44th Guernsey International Chess Festival
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The 44th Guernsey International Chess Festival will be held on 21-27 October 2018 at the Peninsula Hotel, Guernsey.
The Open Tournament – Sponsored by Intertrust Guernsey
A seven round, FIDE rated, Swiss competition open to all players
Players with low ratings will be encouraged by the organisers to enter the Holiday tournament
Time limit: 40 moves in 100 minutes and then 40 minutes to finish with a 30 second increment per move from move 1
ENTRY FEE ÂŁ40 (includes prize-giving dinner: juniors ÂŁ30 entry fee)
Main Prizes ÂŁ1,200 : ÂŁ600 : ÂŁ300 : ÂŁ200 : ÂŁ150
The Holiday Tournament – Sponsored by the Pennisula Hotel
A seven round, FIDE rated, Swiss competition for players rated under 1900
Time limit: 40 moves in 2 hours and then 1 hour to finish
ENTRY FEE ÂŁ40 (includes prize-giving dinner: juniors ÂŁ30 entry fee)
Main Prizes ÂŁ400 : ÂŁ200 : ÂŁ100 : ÂŁ75
Peninsula Hotel Guernsey
The 43rd Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival was won by grandmaster Jean-Pierre Le Roux of France. Gerda Nevska of Guernsey and Latvia won the Holiday Tournament.
44th Guernsey International Chess Festival – Open Tournament:
1 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2560
2 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2544
3 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2532
4 IM Povah Nigel E ENG 2303
5 FM Grieve Harry ENG 2292
6 Cornelisse John NED 2184
7 FM Waddington Mike P ENG 2096
8 Reijneveld Ad NED 2089
9 CM Rosen Daniel B ENG 2081
10 Kraft Karl-Heinz Prof. Dr. GER 2047