London Junior Chess Championships

London Junior Chess Championships Children should bring a packed lunch. Those gaining the following target scores or higher at this tournament will qualify for the London Junior Some training will be available on the day. Chess Championships to be held at University of Westminster (Harrow Campus). If you do not want photographs of your child to be put onto the Wiltshire Junior Chess website please Under 8: 4 out of 6 (Final 29, 30 December) tick the box. Under 10 Minor: 3½ out of 6 (Final 17, 18 December) Under 10 Major: 4½ out of 6 (Final 17, 18 December) Brook Field Primary School, Under 12 Minor: 3½ out of 6 (Final 28-30 December) With thanks to Brook Field school for providing a Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Under 12 Major: 4½ out of 6 (Final 28-30 December) venue. Under 14: no qualification necessary Swindon, SN5 5SB (Final 17, 18 December) Tournament Details Doors open at 9:00am, please arrive by 9:30 for a Future Events Sunday 6th November 2016 9:45am start. This is not a knockout tournament; all 10th December 2016 – sections will be run as a standard Swiss. All children Wiltshire Congress, venue TBC will play 6 games, each player will be allowed 30 9:00am to 6:00pm minutes per game. Wilts and West of England Junior Open All sections will use chess clocks. Help will be given Championship will be held on 18th & 19th to those not used to using clocks. February 2016 at St Joseph Catholic College, Ocotal Way, Swindon SN3 3LR.

Wiltshire County Squad The results of this tournament will be used as part of the selection criteria for the Wiltshire U9 and U11 London Junior Chess county teams. Year5 & 6 Wiltshire children hoping to qualify for the Championships all play all must play in at least 2 WJC competitions. Qualifying Event

Founded 1924 Cost www.ljcc.co.uk There is an entry fee of £8.00 payable in advance. There is an additional cost of £3.00 for children who are not members of the ECF at silver/gold level, to cover grading costs. There is a late entry fee of £2.00. Please make cheques payable to: ‘Wiltshire Junior Chess’. In the event that a cheque is returned unpaid we reserve the right to request an additional payment to recover charges imposed by our bank. Entry Form for Wiltshire Junior Chess Open WJC Open Tournament Tournament 2016: Brook Field Primary School, Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Child’s Name: Swindon, SN5 5SB

Address: Sunday 6 th November 2016 9:00 am to 6:00pm

Postcode: ______Entry Telephone: ______Please return all entry forms by Saturday 29th Mobile Number: ______October 2016 to:  Maki Kamotskiy, 197A Trowbridge Road, Bradford Email: on Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1EU Date of Birth: ______Tel: 07401277310 Email: [email protected] Section Entered: ______School: Please send in entries in advance, however late entries will be accepted at an additional cost of £2.00. School Year: ______Sections Club: There will be separate sections for: ECF Rapid Play Grade and code: ______- Under 8 (year 3 and under), - Under 10 (year 4 & 5) ECF silver or gold Membership number: ______- Under 12 (year 6 & 7) - Under 14 (year 8 & 9) - Under 18 (year 10 & above). Entry fee: £8.00 ______All ages are as at 31st August 2016. Plus £3:00 fee if not ECF gold / silver member ______If there are insufficient entries, the Under 14 and Under 18 sections will be amalgamated. Plus: £2:00 Late entry fee: ______

Total: ______Timetable 9.00am Doors open / registration 9.45am Introduction This Tournament is organised by Wiltshire Junior Chess, 10.00am Round 1 offers of parental help will be greatly appreciated. I will / will 11.15am Round 2 not be able to provide parental help on the day. 12.30pm Round 3 1.45pm Round 4 All names, addresses and other details are held for chess purposes only and are not divulged to any third parties. 3.00pm Round 5 4.15pm Round 6 A fund is available to help any Wiltshire player with financial 5.45pm Prize giving difficulties. Please contact Steve Jones ([email protected]) (or as near to these times as possible) in confidence.

http://wiltshirejuniorchess.com or loss or damage to personal effects, howsoever Prizes caused. Under 8/Under10/Under 12 1st prize trophy, runner-up trophy

Under 14/Under 18 Cash prizes

Please note that trophies will only be awarded to Wiltshire players. The number of cash prizes and the amount of each prize will depend on the number of entries. Every player will be awarded a certificate. There will be medals for the players in the U8,U10 and U12 section who are getting 50% or more but not winning a trophy. If there is a tie for a section trophy, it will be broken by sum of progressive scores. Cash prizes will be shared. Grading All games will be submitted for Rapid Play grading. The ECF publishes the grading list on their website. If you wish to have your grading details withheld from the website version, please contact the ECF; www.englishchess.org.uk

Disputes Any disputes will be referred to the Chief Arbiter, whose decision will be final.

Disclaimer Parents and friends are welcome to stay, but should note that only stewards and players will be allowed in the playing rooms. Wiltshire Junior Chess will only provide adult supervision in the chess playing area and while games are in progress. Parents and guardians are responsible for their children during the Tournament, the organisers and helpers are not to act “in loco parentis” and are not able to take responsibility for any child’s actions, or for the actions of anyone that may affect your child. Participation in this tournament is at the attendees own risk, Wiltshire Junior Chess will not accept liability for any injury http://wiltshirejuniorchess.com