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16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International

22 September - 30 September 2007



Last updated: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:49 PM

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.

King Dennis the FirstView of Port Erin from Bradda Head
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
 

How to enter


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)


ACP LogoThe 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

Tony Bridson (left) and Dennis HemsleyFor 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

To book flights and accommodation, contact the Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man.

Isle of Man website: http://www.visitisleofman.com

Tournament Director/Organiser:

Jean-Pierre Depin
Ocean Castle Hotel

Webmaster: John Saunders

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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