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12th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International, 27 Sept - 5 Oct 2003

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Last updated: Monday, August 21, 2017 7:04 PM

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The Monarch Assurance PLC 12th International Chess Tournament is taking place at the Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man, from Saturday 27 September to Sunday 5 October 2003. It is a 9-round swiss tournament and is FIDE-rated. There will be £16,500 in total prize money.

Tony Bridson reports: This year's Monarch Assurance International Tournament in the beautiful Isle of Man, promises to be stronger and richer even than last year.

Patrick Taylor, Chairman of Monarch Assurance plc; has already increased his sponsorship of the prize-fund from £12,000 to £16,500 which, when allied to the considerable input of the island's Department of Tourism, makes for a formidable impact on chess within the British Isles, if not the world.

The tournament is to be opened by His Excellency Air Marshal Ian Macfadyen CB, OBE, the island's Lieutenant Governor, and Mrs. Macfadyen, and prizes will be presented by the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, the Hon. Richard Corkill MHK, together with the Island's Director of Tourism, Mr. Geoff Le Page. Such a 'glittering platform party' reflects the importance which the Isle of Man places on this international tournament.

The 'Monarch' is founded on three competitions; namely the 'Open'; 'Major' and 'Minor' and in response to the club and lower rated players requests, the 'Minor' has been strengthened by its extension from five to seven rounds, as has the now considerable prize-fund.

In view of the quantity of requests from titled players and in an effort to spread his budget to accommodate even more competitors and to broaden the geographic scope of the Monarch, Dennis has decided to limit 'appearance money' and to spend any 'savings' from this on providing free travel from UK; transfers - being collected from the IOM airport and taken to the chosen hotel, together with return transfers and ten nights dinner, bed and breakfast, en-suite accommodation, for additional players.

Furthermore, Mann on the Ground - the travel organisers - are offering a service to try to obtain 'through' tickets for non-British Isles based competitors. The aim is to save money for competitors on the portion of their journey between their departure airport and the UK.

Dennis is requesting that, due to demand for places, Patrick Taylor's and the IOM Tourist Board's commitment to the tournament and to chess, in general, be reciprocated by invited players. This simply means that when a player is invited, he or she give a 'yes' or 'no' within two weeks of that invitation - 'maybe' won't do!

Finally, for the Major and Minor tournaments, the prize fund has increased, substantially, together with additional £150 and £100 'special' prizes being awarded in the respective competitions. Demand for places is expected to use most of the available local hotel, guest-house, pub and self-catering accommodation. Players, however, needn't pay more than necessary; Mann on the Ground's travel handling has proven to be very cost effective in the past. Call them now with your enquiry - there's even an 'easy payment' scheme.

Remember the Monarch is considered the 'strongest' and 'richest' tournament in the British Isles outside of the British Chess Championship. Contact and Entry details.

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Patrick Taylor, Managing Director of Monarch Assurance plc, has generously increased his sponsorship of the Monarch International Tournament, in the Isle of Man. Arguably the strongest and 'richest' competition in the British Isles, the 'Monarch' goes from strength to strength.

Details of the new prize fund are as follows:- The overall prize money is increased from £12,000 to £16,500 with an additional £250 of prizes being offered by the travel and accommodation organisers 'Mann on the Ground'.

In the OPEN competition the first prize will rise to £2,500 and there are a further nine prizes ranging from £1,500 to £200. There will be five grading prizes which are increased from £150 to £200 each plus a prize of £150 for the best score by a non-rated player.

ORIGINAL ENTRANTS (as at 26 September 2003)
	Name	Title	Country	Rating Jul03
1	Short, Nigel	g	England	2701	Withdrawn
2	Epishin, Vladimir	g	Russia	2642
3	Lputian, Smbat	g	Armenia	2623
4	Iordachescu, Viorel	g	Moldava	2606
5	Kotronias, Vasilios	g	Cyprus	2602
6	Sulskis, Sarunas	g	Lithuania	2593
7	Fridman, Daniel	g	Latvia	2592
8	Kuzmin, Alexey	g	Russia	2583
9	Al-Modiahki, Mohamad	g	Qatar	2574
10	Luther, Thomas	g	Germany	2574
11	Agdestein, Simen	g	Norway	2571
12	Neverov, Valery	g	Ukraine	2566	Withdrawn
13	Korneev, Oleg	g	Russia	2561
14	Halkias, Stelios	g	Greece	2560
15	Psakhis, Lev	g	Israel	2550
16	Hebden, Mark	g	England	2544
17	Kogan, Artur	g	Israel	2534
18	Barsov, Alexei	g	Uzbekistan	2526
19	Motwani, Paul	g	Scotland	2525
20	Mikhalevski, Victor	g	Israel	2523
21	Emms, John	g	England	2520
22	Arkell, Keith C	g	England	2513
23	Moreno Carnero, Javier	m	Spain	2512
24	Pert, Nick	m	England	2483
25	Davies, Nigel R	g	England	2482
26	Wells, Peter K	g	England	2481
27	Del Rio Angelis, Salvador	g	Spain	2479
28	Gormally, Danny	m	England	2478	Withdrawn
29	Nosenko, Alexander	m	Ukraine	2478	Withdrawn
30	Handke, Florian	g	Germany	2476
31	Sandipan, Chanda	m	India	2469
32	Jonkman, Harmen	g	Netherlands	2424
33	Zatonskih, Anna	wg	USA	2423
34	Lane, Gary W	m	Australia	2412
35	Maze, Sebastien		France	2412
36	Van Der Weide, Karel	m	Netherlands	2412
37	Prasad, Devaki V	m	India	2407
38	Grunberg, Mihai	m	Romania	2406
39	Hunt, Harriet (IM)	m/wg	England	2402
40	Cioara, Andrei N	m	Romania	2394
41	Williams, Simon	m	England	2381
42	Pert, Richard G	m	England	2380
43	Aagaard, Jacob	m	Denmark	2360
44	Daly, Colm	f	Ireland	2355
45	Mannion, Steve	m	Scotland	2339
46	Cooper, Lawrence	m	England	2335
47	Dannevig, Oystein		Norway	2331
48	Menacher, Manfred	f	Germany	2327
49	Molander, Riku	f	Finland	2324
50	Kiseleva, Natalia	wg	Ukraine	2322
51	Devereaux, Max	f	England	2312
52	Ryan, Joe	f	Ireland	2291
53	Grant, Alan		Scotland	2270
54	Bjarnason, Oskar		Iceland	2261
55	Hutchinson, Paul A		England	2255
56	Radovanovic, Jovica		Yugoslavia	2239
57	Ashton, Adam		England	2234
58	Gabrielsen, Trond		Norway	2228
59	Kucypera, Anna	wm	Poland	2227	Withdrawn
60	Allen, Keith		Isle of Man	2224
61	Gordon, Stephen		England	2216
62	Thompson, Ian D	f	England	2216
63	Hughes, Howard		England	(2215)
64	Timmermans, Ivo		Netherlands	2213
65	Guk, Ilya	(f)	Ukraine	(2211)	Withdrawn
66	Prymak, Vyacheflav	(f)	Ukraine	(2211)	Withdrawn
67	Valaker, Ole J		Norway	2207
68	Spence, David		England	2187
69	Bentley, John L		England	2183
70	Shaw, David A		England	2183
71	Walton, Alan J		England	2158
72	May, Frank		Wales	2153
73	Van Kemenade, Rudy		England	2140
74	Braunlich, Tom		USA	(2135)
75	Coathup, Roger		England	2134
76	Horton, E Justin		England	(2120)
77	Adams, Phil		England	2115
78	Goodger, Martin		England	2114
79	Fairbairn, Stephen		Canada	2096
80	Fossum, Oysten B		Norway	2090
81	Sending, Stale		Norway	2087
82	Gruettner, Ralf		Germany	2073
83	Tagnon, Nicole	wf	France	2071
84	Kovachev, Daniel J		Norway	2066
85	Shepherd, Mike		Scotland	2037
86	Lutton, E Josiah		England	2031
87	Moes, Waldemar	f	Netherlands	2027
88	Spanton, Tim		England	2021
89	Young, Mel		England	2005
90	Stubberud, Omulf		Norway	(1965)
91	McPhillips, Karl		Ireland	(1918)
92	Danielsen, Dag		Norway	(1905)
93	Nicholson, John		Ireland	(1870)
94	Ormsby, Alan		Isle of Man	(1792)
95	Teigum, Amund		Norway	(1782)
96	de Lange, Hans JG		Netherlands	(1741)
97	Agdestein, Emil		Norway	(1668)
98	Bryn, Askild		Norway	(1574)
99	Astrup, Hakon		Norway	(1562)
100	Ribe, Mads		Norway	(1531)
101	Brekke, Jorunn		Norway	(1527)
102	Reppen, Ellsiv		Norway	(1374)
103	Bae, Torstein		Norway	(1366)
104	Borstad, Thomas		Norway	(1360)
105	Danielsen, Magnus		Norway	(957)

In the MAJOR, the prize fund is further increased with the first prize rising from £500 to £600 with £500 and £400 for the second and third placed players, respectively. There are five grading prizes of £200 each and a further four prizes also of £200. A further prize of £150 will be awarded by 'Mann on the Ground'.

Again in the MINOR the prize fund increases and the first prize rises from £300 to £400 with second and third receiving £300 and £250 respectively. There will be five grading prizes again, this time rising to £150 each with four further Vets, Junior, Lady and Manx prizes of £150. A further prize of £100 will be awarded by 'Mann on the Ground.'

Finally the 'Team' prize rises from £150 to £200!

Dennis Hemsley, Tournament Director, said that he was delighted with Monarch Assurance's commitment to the tournament and thus the players and, when combined with the additional substantial sponsorship provided by the Island's Department of Tourism, augurs only well for the future of the game in the Isle of Man.

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There is also be a 7-round Major Tournament from Monday 29 September to Sunday 5 October, and a 7-round Minor Tournament from Monday 29 September to Sunday 5 October. The venue for these events is the Erin Arts Centre, which is about 200 yards away from the Ocean Castle Hotel.

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Open: Prizes - 1st £2,500 and nine more prizes from £1,500 to £200. Five rating prizes - £200 each, plus £200 best score by non-rated player, £200 each for best veteran, lady, junior and Manx. Entry Fee £20, Ladies & Juniors £10. (BCF Direct Members deduct £2). Free entry for titled players and those rated 2300 or over. FIDE-rated 9-round swiss open. Rate of Play: 40 moves in 2 hours, then 20 moves in 1 hour, then remaining moves in 30 minutes. The venue this year will be the superb ballroom of the Ocean Castle Hotel.

Major (for players graded 175 BCF, 2000 elo, and below): 1st £600, 2nd £500, 3rd £400, plus five grading prizes of £150 each. £200 each for best veteran, lady, junior and Manx. New in 2003 is a £150 best game prize given by 'Mann on the Ground'. Entry Fee £15, Ladies & Juniors £7. (BCF Direct Members deduct £2). Club teams of three - no entry fee - save up to £45. Team prize for the best aggregate score. Rate of Play: 40 moves in 2 hours, then all the moves in 1 hour (note - this has changed from 2002).

Minor (for players graded 120 BCF, 1560 elo, and below): 1st £400, 2nd £300, 3rd £250, plus five grading prizes of £150 each. £150 each for best veteran, lady, junior and Manx player. New in 2003 is a £100 best game prize given by 'Mann on the Ground'. Entry Fee £9, Ladies & Juniors £5. (BCF Direct Members deduct £1). Club teams of three - no entry fee - save up to £27. Team prize for the best aggregate score £200. Rate of Play: 40 moves in 2 hours, then all the moves in 1 hour (note - this has changed from 2002).

Part of the BCF Grand Prix. Game fee registered. Smith & Williamson British Championship qualifier.

Getting to the Isle of Man Tony Bridson, who has been connected with the event since 1994, has arranged travel and accommodation for contestants since that time. His main concern heretofore has been to ensure that all contestants' arrangements and requirements were met and, of course, whilst it was the main playing venue, to ensure that the available Cherry Orchard accommodation was filled. Cherry Orchard will still have accommodation available for the chess periods, but in 2003 Tony's company Mann on the Ground will be offering a full range of options to players and their families. Accommodation will be available at the main venue - the Ocean Castle Hotel - other Port Erin hotels, guest houses, self-catering astablishments, pubs and other Tourist Department approved premises. Travel will also be catered for with sea travel via Liverpool, Heysham or indeed a European direct ticket for foot passengers and vehicles, if required. Air Travel can be arranged via London City, London Gatwick, Luton, Bristol, Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds/Bradford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin on a direct basis. Whilst sea prices are already fixed, prices for air travel remain more flexible but Mann on the Ground's status will invariably provide very competitive prices for flying as well as for travel by sea. Additionally Mann on the Ground will offer a monthly payment scheme, with no interest but a simple administration fee of £5 per person for players booking between 31 December 2002 and 30 June 2003. Conditions regarding booking and cancellation will apply and will be made apparent at time of booking.

Tournament Director: Dennis Hemsley Webmaster: John Saunders Other links: Isle of Man Chess Association

Main Sponsors Monarch Assurance plc As well as Monarch Assurance plc, the Tournament is sponsored by The Isle of Man Department of Tourism, and the Port Erin Commissioners.

 

 

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