The British Knockout is a 12 player knockout is part of the London Chess Classic 2018 the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour. 10 invited players and 2 qualifiers are seeded according to their November 2018 FIDE ratings in classical chess. 12 of the UK’s top players will battle it out for a total prize fund of £50,000 in four nail-biting KO rounds from December 8-17. The winner will receive £15,000, and other prizes include: £10,000 for the losing finalist, £5,000 each for the semi-finalists, £2,500 each for the quarter-finalists, and £1,250 for the players knocked out in the preliminary round.
England No. 1 Mickey Adams heads a stellar lineup for the British Knockout Chess Championship 2018. The invited players include members of England’s team in the 2018 Batumi Olympiad Open competition, which finished in an impressive fifth, way above expectations; the UK’s top two women players; two promising young UK players; and two qualifiers from the recent 4NCL International event.
The Semi-Finals and Final rounds of the British Knockout will follow the same exciting format as the London Chess Classic, the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour: 2 classical games, followed by 2 rapid and 4 blitz games, followed by 2 blitz playoff games and an Armageddon blitz game if required to decide the winner of each match. After a preliminary qualifying round, involving eight players, the top 4 seeds join the action for the Quarter-Finals. After Semi-Finals at Google’s HQ, the Final will take place at Olympia London.
Classical: 40 moves / 100 mins plus all remaining moves / 60 mins plus 30 secs / move increment throughout.
Rapid: 25 mins plus 10 secs / move increment throughout.
Blitz: 5 mins plus 3 secs / move increment throughout.
Playoffs (2 games): 10 mins plus 5 secs / move increment throughout.
If still undecided, Armageddon game 5 mins v 4 mins with 2 secs increment / move from move 61.
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Schedule in UTC:
Round C1 Dec 8, 2018 11:00
Round C2 Dec 8, 2018 16:00
Round T1 Dec 8, 2018 20:30
Round T2 Dec 8, 2018 21:00
Round Armageddon Dec 8, 2018 21:30
Round C1 Dec 9, 2018 10:00
Round C2 Dec 9, 2018 16:00
Round T1 Dec 9, 2018 20:30
Round T2 Dec 9, 2018 21:00
Round Armageddon Dec 9, 2018 21:00
Round C1 Dec 11, 2018 14:00
Round C2 Dec 12, 2018 14:00
Round R1 Dec 13, 2018 14:00
Round R2 Dec 13, 2018 15:30
Round B1 Dec 13, 2018 17:00
Round B2 Dec 13, 2018 17:30
Round B3 Dec 13, 2018 18:00
Round B4 Dec 13, 2018 18:30
Round C1 Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round C2 Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round R1 Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round R2 Dec 16, 2018 15:30
Round B1 Dec 16, 2018 17:00
Round B2 Dec 16, 2018 17:30
Round B3 Dec 17, 2018 18:00
Round B4 Dec 17, 2018 18:30
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