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16th
Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International
22 September - 30 September 2007
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Tournament: Monarch Assurance PLC 16th International Chess Tournament
Venue: The Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man
Dates: Saturday 22 September to Sunday 30 September 2007
Sponsored by: Monarch Assurance, the Isle of Man Tourism Department and the Port Erin Commissioners.
The tournament is dedicated to the memory of Richard Furness. This is the official website for the tournament.
Left: King Dennis the First! Tournament director Dennis Hemsley has
retired after fifteen years of organising the
Monarch Assurance tournament but we will still see him around at the 2007
Monarch Assurance. Right: View of Port Erin from Bradda Head
Masters • an open 9-round Swiss - 22-30 September
2007 (Venue: Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin)
Tony Bridson Memorial • players rated under 2000 / ECF grade
175 or unrated/ungraded (Venue: Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin)
Dennis Hemsley Tournament • players graded under ECF 130,
or unrated/ungraded (Venue: Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin)
(Both these events are 7 round Swisses 24-30 September)
The
Masters is registered as an Association
of Chess Professionals event.
LIST OF MASTERS ENTRIES - UPDATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2007
(ratings as at July 2007
| NAME | Country | Rating/Title |
| Krasenkow, Michal | POL | 2660g |
| Areshchenko, Alexander | UKR | 2645g |
| Moiseenko, Alexander | UKR | 2641g |
| Kobalia, Mikhail | RUS | 2634g |
| Gurevich, Mikhail | TUR | 2633g |
| Roiz, Michael | ISR | 2630g |
| Efimenko, Zahar | UKR | 2624g |
| Svetushkin, Dmitri | MDA | 2618g |
| Bartel, Mateusz | POL | 2609g |
| Khenkin, Igor | GER | 2602g |
| Kotronias, Vasilios | GRE | 2602g |
| Yakovich, Yuri | RUS | 2597g |
| Malakhatko, Vadim | BEL | 2596g |
| Golod, Vitali | ISR | 2589g |
| Spraggett, Kevin | CAN | 2585g |
| Iordachescu, Viorel | MDA | 2584g |
| Kritz, Leonid | GER | 2571g |
| Kuzubov, Yuri | UKR | 2568g |
| Drozdovskij, Yuri | UKR | 2567g |
| Georgiev, Vladimir | MKD | 2567g |
| Kiriakov, Petr | RUS | 2541g |
| Pavlovic, Milos | SRB | 2541g |
| Hebden, Mark | ENG | 2540g |
| Tahirov, Farhad | AZE | 2540g |
| Sulskis, Sarunas | LTU | 2537g |
| Howell, David | ENG | 2519g |
| Wells, Peter | ENG | 2517g |
| Abergel, Thal | FRA | 2512m |
| Speelman, Jonathan | ENG | 2511g |
| Gormally, Daniel W | ENG | 2509g |
| Kunin, Vitaly | GER | 2507g |
| Adly, Ahmed | EGY | 2488g |
| Heberla, Bartlomiej | POL | 2484g |
| Haslinger, Stewart | ENG | 2468g(e) |
| Smerdon, David | AUS | 2461m |
| Paehtz, Elisabeth | GER | 2457m/wg |
| Casper, Thomas | GER | 2421m |
| Palliser, Richard | ENG | 2417m |
| Ferguson, Mark | ENG | 2413m |
| Bradford, Joseph M | USA | 2406f |
| Collins, Sam E | IRL | 2405m |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | 2404m/wg |
| Troyke, Christian | GER | 2386m |
| Kolbus, Dietmar | GER | 2384m |
| Cox, John | ENG | 2381m |
| Welling, Gerard | NED | 2364m |
| Mannion, Steve | SCO | 2359m |
| Shachar, Ehud | ISR | 2353f |
| Horner, Jeff | ENG | 2344f |
| Zozulia, Anna | BEL | 2332m/wg |
| Klinova, Masha | ISR | 2326m/wg |
| Dworakowska, Joanna | POL | 2320m/wg |
| Prosviriakov, Vladimir | USA | 2319m |
| Szieberth, Adam | HUN | 2315m |
| Ashton, Adam G | ENG | 2295f |
| Ly, Moulthun | AUS | 2295 |
| Weisbuch, Udi | ISR | 2284 |
| Nelson, Jonathan P | ENG | 2282 |
| Phillips, Roy | MRI | 2271 |
| Bannink, Bernard | NED | 2271f |
| Bentley, John L | ENG | 2242 |
| Lukman, Ronny | INA | 2228 |
| Walton, Alan J | ENG | 2223c |
| Grant, Alan | SCO | 2223 |
| Smokina, Karolina | MKD | 2205wg |
| Egozi, Nadav | ISR | 2205 |
| Weeks, Manuel | AUS | 2200f |
| Jackson, Oliver A | ENG | 2198 |
| Wright, William | USA | 2186 |
| Van den Bersselaar, Jeroen | NED | 2183 |
| Yeo, Michael J | ENG | 2153 |
| Troyke, Doreen | GER | 2151wf |
| Adams, Philip | ENG | 2144 |
| Collier, David O | ENG | 2131 |
| Noordhoek, Henk | NED | 2102 |
| Almond, Richard J | ENG | 2101 |
| Fraser-Mitchell, Jeremy N | ENG | 2097 |
| Waters, Michael | IRL | 2096 |
| Goodger, Martyn | ENG | 2093 |
| Fairbairn, Stephen | CAN | 2091 |
| Fox, Anthony | IRL | 2084 |
| Hutchinson, Norman A | ENG | 2079 |
| Obers, Frits | NED | 2073 |
| Tate, Alan | SCO | 2053 |
| Majer, Chris E | ENG | 2041 |
| Cafolla, Peter | IRL | 2034 |
| Mueller, Matthias | GER | 2028 |
| Spanton, Tim R | ENG | 1982 |
| Marks, Ian E | SCO | 1914 |
| Nicholson, John | IRL | 1910 |
| Suprayogi, Seno | INA | ?? |
| Sudianto, Indra | INA | ?? |
| Fransisca, Lusiana | INA | ?? |
| Johnson, Paul | ENG | 114 ECF |
LIST OF TONY BRIDSON [MAJOR] ENTRIES - UPDATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2007
| NAME | Country | ECF Grade (or equivalent) |
| Fabri, Henrik | SWE/IOM | 168 |
| Ellison, D George | ENG | 165 |
| Heppell, Ian N | ENG | 162 |
| Hjort, Helge | DEN | 159 |
| Bassereau, George | FRA | (155) |
| Waugh, Jonathan C | IOM | 150 |
| Sipos, Silvester | SVK/IOM | (150) |
| Livesey, Nigel | ENG | 149 |
| Bowers, John | WLS | 143e |
| Dennis, Nigel W | ENG | 142 |
| Price, Andrew | ENG | 141 |
| Armand, Hubert | FRA | (141) |
| Kennedy, Philip | ENG | 138 |
| Ormsby, Alan | IOM | 136 |
| Stolwyk, Peter | FRA | (136) |
| Sandercock, E Barry | ENG | 134 |
| Kearsley, Raymond J | ENG | 133 |
| Smith, Paul | ENG | 130 |
| Flanagan, Samuel | IRL | (127) |
| Cross, Glenn | IOM | 126 |
| MacGilchrist, Siegrun | SCO | (123) |
| Heath, Jeffrey | ENG | 122 |
| Lubrano, Bernard | FRA | (112) |
| Dickson, David I | ENG | 67 |
| Couch, Douglas | ENG | 63 |
LIST OF DENNIS HEMSLEY [MINOR] ENTRANTS - UPDATED 20 SEPTEMBER
| NAME | Country | ECF Grade (or equivalent) |
| Roberts, Malcolm | ENG | 125 |
| Horlock, Peter J | ENG | 124 |
| Nicolson, James | ENG | 122 |
| Blackburn, Jonathan | WLS | 117 |
| Jowett, Conrad | ENG | 116 |
| Sutcliffe, John | ENG | 114 |
| Collins, Alan | ENG | 113 |
| Curtis, David | ENG | 113 |
| Griffin, John | IOM | 103 |
| Beards, Christopher | IOM | 99 |
| Blackburn, Sandra | WLS | 97 |
| Ware, Mike | IOM | 97 |
| De Santos, Andrew | ENG | 93 |
| Holden, Daniel | IOM | 90e |
| Quayle, Graham | IOM | 90e |
| Constable, Christine | ENG | 83 |
| Snowdon, Michael | ENG | 80 |
| Friel, Mike | ENG | 75 |
| Robertson, Alan | IOM | 75 |
TOURNAMENT DETAILS AND HOW TO ENTER [PROVISIONAL]
TOTAL PRIZE FUND £17,500
FREE REFRESHMENTS are available during play • Smoking is not allowed in the playing venues • The use of mobile phones is forbidden in the playing venues (if phone activated, loss of the game) • Spectators are welcome and admission is free
Opening Ceremony: Saturday 22 September at 1pm
• All events are part of the English Chess Federation (ECF) Grand Prix • Title norms are possible in the Masters
The highest placed eligible player in the Masters will qualify for the 2008 British Chess Championships.
Congress Director/Organiser - Jean-Pierre Depin
Chief Arbiter: David Welch; international arbiters Peter
Purland and David Sedgwick
MASTERS
Open to all
Prizes £3,000, £2,000, £1,500, £1,000, £800,
£600, £500, £400, £300, £200
Prizes of £200 for players rated 1801-2050, 2051-2200, 2201-2300,
2301-2450
All the rating prizes are each for the best improvement in rating using
k=10
Best score by an unrated player £200
If there is only one entry in such categories, the player must score at
least 3/9 in order to be awarded this prize
Best Game Prize £500
Prizes of £200 for the best score by a Senior (over 60),
Female, Junior (Under 18), Manx.
All English entrants to the Masters must be members of the English Chess Federation and should quote their membership number when entering.
Conditions, including flights within the UK, accommodation, breakfast and evening meals and start money may be available for certain titled players. Players must pay own flights to the Isle of Man. UK to Isle of Man flights or ferry will be reimbursed on production of travel receipt. You should apply in confidence to Jean-Pierre Depin
It is unlikely any support will be available after July. Players from the British Isles, females and the first entrant from their federation tend to be favoured.
Players wishing to have their flights within the UK and accommodation prepaid for them must pay a deposit of £100 in advance. This is because several leading players failed to honour their commitment in the past, leading to a waste of several thousand pounds. By agreeing to play in the masters and returning the completed entry form, players are reminded that this is a form of contract.
Masters Schedule: Saturday 22 September to Sunday 30 September
2007
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
Entry Fee: GMs, IMs, WGMs or WIMs and registered disabled players:
FREE
Seniors, Females and Juniors: £15
All others: £28
ECF Direct Members may deduct £3 from the entry fee
Penalty Fee: £10 for entries made after 12 September 2007
Click here for further notes
TONY BRIDSON MEMORIAL
For
players rated under 2000 or ECF 175, or unrated/ungraded.
Players eligible to play in the Minor may nonetheless play in this event.
Photo shows the late Tony Bridson (left) and Dennis Hemsley
Prizes £600, £500, £400
Prizes of £200 for players in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grading
groups
All grading prizes are for the best improvement in grading performance,
relative to the player's published grade.
Prizes of £200 for the best score by a Senior (over 60),
Female, Under 18, Manx.
Schedule: Monday 24 September to Sunday 30 September 2007
Play: Rounds 1-6: 1 to 7pm. Round 7: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, all the moves in 1 hour
Entry Fee:
Registered disabled players: free
Seniors, Females and Juniors: £10
All others: £22
ECF Direct Members may deduct £2 from the entry fee
Penalty Fee: £10 for entries made after 12 September 2007
Click here for further notes
DENNIS HEMSLEY TOURNAMENT
For players graded under 130 (1640), or unrated/ungraded
Prizes £400, £300, £200
Prizes of £150 for players in the 2nd, 3rd, grading group
All grading prizes are for the best improvement in grading performance
relative to the player's published grade.
Prizes of £150 for the best score by a Senior (over 60),
Female, Under 18, Manx
Schedule: Monday 24 September to Sunday 30 September 2007
Play: Rounds 1-6: 1-7pm, Round 7: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, all the moves in 1 hour
Entry Fee: Registered Disabled players: free
Senior, Females and Juniors: £8
All others: £16
ECF Direct Members may deduct £2 from the entry fee
Penalty Fee: £10 for entries made after 12 September 2007
NOTES
Rating List: The FIDE Rating List of 1 July 2007 will be used
to determine rating (grading) prizes for the Masters. The ECF Grading
List of August 2007 and other appropriate national grading lists will
be used to determine eligibility and grading prizes for the Tony Bridson
Memorial and Dennis Hemsley Tournaments. Ungraded players will be assessed
using all available information. Ungraded players may only win half the
value of a main prize in the Dennis Hemsley Tournament.
Registration All players in the Masters must register in advance
by 8.00pm on 21 September 2007. If unable to do so in person, you must
make personal telephone contact with The Ocean Castle Hotel, tel. +44(0)1624
836399. In the first round of the Tony Bridson Memorial and Dennis
Hemsley Tournaments, players whose opponents have not arrived must elect
to re-paired after one hour.
Byes Other than those receiving conditions, players may claim a
½ point bye in any round, except the last, provided this is requested
on entry.
Bulletin All players in the Masters will be expected to help ensure
their games are entered on ChessBase shortly after after finishing each
game. Please make sure all score sheets are legible.
Age Eligibility This refers to the age on 1 January 2007 both for
both seniors and juniors.
Prizes: Where players finish equal, cash prizes will be shared,
however, if a player wins more than one cash prize, they will receive
the larger of the prizes. The smaller prize will be redistributed to other
players (in the case of level scores) or re-awarded to the next eligible
players, at th discretion of the organisers.
Refusal The organisers reserve the right to refuse any entry without
giving a reason. Except in such cases a deduction of 50% will normally
be made from any refund of entry fee and then only if the organisers are
notified before 21 September.
Appeals A player may appeal against the decision of an arbiter.
An Appeal Committee will be formed, chaired by an International Arbiter
not involved in the original dispute, with two other members acceptable
to all parties.
THE ISLE OF MAN
- The Ocean Castle Hotel is situated in Port Erin, a picturesque resort. The Cherry Orchard Hotel is in the village centre.
- The room rate at the Ocean Castle is £34.50 per person per night, bed and breakfast, for either single or twin occupancy.
- The evening meal at the Ocean Castle costs £15.
- It is approximately 30 minutes by road from Douglas, the capital.
- The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency. Although situated in the British Isles off the west coast of England, it is not in the United Kingdom. It has the oldest democratic parliament in the world.
- There are many sites of special interest on the island. At one point, on a clear day, it is possible to see England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
- The weather at that time of year is usually temperate.
- To reach the Isle of Man, most people will probably fly. For players coming from outside the British Isles, the most convenient route is probably via Gatwick, Luton or Manchester. This is likely to be about £130-£160 return at that time of year.
- It is also possible to travel by ferry from Heysham or Liverpool. This enables players to bring their own cars. The cost is £38-£46 or £169-£189 for two in a car.
- Transport from the airport is free of charge.
- There is a wide variety of accommodation on the island, including pub, farmhouse, guesthouse, hotel or self-catering. Typical guest house is £25 per night without private facilities, or £30 with. Hotels with private facilities are approximately £32 per night. Self-catering accommodation at the excellent Cherry Orchard apartments is: one bedroom £80 per night and two-bedroom £85 per night.
- Travel insurance can be provided at a cost of £21 and transfers at £20.
- Those who require visas can obtain them from the British Embassy. Separate permission to travel to the Isle of Man is usually just a formality, but you should apply in good time. We recommend you commence proceedings by 23 August 2007.
To book flights and accommodation, contact the Ocean
Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man.
Isle of Man website: http://www.visitisleofman.com
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