Easter Festival
London:21 - 24 March 2008

Click here for details on Blackpool

About the Congress

Easter imageThe congress opens on Friday afternoon with a choice of Mixed Pairs or Open Pairs.  The Championship Pairs is a three-session, event scored across the field.

The Swiss Teams on Sunday is a two-session event with seven 7-board matches in all.  The event is flighted: the ‘A’ flight is open to all, the ‘B’ flight is restricted to teams which contain no more than one player ranked National Master or above. 

The Swiss Pairs on Monday is also a two-session flighted event with seven 7-board matches. 

The event is flighted into three divisions: the ‘A’ flight is open to all, the ‘B’ flight is restricted to pairs containing no Life Master or above and the ‘C’ flight restricted to pairs containing no Regional Master or above. All events are Level 4 except the ‘C’ flight of the Swiss Pairs which is Level 2

Venue

Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, London, WC1.  Tel: 020 7637 2488. 
In Bloomsbury just off Russell Square.  Nearest tube station – Russell Square.
Special 3 night (£172.00) and 4-night (£202.00) packages are available at either the Royal
National (twin accommodation only) or the nearby Imperial Hotel (part of the same group).

For further details and reservations contact Imperial London Hotels Ltd, Central Reservations Office on 020 7278 7871.

Programme

Fri 21 March 2.00 pm Mixed Pairs or Open Pairs
7.30 pm Championship Pairs, session 1
Sat 22 March 1.45 pm Championship Pairs, session 2
7.30 pm Championship Pairs, session 3
Sun 23 March 1.00 pm Flighted Swiss Teams 1
7.00 pm Flighted Swiss Teams 2
Mon 24 March 1.00 pm Flighted Swiss Pairs 1
6.30 pm Flighted Swiss Pairs 2


The 2008 entry Fees per player are:

A. Full Congress : £113
B. Championship Pairs : £50
C. Swiss Teams: £32
D. Swiss Pairs : £32
E. Mixed / Open Pairs : £10

 

Closing Date for entries is 10 March 2008
Please quote code A-E as appropriate

Click here for an entry form for London

Click here for an entry form for Blackpool

Master Points

All events are green pointed with the exception of the Open and Mixed Pairs. The Championship Pairs awards are to the top half of the field, with the winners getting 16

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