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Event Name

Date

61st National Inter-School Team Chess Championships (Primary Division)

Monday, November 09, 2020 10:00 am - Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:00 am

Rules & Regulations
Technical Requirements
Instruction to Players
Other Rules

Registration Form

1. Eligibility
Open to all Government & Government Aided Schools

2. Schedule
Open / Girls Open
09/11 Mon 10-11 AM Technical Meeting & Trial Run
10/11 Tue 10 AM - 1 PM Round 1 - 3
2 - 5 PM Round 4 - 6

Open U10 / Girls U10
10/11 Tue 10 - 11 AM Technical Meeting & Trial Run
11/11 Wed 10 AM - 1 PM Round 1 - 3
2 - 5 PM Round 4 - 6

Open U08 / Girls U08
11/11 Wed 10-11 AM Technical Meeting & Trial Run
12/11 Thu 10 AM - 1 PM Round 1 - 3
2 - 5 PM Round 4 - 6

3. Championship Details
Platform Chess.com
Team Max 2 teams per category
Board 4 players per team in fixed board order, no reserve
2nd Device One Zoom camera per team

4. Prize
Zonal Top 3 in each Zone / Category
National Top 3 in each Category
Challenge Cup Result of 3 best teams from the Schools

5. Closing Date 4 November 2020

61st National Inter-School Team Chess Championships (Secondary Division)

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 9:00 am - Thursday, October 29, 2020 9:00 am

Rules & Regulations
Technical Requirement
Instruction to Players
Other Rules

Registration Form

1. Eligibility
Open to all Government & Government Aided Schools

2. Schedule
Open / Girls Open (Revised)
27/10 Tue 10-11 AM Technical Meeting & Trial Run
28/10 Wed 10 AM - 1 PM Round 1 - 3
2 - 5 PM Round 4 - 6

Open U16 / Girls U16
27/10 Tue 10 - 11 AM Technical Meeting & Trial Run
28/10 Wed 10 AM - 1 PM Round 1 - 3
2 - 5 PM Round 4 - 6

Open U14 / Girls U14
28/10 Wed 10-11 AM Technical Meeting & Trial Run
29/10 Thu 10 AM - 1 PM Round 1 - 3
2 - 5 PM Round 4 - 6

3. Championship Details
Platform Chess.com
Team Max 2 teams per category
Board 4 players per team in fixed board order, no reserve
2nd Device One Zoom camera per team

4. Prize
Zonal Top 3 in each Zone / Category
National Top 3 in each Category
Challenge Cup Result of 3 best teams from the Schools

5. Closing Date 21 October 2020

62nd National Schools Team Championship Online 2021

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

62nd National Schools Team Championship Online 2021
Open and Girls Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 20

Details on tournament and registration can be found here: National Schools Team Championship Form
Note: Teachers representing respective schools and Team Captains are required to complete and submit separate forms embedded in above document.
Teams with incomplete forms will not be registered.

Deadline for submission of teams is 22 Nov Monday, 2359 Hrs. Late entries will not be accepted.

11th National Kindergarten 2021

Sunday, June 27, 2021 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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1.Organiser:	The event is organised by the Singapore Chess Federation (Non FIDE-Rated).
2. Schedule:	Sunday, 27th June 2021, 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm. Reporting Time is 2 pm
3. Venue:	Singapore Intellectual Games Centre. 51 Bishan Street 13, #02-01A, Bishan Community Club. Singapore 579799
4. Eligibility:	Open to all Singaporean and Singapore PR born in 2015 and after.
5. Format & Time Control:	Swiss System of 6 rounds. 15 minutes per player to complete the game. Default time shall be 10 mins after game starts
6. Prizes:	Trophies to Top 10. Medal for all participants.
7. Entry Fee:	$30 (PayNow / Cash / Cheque) First 50 entries or Sunday 30 May 2021 6 pm, whichever comes first.
8. Closing Date:	Entries without payment will not be accepted. Late entries will not be entertained. In the event of a withdrawal, entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
9. Dispute:	In the event of any disputes (outside the FIDE Laws of Chess), the Organiser's decision shall be final and no further correspondence shall be entertained.

10. Dress Code:	Smart Casual (No slippers)
	Players to follow strictly the Safe Management Measures
	Download the Entry Form here
	See List of Participants
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National Blitz 2021

Sunday, June 27, 2021 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

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1 Organiser:	The event is organised by the Singapore Chess Federation It is a FIDE Rated event and played under FIDE’s Law of Chess
2 Schedule:	27th June 2021(Sunday) 0930 to 1330 hrs Rounds 1 to 11
3. Venue:	Singapore Intellectual Games Centre, 51 Bishan Street 13 #01A SIGC, Singapore 579799
4. Eligibility:	Open to ALL Players under SGP flag with a minimum rating of 1600 (Any of the 3 FIDE time control, minimum rating of 1500 for Women). Only Singaporeans / Permanent Residents (SPR) will be eligible to be National Champions
5. Format:	Swiss System of 11 rounds, 3 minutes with 2 seconds increment from move 1.Default Time shall be 3 minutes
6. Tie Break:	1. Direct Encounter 2. The greater number of wins 3.Buchholz Cut 1 4. Buchholz
7. Prizes:	Open 1st $300; 2nd $200, 3rd $100, 4th to 10th $50 each, Women 1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd to 5th $50 each
8. Entry Fee:	$40 (Public); $20 (Players currently registered in SCF Programs)
9. Closing Date:	First 50 entries or Sunday 30th May 2021 6pm, whichever comes first. Late entries and entries without payment will not be accepted. *Entry* Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
10. Dispute:	In the event of any disputes (outside the FIDE Laws of Chess), the Chief Arbiter’s decision shall be final and no further correspondence shall be entertained
11. Dress Code:	Smart Casual.
12. Proof of Entry:	Proof of postage/email is not proof of entry. SCF reserves the right to accept or reject any Entry Without assigning any reason
13.	Players to follow strictly the Safety Management Measures
	Download the entry form here
	List of Participants
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32nd National Rapid 2021

Saturday, June 19, 2021 2:00 pm - Sunday, June 20, 2021 5:00 pm

1. Organiser : The event is organised by the Singapore Chess Federation

2. Schedule : 19th June 2021(Sat) 2 pm to 6 pm Round 1 to 4

20th June 2021(Sun) 10.30 am to 4.30 pm Round 5 to 9

3. Venue : SCF - 51 Bishan Street 13 #01A SIGC, Singapore 579799

4. Eligibility : Open to ALL Players under SGP flag with a minimum rating of 1600 (Any of the 3 FIDE time control, minimum rating of 1500 for Women)

5. Format : Swiss System of 9 rounds. 15 minutes with 10 second increment.

Default time is 15 minutes

This is a FIDE Rated event played under FIDE’s Law of Chess

6. Prizes : 1st $500; 2nd $300, 3rd $200, 4th to 5th $100 each, 6th to 10th $50 each.

Women 1_^st $200, 2_^nd $150, 3_^rd $100

7. Entry Fee : $60 (Public); $40 (Players currently registered in SCF Programs)

8. Closing Date: First 50 entries or Saturday 8th May 2021 6pm, whichever come first.

Late entries and entries without payment will not be accepted.

Entry Fees are non-refundable.

9. Dispute : In the event of any disputes (outside the FIDE Laws of Chess), the Chief Arbiter’s decision shall be final and no further correspondence shall be entertained.

10. Dress Code : Smart Casual.

11. Proof of Entry: Proof of postage/email is not proof of entry. SCF reserves the right to accept or reject any Entry without assigning any reason.

Download the Entry Form and submit it to the SCF with payment made by PayNow

to UEN : S61SS0094A. Check the List of Participants

Please read Safe Management Measures and observe them throughout the tournament.

72nd National Schools Individuals (NSI) 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021 9:00 am - Saturday, June 05, 2021 6:00 pm

SECONDARY ( Boys' and Girls' U14 to OPEN)

Please download the Rules and Regulations (revised 15 May)

Please download the Technical Requirements (revised 15 May)

Please download the Entry Form

PRIMARY (Boys' and Girls' Under Under 9 to Under 12)

Please download the Rules and Regulations (revised 15 May)

Please download the Technical Rquirements (revised 15 May)

Please download the Entry Form

18th Queenstown CC Age Group Chess Championship 2021-Cancelled

Sunday, April 04, 2021 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

UPDATE 10th February 2021

"The 18th QCC Age Group Chess C'ship 2021" scheduled on 4/4/21 is cancelled. The Queenstown Community Centre will be used as a Vaccination Centre for Corvid-19. Reimbursement for entry fees will be done in due course. Sorry for the inconvenience caused."

For clarification, please kindly contact Mr. Lim Chye Lye @ 86121618.

UPDATE

In view of the current Covid-19 situation, the 17th QCC Age Group Chess C'ship 2020 has been renamed as the 18th QCC Age Group Chess C’ship 2021 and will be held on 4/4/2021.

Players who are not able to play on this date can claim a refund of their entry fee from Queenstown CC. For clarification, please kindly contact Mr. Lim Chye Lye @ 86121618.

More Details

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

72nd National Chess Championships -- Dr Wong Yip Chong Cup

Friday, December 04, 2020 2:00 pm - Saturday, December 19, 2020 8:00 pm

Sponsor by Prim Invesment Pte Ltd
In memory of, and for the family of Dr Wong Yip Chong

1. Schedule
01 Dec Tuesday 7.00 pm Technical Meeting
04 Dec Friday 7.00 pm Round 1
05 Dec Saturday 7.00 pm Round 2
06 Dec Sunday 4.00 pm Round 3
11 Dec Friday 7.00 pm Round 4
12 Dec Saturday 7.00 pm Round 5
13 Dec Sunday 4.00 pm Round 6
18 Dec Friday 7.00 pm Round 7
19 Dec Saturday 7.00 pm Round 8
20 Dec Sunday 4.00 pm Round 9

2. Venue
Singapore Interllectual Games Center

3. Eligibility
a. Open to players under SGP Federation
b. Open Section FIDE rating 2000 (Standard) and above, as at 01st December 2020
Women Section FIDE rating 1400 (Standard) and above, as at 01st December 2020
Top 3 Singaporean / Singapore PRs in 5th Singapore Amateur Chess Championship
2019
c. Only top Singaporean or Singapore PR will declare National Champion
d. SCF Reserves all right to Accept or Reject entries without assigning any reasons.

4. Format
a. FIDE’s Laws of Chess shall apply
b. 9 rounds Swiss
c. Rate of play: 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move one
d. Default time is 30 minutes from the start of the round.
e. The Organizer reserves the right to amend the schedule in the case of
unforeseen circumstances, and subject to the number of entries.

5. Appeals Committee
a. SCF shall appoint 3 members to form the Appeals Committee.
b. 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.
c. Fees shall be refunded if the appeal is upheld, and forfeited if appeal is deemed
unsuccessful.
d. The ruling of the Appeals Committee is FINAL and NO further correspondence
shall be entertained.

6. Ranking and Tie Break
a. The final ranking is determined by the total number of points scored.
b. In the case of a tie, the following order of tie breaks shall be used:
i. Direct Encounter
ii. Buchholz Cut 1
iii. Buchholz
iv. Greater number of wins
v. Sonnenborn Berger

7. Prizes
a Trophies to Top 10 players for each category
b. Cash Prizes
i. Open
1^st          S$ 2,500 7^th           $300
2^nd         S$ 1,500 8^th $300
3^rd          S$ 1,000 9^th $200
4^th          S$    800 10^th $200
5^th   S$ 500 11^th $100
6^th S$ 500 12^th $100
ii. Women
1^st          S$ 1,000
2^nd         S$    500
3^rd          S$ 300
4^th          S$ 100
5^th S$ 100

8. Entry Fees
a. S$150.
b. Withdrawals shall not be refunded

9. Registration
a. Deadline - 1st December 2020 6pm
b. By registration for the championships, players agreed to abide by the rules
of the tournament and decisions of the organisers.
c. Registration form

72nd National Schools Individual Chess Championships 2020 - Postponed

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 8:00 am - Friday, March 20, 2020 6:00 pm

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

1. Rules and Regulations

2. Registration Form

3. Annex A: Code of Conduct

4. Annex B: Pass Application Form (Accompanying Person)

5. Annex C: Pass Application Form (Teacher-In-Charge & Coaches)

Schedule:

Time	17th Mar 2020 (Tue)	18th Mar 2020 (Wed)	19th Mar 2020 (Thu)	20th Mar 2020 (Fri)
08.10	U14, U16, Open R1	U08, U10 R1	U12 R1
09.10	U14, U16, Open R2	U08, U10 R2	U12 R2	U12 R4
10.20	U14, U16, Open R3	U08, U10 R3	U12 R3	U12 R5
11.30	U14, U16, Open R4	U08, U10 R4		U12 R6
12.40	Lunch	U08, U10 R5	U08, U10 R6	Lunch
13.50	U14, U16, Open R5		U08, U10 R7	U12 R7
15.00	U14, U16, Open R6	U14, U16, Open R8	U08, U10 R8	U12 R8
16.10	U14, U16, Open R7	U14, U16, Open R9	U08, U10 R9	U12 R9
17.20	Prize Giving

Venue: Northland Primary School

Note: Accompany Person need to apply pass @ SCF's Office

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Boys Under-08

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Boys Under-10

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Boys Under-12

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Boys Under-14

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Boys Under-16

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Boys Open

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Girls Under-08

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Girls Under-10

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Girls Under-12

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Girls Under-14

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Girls Under-16

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Girls Open

11th National Kindergarten Chess Championship 2020 - Postponed

Saturday, March 14, 2020 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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

Registration Form

Starting List

Hong Bao Rapid Chess Tournament 2020 - Cancelled

Sunday, February 09, 2020 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

Registration Form

The event has been cancelled due to the current Novel Coronavirus situation.

Please kindly collect the refund in SCF's office during office hours.

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Open

Starting List, Pairings, Results - Challengers

Hong Bao Rating Tournament 2020 - Registration Closed

Saturday, January 25, 2020 2:00 pm - Monday, January 27, 2020 7:00 pm

Rules & Regulations and Registration

Update on Registration Deadline:

Registration closed.

Starting List

Kickoff 2020 Chess Tournament

Sunday, January 05, 2020 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

For More Details & Registration

Registration Deadline: Registration Closed

Starting List - Open

Starting List - Challenger

71st National Championships 2019 (Open & Women) - Dr Wong Yip Chong Cup

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 7:00 pm - Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:00 pm

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.

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

- 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.