines.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
The previous Congress took place prior to 19th July, so whatever the guidelines were then they are not the same now.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:47 pmDoes anyone know which HM Government guidelines these are? I am very confused.
The hotel and the 4NCL may of course have decided to maintain the same limit on entries.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
The hotel may have done, but the 4NCL have gone back to the usual free for all as to what sections lower rated players can enter. At the 25th Congress, they sorted the entries by the higher of FIDE and ECF rating and assigned sections top down, I could believe that was also influenced by a ban on going into tournament rooms other than the one you were playing in.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:06 pmThe hotel and the 4NCL may of course have decided to maintain the same limit on entries.
At half capacity the playing areas were agreeably uncrowded.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
Under "Information" it says:Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:27 pmThe hotel may have done, but the 4NCL have gone back to the usual free for all as to what sections lower rated players can enter. At the 25th Congress, they sorted the entries by the higher of FIDE and ECF rating and assigned sections top down, I could believe that was also influenced by a ban on going into tournament rooms other than the one you were playing in.
Which I had assumed meant they were doing the same thing.Section allocation
Players will be allocated to sections based on rating once final entry numbers are known.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
Entries have increased to 67 including a few forum members.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
Entries for this have been closed after seemingly reached capacity at around 180. With 72 entries for the top section, there's a danger of two players reaching 5/5 unless acceleration is used or the five round tournament is split into two.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
That’s possible, but won’t the 22 half-point byes in round one make that highly unlikely?Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:58 amEntries for this have been closed after seemingly reached capacity at around 180. With 72 entries for the top section, there's a danger of two players reaching 5/5 unless acceleration is used or the five round tournament is split into two.
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Re: 26th 4NCL Congress
Don't forget the half-point byes when a non-mask wearer refuses to don a mask at the request of a mask-wearing opponentDavid Gilbert wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:46 amThat’s possible, but won’t the 22 half-point byes in round one make that highly unlikely?Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:58 amEntries for this have been closed after seemingly reached capacity at around 180. With 72 entries for the top section, there's a danger of two players reaching 5/5 unless acceleration is used or the five round tournament is split into two.