Ive got some extra info regarding the tournament.

1. GM Gawain Jones from Britain will be playing. We now have 2 GMs....

2. Half point byes will be allowed. This will be particularly useful for the Friday night round where there is a clash with the final round of a Box Hill event. I will use this opportunity to apologise to Box Hill Chess Club for that clash. We had no idea about it when we were organising this event. There will be no problem with players taking a half point bye if they are playing in both. Half point byes may also be useful for the Monday rounds for those who cant get time off work.

3. The event should be a GP catagory 5, although we have not spoken to Brian Jones yet.