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
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- 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
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- 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
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- The Technical Meeting shall be held on 26th 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.
Date |
Day |
Time |
Remarks |
26 Dec |
Thursday |
7.00pm |
Technical Meeting |
31 Dec |
Tuesday |
6.30pm |
Round 1 |
01 Jan |
Wednesday |
2.00pm |
Round 2 |
04 Jan |
Saturday |
6.30pm |
Round 3 |
05 Jan |
Sunday |
2.00pm |
Round 4 |
05 Jan |
Sunday |
6.30pm |
Round 5 |
11 Jan |
Saturday |
6.30pm |
Round 6 |
12 Jan |
Sunday |
2.00pm |
Round 7 |
18 Jan |
Saturday |
6.30pm |
Round 8 |
19 Jan |
Sunday |
2.00pm |
Round 9 & Prize Presentation |
6. Appeals Committee
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- 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$100.
- Fees shall be refunded if the appeal is upheld, and forfeited if appeal is deemed unsuccessful.
- The ruling of the Appeals Committee is FINAL and NO further correspondence shall be entertained.
7. Ranking and Tie Break
- The final ranking is determined by the total number of points scored.
- In the case of a tie, the following order of tie breaks shall be used:
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- Direct Encounter
- Buchholz Cut 1
- Buchholz
- Greater number of wins
- Sonnenborn Berger
8. Prizes
8.1 Open Category – Trophies to Top 10 players.
- Top player of the Open category shall be awarded the National Champion title.
- Cash Prizes
- 1st S$ 2,500 6th $500
- 2nd S$ 1,500 7th $300
- 3rd S$ 1,000 8th $300
- 4th S$ 800 9th $300
- 5th S$ 500 10th $300
8.2 Women’s Category – Trophies to Top 10 players.
- Top player of the Women’s category shall be awarded the National Women Champion title.
- Cash Prizes
- 1st S$ 1,000
- 2nd S$ 500
- 3rd S$ 400
- 4th S$ 50
- 5th S$ 50
9. Entry Fees
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- The entry fee shall be S$150.
- The closing date for registration is 10th December 2019 (Tuesday).
- Withdrawals shall not be refunded
10. Registration
10.1 By Hand or by Post:
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- 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
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- 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.