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13th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International
25 Sept - 3 Oct 2004
Last updated: Thursday, August 24, 2017 0:02 AM
The
Monarch Assurance PLC 13th International Chess Tournament took
place at the Ocean Castle and Imperial Hotels, Port Erin, Isle of Man,
from Saturday 25 September to Sunday 3 October 2004.
The tournament is dedicated to the memory of Richard Furness (photo right)
This is the official home page for the tournament. Full details of the tournaments, prizes and contact details for organisers can be found here.
Other links: Tony Bridson Memorial • Dennis Hemsley Tournament • World Senior Team Championship • Monarch Assurance tournament 2005
Final Positions:
1-2 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran, winner on tie-break), Petr Kiriakov (Russia)
7/9; 3-6 Murray Chandler (England), Vasilios Kotronias (Greece), Jonathan
Rowson (Scotland), Zhang Zhong (China) 6½, etc.
Left: The High Bailiff, Michael Moyle, greets Viktor Korchnoi, while,
right,
sponsor Patrick Taylor shakes hands with 2004 British Champion Jonathan
Rowson
Details of the Masters tournament
Prizes: £2500, £1500, £1000, £800, £600, £500, £400, £300, £250: Total prize fund £16,500
BCF Centenary Rating Prize for an English BCF Member - £1000. Unique!
Prizes of £200, for players rated 1801-2000, 2001-2200, 2201-2300,
2301-2400.
All the rating prizes are each for the best improvement in rating using
k=10.
Best score by an unrated player £100
Prizes of £200, for the best score by a Senior (over 60), Female,
Under 18, Manx.
If there is only one entry in such categories, the player must score at
least 3/9 in order to be awarded this prize.
Slow Starter Prize £100: For the best score by a player starting
with 1/3 or less
Best Game Prize £500
Schedule: Saturday 25 September to Sunday 3 October 2004
Play: Rounds 1-8 - 1.30 to 8.30pm. Round 9 - 10.30am to 5.30pm
Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, 20 moves in 1 hour, all the moves in
30 minutes
World Senior Team Championship • Isle of Man website: http://www.visitisleofman.com
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Webmaster: Tournament Director:
Stewart Reuben
Congress Supervisor: Dennis Hemsley |
Main SponsorsMonarch Assurance plc
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