Singapore International Chess Festival 2009

Incorporating

• Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2009
• Commonwealth Age Group Chess Championships 2009
• Singapore Challengers Chess Tournament 2009

1 December 2009 – We thank all participants for their keen support. We regret that we cannot
accept any more entries due to the  space  constraint in the playing venue.�
We had change venue once due to space constraint from the overwhelming response.�
Please accept our apologies

Start List, Pairings & Results 

Rules & Regulations and Entry Form

Rules & Regulations and Entry Form for Singapore Players                                                                                                                                    

Details and Registration Form for FIDE Trainers

FIDE Trainers Programme

Details and Registration Form for FIDE Arbiters

In view of the overwhelming response to the above events, we are pleased to advise that the above Championships including the Technical Meeting will now take place in a new and bigger tournament hall. The Championships will now be held at the Singapore Scouts Association Building – No.1 Bishan Street 12 Singapore 579808

The new tournament hall is a stone – throw from our Singapore Chess Federation’s premises in the Bishan Community Club. The Bishan Community Club and the Singapore Scouts Association Building is within walking distance from the Bishan MRT Station.

The FIDE Trainers and Arbiters Seminar will now be conducted at the Singapore Chess Federation, 51 Bishan Street 13, #02-01A, Singapore 579799 (Bishan Community Club).

Tel : 63529690     Fax : 63529691    Mobile : 91123608 (Mr Philip Chan)

For participants staying in the official hotel, the Bencoolen Hotel, our transport (bus) will ferry them to the playing venue for the Technical Meeting and the morning rounds.

After the morning rounds, participants may rest in a number of facilities around Bishan such as the Bishan Community Club, Singapore Chess Federation and the National Library (Bishan). Food outlets (including MacDonald, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and Delifrance) and hundreds of shops selling almost everything is within walking distance from the new Playing Hall. Most of these retail outlets are housed in a popular shopping mall called Junction 8.

We sincerely apologize and regret the inconveniences caused as a result of the change in the venue to take in a bigger crowd..

We enclosed below photographs of these landmarks and a map of the playing venue.

 Singapore Scouts Association

 Bishan Community Club

 Bishan Bus Interchange