Croydon Chess Classic (July)

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2014 Croydon Chess Classic - 12-13 July

CROYDON CHESS CLASSIC

A 2014 Australian Chess Federation Grand Prix event - Class 2

SCHEDULE:

Saturday 12th:
    Players need to register and pay by 10:45 am
    Round 1: 11:00 am
    Round 2: 3:00 pm
    Round 3: 7:00 pm

Sunday 13th:
    Round 4: 11:00 am
    Round 5: 3:00 pm

VENUE: Hosted by Croydon Chess Club at our club rooms: Croydon RSL, 1 Civic Sq, Croydon VIC 3136. About 400m from Croydon station. Melways: 50 - J4

FORMAT: Five round Swiss system. Games will be governed by the FIDE laws of chess (as of 1st July 2014) with the exception of the new mobile phone rule (11.3.b). Instead, the previous mobile phone rule will apply. The tournament will be ACF rated.

FORFEIT TIME: Late arrival by 30 minutes from the start of the round will result in forfeiture.

TIME CONTROLS: Each player has 75 minutes initially with an additional 30 seconds per move.

ENTRY FEES:
    $50 Standard entry
    $40 Juniors & Croydon CC members
    Free GM, WGM, IM, FM, WIM

PRIZES:
    $500 first place,    $300 second place,     $200 third place,    $100 fourth place
    $100 first adult under 2000
    $80    first adult under 1600
    $80    first adult under 1200
    $100 first junior under 2000
    $80    first junior under 1600
    $80    first junior under 1200
    Book: Biggest upset prize

Maximum one cash prize per entrant. Prizes to be shared equally in the event of a tie.

ENTRY LIMIT: In order to accommodate all players comfortably in our venue, there is a limit of 52 on the number of entries. The first 52 fully paid entries will be accepted for the tournament.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT:

Online registration has now closed. Please email the organiser before Saturday 12th July if you wish to enter the tournament: ian.birchall@croydonchess.com

The organiser will need to confirm your entry.

NOTE: If you believe that you have paid your entry fee, but are not on the List of Entries, please let Ian know by email as soon as possible.

Payment can now only be made at the tournament, on Saturday morning, by:

Cheque
Cash

See payment info tab at the top of page for instruction.

HALF POINT BYES:
A maximum of one half point bye only will be permitted for rounds 1 to 3 only.

ARBITER: IA Peter Tsai

ENQUIRIES: contact the tournament organiser Ian Birchall at ian.birchall@croydonchess.com

Past winners:

   2013   John Nemeth & FM Dusan Stojic (=1st/2nd)
   2012 IM Guy West & Justin Tan (=1st/2nd)
   2011 FM Dusan Stojic
   2010   FM Bobby Cheng

Proudly sponsored by Northern Star Chess, Bendigo Bank, LJ Hooker and Maroondah City Council.

Players of all strengths and ages are warmly encouraged to play at our club. We look forward to seeing you in July.

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