{"data":{"id":5989,"club_id":244,"club_slug":"chess-england","club_name":"Chess England","club_city":"London","club_address":null,"club_state":"","club_country":"GB-ENG","event_city":"London","source":"adapter:chess-england","title":"18+ Imperial College Congress","start_date":"2026-11-06","end_date":"2026-11-08","start_time":"18:30","round_times":null,"format":null,"rounds":null,"time_control":null,"rating_type":null,"is_uscf_rated":0,"is_fide_rated":1,"sections":null,"entry_fee":null,"prize_fund":null,"description":"Location: Imperial College Union, Prince Consort Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2BB, UK. ENTRY RESTRICTIONS: Due to licensing restrictions by Westminster Council placed on the building in which the congress is being held, the tournament is only open to players who are 18 and over (on the day of play). https://pci.jotform.com/form/262672995403365 https://union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/chess/ (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/chess/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1W1MeSUKzn4c3bsJPrR7Pi) DATE: Friday to Sunday VENUE: Imperial College Union (2nd Floor, Union Concert Hall), Beit Quadrangle, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB CHIEF ORGANISER: John Sargent CHIEF ARBITER: Adam Raoof DEPUTY ARBITER: Rob Hammond CLOSEST TUBE: South Kensington / Gloucester Road / High Street Kensington, Zone 1 EVENT FORMAT: 5 Round Swiss ENTRY RESTRICTIONS: Due to licensing restrictions by Westminster Council placed on the building in which the congress is being held, the tournament is only open to players who are 18 and over (on the day of play). COVID RESTRICTIONS: Masks are optional TIME CONTROL: 90 minutes per player for all moves plus a 30 second increment starting from move one. Default / repairing time 30 minutes. SECTIONS: Open, Major (U2000 ECF & FIDE), Minor (U1650 ECF & FIDE). Open and Major sections will be FIDE rated, all three sections will be ECF rated. Please note the ECF Membership Requirements below. Players in the Major and Minor must meet BOTH FIDE & ECF rating criteria. ECF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: All players in the Minor regardless of nationality must be ECF Silver members or above, or pay an additional £12 pay-to-play fee on top of their entry fee. ENG players in the Open and Major must be ECF Gold members or above, with no exceptions. Membership must be purchased prior to participation in the tournament. It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure they meet these requirements at the time of entry submission. Entry may be refused if these requirements were not met at the time of entry submission. ENTRY COST: see entry form Entries on the day are subject to organiser’s discretion and event capacity. FOOD AND DRINK AVAILABILITY: There will be free water, hot drinks (tea and coffee) and some snacks available throughout the event to players, offered for a voluntary donation. For more substantial meals, there are numerous shops and restaurants on Gloucester Road and near South Kensington which are within a short walk of the venue. Additionally the venue is located on the floor above the Union bar (although it will be closed in the mornings) which serves food and drink. PRIZES: Guaranteed minimum £200 / £150 / £100 in the Open, £150 / £100 / £70 in both the Major and Minor sections. Additional money to the prize pool and grading prizes will be added at the organiser’s discretion depending on number of entries. BYE: Players may request a half-point bye in advance (on the online entry form) for Rounds 1 through 4. Byes may not be taken for the final round.","detail_url":"https://sites.google.com/view/chessengland/calendar","registration_url":"https://pci.jotform.com/form/262672995403365","uscf_tla_url":null,"fide_event_url":"https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=503503","status":"scheduled","is_deleted":0}}