Tuesday, April 08, 2014

European Cup Championship coming to Manchester




(棋讯)欧洲杯象棋锦标赛今年7月21-22日将在曼城举行,地点为曼城金煌大酒楼。欢迎棋艺爱好者报名参加,提高棋艺,增进友谊。以下英文介绍:






The UK Chinese Chess Association and Manchester Xiangqi Association under the auspices of the European Xiangqi Federation, will host the 21st Xiangqi Europe Cup Individual & the 20th Team Championship in Manchester, U.K. on 21-22 July 2014.

Tournament venue:
Glamorous Chinese Restaurant Manchester
1st and 2nd Floor Wing Yip Business Centre
Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5HU, England

Regulation and Timing: 7 rounds Swiss System, Asian Xiangqi Rules, 55 minutes + 5 seconds increment per party per game.

Tournament Schedule:
Monday: 10.00 – 10.45h  Sign-in                                                       Tuesday:
10.45 - 11.00h  Openings/rules explanation/pairing
11.00 - 13.10h  1. Round                                                              09.00 - 11.10h  5. Round
13.10 - 13.40Lunch break                                                         11.20 - 13.306. Round
13.40 - 15.50h  2. Round                                                              13.30 - 14.00Lunch break
16.00 - 18.103. Round                                                              14.00 - 16.10h  7. Round
18.20 - 20.304. Round                                                          16.20 - 16.50h  Closing & awarding
20.30 - open end: Get-together dinner

Prize Fund:
Individual : £500, £350, £250, £150, £100
Team : £500, £350, £250 (the sum of 2 best players’ score will be ranked as team result)
Best NCNV players : £200, £150, £100
Best woman players : £100, £50
Best youth player (U21): £100

Entrance fee:
Each player will be charged £20 for covering partial organizational cost, students and pupil 50% discount.

Registration:
Contact persons: the organizer Mr. Wong Kin Wing, E-mail: ssjy08@gmail.com, Cell: 0044-7545388986
or Mr. C. Lai, E-mail: laiqi2@gmail.com
The final participants list will be forwarded by the organizer no later than June 20, 2014 to EXF Qualification Committee Mr. Pu Fangyao for the verification of the players, Email: pufangyao@msn.com