Introduction

The third Seniors Congress in the north of England, to complement the southern equivalent which takes place in Eastbourne.

As with all Seniors events, entries are invited from players born in or before 1951. Category prizes will be available to the leading Veterans pair and team, this being defined as a pair/team all members of which are at least 70 years of age on the day of the tournament.

The format will be the same as the main November Seniors Congress; namely, a 2-session championship pairs qualifier on Friday leading to both "A" and "B" finals on Saturday. 14 tables in each final: all-play-all format.  The congress concludes with a 1-day Swiss Teams event on Sunday.

There is also a 3-session Swiss Pairs event starting on Friday evening for the benefit of both non-qualifiers from session one of the championship pairs and for players joining the congress at this point.  Pairs who play in session 2 of the championship pairs but who fail to reach one of the pairs finals will join the Swiss Pairs on Saturday with a suitable carry-over score.

Venue

Cairn Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2JD. 
Tel: 01423 504005.

Room Rates: 

£55.50 per person per night sharing, £85 single (there are a limited number of single rooms at £75.00)

Schedule of play

Friday 4th	2.00 - 5.45 pm	Championship Pairs qualifying round
	8.00 - 11.30 pm	Championship Pairs semi-final
	8.00 - 11.00 pm	Swiss Pairs, session 1 (Three x 8-boards)
Saturday 5th	1.00 - 6.15 pm	Championship Pairs finals, sessions 1 & 2
	1.00 - 5.15 pm	Swiss Pairs, session 2 (Four x 8-boards)
	7.45 - 10.45 pm	Swiss Pairs, session 3 (Three x 8-boards)
	8.15 - 10.45 pm	Championship Pairs finals, session 3
Sunday 6th	11.30 am - 7.15 pm	Swiss Teams, including short breaks (Seven x 7-boards)

 

Entry Fees (per player)

Full Congress	£75	Swiss Pairs	£44
Championship Pairs	£55	Swiss Teams	£28
	Both Swiss Events		£65

Closing date for entries:

27 May 2008

Master Points

All events are fully Green Pointed except for the Friday evening of the Swiss Pairs (25 Local Points per win/draw but ¼ Green per win/draw on Saturday) and the qualifying rounds of the Pairs Championships (Local Points only, but all qualifiers are guaranteed a Green Point award in the final).