UPDATE

In view of the current Covid-19 situation, the 17th QCC Age Group Chess C'ship 2020 is postponed to 6/12/2020. Players who are not able to play on this date can claim a refund of their entry fee from Queenstown CC.

All registrations and payments are to be made at Queenstown CC.

UPDATE : This tournament is being re-scheduled. New dates & registration deadline to be advised.

Date:       14th March 2020

Venue:     Singapore Intellectual Games Centre (Bishan CC)

Eligibility: Born in 2014 and after 

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Starting List

Rules & Regulations and Registration

Update on Registration Deadline:

Registration closed.

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1. Organiser

 The tournament is organized by the Singapore Chess Federation (SCF).

Sponsored by Family of Dr. Wong Yip Chong.

2. Playing Venue

 Singapore Chess Federation, 51 Bishan Street 13 #02-01A SIGC Singapore 579799.

3. Eligibility

• • Open Category – FIDE rating 2000 (Standard) and above, as at 01st December 2019.
  • Women’s Category – Female players with a FIDE rating 1400 (Standard) and above, as at 01st December 2019.
  • Open to Singaporeans, and Singapore PRs under SGP Federation only.
  • SCF Reserves all right to Accept or Reject entries without assigning any reasons.

4. Tournament Format

• • FIDE’s Laws of Chess shall apply.
  • The tournament shall be conducted in the Swiss System of 9 rounds, using the Swiss Manager Program.
  • Rate of play shall be 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move one.
  • For up to 6 players, tournament shall be played in Double Round-Robin.
  • For 7 to 12 players, tournament shall be played in Single Round-Robin.
  • Recording is compulsory.
  • The default time is 30 minutes from the start of the round.

5. Schedule

• • The Technical Meeting shall be held on 26^th December 2019, Thursday 7 pm at SCF (51 Bishan Street 13, #02-01A SIGC Singapore 579799).
  •  The Organizer reserves the right to amend the schedule in the case of unforeseen circumstances, and subject to the number of entries in each category.

6. Appeals Committee

• • SCF shall appoint 3 members to form the Appeals Committee.
  • An appeal shall be made in writing within 15 minutes of the completion of the relevant playing session, accompanied by an appeal fee of S$100.
  • Fees shall be refunded if the appeal is upheld, and forfeited if appeal is deemed unsuccessful.
  •  The ruling of the Appeals Committee is FINAL and NO further correspondence shall be entertained.

 7. Ranking and Tie Break

• The final ranking is determined by the total number of points scored.
•  In the case of a tie, the following order of tie breaks shall be used:

• • Direct Encounter
  • Buchholz Cut 1
  • Buchholz
  • Greater number of wins
  • Sonnenborn Berger
    

8. Prizes

8.1  Open Category – Trophies to Top 10 players.

• Top player of the Open category shall be awarded the National Champion title.
• Cash Prizes         
  • 1^st          S$ 2,500                               6^th           $500
  • 2^nd         S$ 1,500                               7^th           $300
  • 3^rd          S$ 1,000                               8^th           $300
  • 4^th          S$    800                               9^th           $300
  • 5^th          S$   500                                10^th         $300

8.2  Women’s Category – Trophies to Top 10 players.

• Top player of the Women’s category shall be awarded the National Women Champion title.
• Cash Prizes         
  • 1^st          S$ 1,000
  • 2^nd         S$    500
  • 3^rd          S$   400
  • 4^th          S$     50
  • 5^th         S$      50

9. Entry Fees

• • The entry fee shall be S$150.
  •  The closing date for registration is 10^th December 2019 (Tuesday).
  •  Withdrawals shall not be refunded

10. Registration

10.1 By Hand or by Post:

• • • Singapore Chess Federation
    • 51 Bishan Street 13
    • #02-01A SIGC (Bishan CC)
    • Singapore 579799

10.2 Entry Fees are to be made via Cash, or Cheque (made payable to ‘Singapore Chess Federation’).

11. Additional Regulations

• • Players are only allowed to analyse their game in the Game Analysis corner.
  • Players are expected to be smartly attired and maintain acceptable standards of behaviour.
  • Players are assumed to have read the Tournament Rules & Regulations and are obliged to obey them and adhere to the instructions put forward by the Organizers/Arbiters, otherwise, they may be asked to leave the tournament hall.
  • Players are not allowed to bring mobile phones or other electronic devices to the tournament hall, any violation shall result in a Loss of Game.
  • All players and audiences in the tournament hall are to adhere to the rules put forward by the arbiters/organizers. Otherwise, they may be asked to leave the tournament hall.

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Registration Deadline: Before 6pm 23 August 2019.

PRIMARY

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Registration Deadline : Registration Closed.

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