2024 Torbay Congress - Entry Fees and Prizes
The entry fees and prizes for the 2024 Torbay Congress are set out below.
Entry Fees
For all tournaments, the entry fee is £45 (ECF gold members, and above, may deduct £15).
Juniors (under 18 on 1st September 2024) receive a £5 discount on the above prices.
Please note that the ECF made changes to its membership structure (including the withdrawal of the “silver” level of membership) subsequent to the printing of our postal entry form. In most cases these changes will not affect the total amount payable to enter the Congress; we will continue to accept postal entries using the printed (or downloaded) form.
Prizes and Torbay League Individual Championship Trophies
In each tournament, the top player representing a club in the Torbay Chess League receives a trophy. In addition a trophy is awarded to the highest placed Devon player in the rated tournaments and to the highest placed Devon Junior.
| Open No rating limit | Major Under 1950 | Intermediate Under 1750 | Foundation Under 1500 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trophy | Basil Wallis Cup | Challenge Cup | Intermediate Cup | Candidates Cup |
| 1st Prize | £240 | £240 | £240 | £240 |
| 2nd Prize | £140 | £140 | £140 | £140 |
| 3rd Prize | £85 | £85 | £85 | £85 |
Rating and other prizes will be dependent on entrants.
Best Score by a Devon Player in the rated tournaments (Major/Intermediate/Foundation): Ralph Newman Cup.
Best score by a junior across all four tournaments: John Whitfield Cup.
There will be a prize of £40 for the team of four players from the same club with the highest aggregate score. Team entries must be submitted before the end of round 2.
So that prize money may be as widely distributed as possible, no player may win more than one prize (excluding any team prize). Money prizes may be combined and shared. Unrated players may not win rating prizes and not more than £50 in any tournament except the Open. Prizes will be paid by Internet Banking unless special circumstances apply.