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All ages except in item 3
refer to 1st January 2010 |
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| 1) |
British Champion in any of the past five years.
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| 2) |
A score of 6˝/11 (6/11 under 21) or more in the 2009
Championship. These players receive half-price entry.
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| 3) |
The reigning British Under
21, Under 18 or Senior Champion. These players receive half
price entry. Should there be a tie for any of these
qualifying places, the tie will be split by average of
opponents’ FIDE Ratings. Should the Senior Champion prefer
to play in the Senior Championship, entry shall be half
price to that event.
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| 4) |
A score of 7˝/11 (7/11 under
21) or higher in the Major Open, if eligible to play. These
players receive half price entry.
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| 5) |
#The highest placed eligible
competitor not already qualified, in the British Rapidplay
Championship. |
| 6) |
The Champion, or nominee, of
each of the English Chess Unions. |
| 7) |
#* The highest placed eligible
competitors in three regional Open Swisses organised by each
of the English Chess Unions.
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| 8) |
#*
The highest placed eligible
player, not already qualified, from any British Isles Open
FIDE rated event. |
| 9) |
#* The highest placed eligible
player in each of the six congresses with the highest number
of long-play ECF graded games in season 2008-2009.
# The tiebreak system will be
sum of progressive score, failing that average of opponents’
grades. Any entry fee reduction is as decided by the event
organisers.
* These qualifying routes
cannot be combined to produce more than one qualifier from
one tournament.
* If the qualifier in 3, 5,
7, 8, or 9 does not play, the place can only be offered to a
player on the same score, who did not qualify because of
tiebreak.
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| 10) |
A rating of 218 (2350) or
higher in a current British Isles national grading list (not
Rapidplay) or any FIDE list between July 2009 and July 2010.
If a player is not an IM or a GM, the rating must be active.
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| 11) |
For players |
Under 21 |
active rating of 215 (2320) or higher |
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Under 18 |
active rating of 210 (2280) or higher |
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Under 16 |
active rating of 205 (2240) or higher |
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Under 14 |
active rating of 200 (2200) or higher |
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Under 12 |
active rating of 190 (2120) or higher |
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For females |
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active rating of 190 (2120) or higher |
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For females |
Under 21 |
active rating of 180 (2040) or higher |
| 12) |
For British Isles FIDE Rated
tournaments or where the player represents a British Isles
federation in an international event of 9 rounds or more:
any player meeting at least 7 FIDE Rated opponents with a
Tournament Performance of 2350 (or level as indicated in 11)
or higher qualifies, with a maximum of three. The Manager of
Congress Chess may accept further qualifiers.
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| 13) |
Nominees of the Scottish
Chess Association, Welsh Chess Union, Ulster Chess Union,
Irish Chess Union, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.
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| 14) |
One nominee of each of the
English Counties practising the membership only system.
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| 15) |
One nominee from each of the
Congress Manager and the Director of Junior Chess. |
