Jersey International Chess Tournament 2025
TWO 9 ROUND FIDE RATED SWISS TOURNAMENTS
THE OPEN
Open to all
THE HOLIDAY
ELO Rating Under 1900
And Under ECF 160
THE CHAMPIONSHI
The Jersey Blitz
Championship sponsored by
Jersey Open Blitz
Saturday 5 April to Saturday April 12 2025
Hotel Ambassadeur, St Clement Bay, Jersey JE2 6SB
Chief Arbiter: Adam Raoof
Assistant Arbiter: Graham Mooney
GM AND IM norms possible in The Open tournament
Highest placed players in The Open not already qualified will qualify for the 2025 British Open
Playing Schedule
| DATE | TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Saturday 5th April | 16:00 |
| Round 2 | Sunday 6 April | 14:00 |
| Round 3 | Monday 7 April | 10:00 |
| Round 4 | Monday 7 April | 15:00 |
| Round 5 | Tuesday 8 April | 14:00 |
| Round 6 | Wednesday 9 April | 14:00 |
| Round 7 | Thursday 10 April | 14:00 |
| Round 8 | Friday 11 April | 14:00 |
| Round 9 | Saturday 12 April | 10:00 |
Further Details
• Closing ceremony and prize giving after dinner on Saturday
12 April.
• Byes: Untitled players can take two half point byes in rounds
1-8 provided they are requested before the end of the previous
round.
• Rates of play: All moves in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per
move increment throughout.
Main Prizes
| OPEN | HOLIDAY | |
|---|---|---|
| First | £1,500 | £400 |
| Second | £750 | £200 |
| Third | £400 | £150 |
| Fourth | £200 | £100 |
| Highest placed lady * | £250 | £75 |
| Best Jersey player | - | - |
| Best senior (over 60) * | £100 | £50 |
| Best junior | £50 | £50 |
| Rating prizes under 2300, 2150 and 2000 | £75 each | - |
| Rating prizes under 1800, 1700 and 1500 | - | £50 each |
| Bets game prize | £100 | - |
* Subject to at least 3 players
Trophies and other prizes may be available
No player can win more than one cash prize
Paul Wojciechowski
Tournament Director
Treasurer Jersey Chess Club
Vivorde le Mont Felard, St Lawrence
Jersey, Channel Islands
JE3 1JA
Email: paulmwoj@gmail.com
Telephone +44 1524 610076
Louis Jouault
Tournament Assistant Director
President, JCI Federation
Email: louisjouault@hotmail.com
Telephone +44 7797847549
XXXX Jersey Open Blitz
Date and time Wednesday 9 April at 7.00pm 9 round swiss
Sponsored by
Prizes £150, £75, £50.
Free entry to all players in both sections £10.00 to others.
Grades, Ratings and Defaults
Entry & Fees
FIDE ratings from the latest available list will be used for all sections where available.
ECF grades will be used for unrated FIDE players.
Notwithstanding the fact that players may be re-paired 30 minutes after the start of the round the default time for both
sections will be one hour from the scheduled start of the round.
| GM/IM/WGM/WIM/FM | RATED | SENIOR (OVER 60) | JUNIOR (UNDER 16) | NON RATED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Free | £70 | £60 | £30 | £75 |
| Holiday | N/A | £50 | £45 | £25 | £50 |
Entries without payment will not be accepted and payment cannot be made at the Tournament. Please complete your
entry form online and send funds using one of the methods below.
Via BACS, quoting your name as a reference to:
Sort code: 40-25-33
Account number: 61895516
Alternatively please send a cheque to:
Jersey Chess Club,
Vivorde le Mont Felard,
St Lawrence,
Jersey,
Channel Islands,
JE3 1JA.
If you require further information please email paulmwoj@gmail.com or call 0044 1524 610076
Accommodation
We are pleased to inform you we are back at the Hotel Ambassadeur,
St Clement Bay, Jersey JE2 6SB, telephone +44 1534 724455
Special rates have been negotiated with the hotel as follows;
Double/twin B&B £120 Half Board £160 per night
Single B&B £70.00 Half Board £90 per night
Large single B&B £90.00 Half Board £110 per night
Please quote "Jersey Chess" with your booking.
Early booking is recommended as rooms fill up quickly.
Transport
There are good air links from the UK to Jersey and a ferry service from Poole and from St Malo. There are taxis at the airport
or the number 15 bus to St Helier terminates at the bus station for buses to St Clement.