Cape of Good Hope 2023
Chess Championship
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Date: 28, 29 January 2023
Venue: Kannemeyer Primary School
Venue Map: https://tinyurl.com/yp3jeney
TOTAL PRIZE FUND: R14,500
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL
Section | Rating /Criteria | Format | Time Control |
Championship | Players with FIDE/ CHESSA rating: 1700 & above | 6 Round Swiss | 60+10 sipm |
Advanced | Players with FIDE/ CHESSA rating: 1300 – 1699 | 6 Round Swiss | 60+10 sipm |
Intermediate | Players with CHESSA rating below 1300 | 6 Round Swiss | 60+10 sipm |
Sunday Rapid | OPEN TO ALL [SUNDAY 29th ONLY] | 6 Round Swiss | 20+5 sipm |
Junior
1 Day Event |
U14: Players born during 2010, 2011
U12: Players born during 2012 and 2013 U10: Players born 2014 & later |
6 Round Swiss | 20+5 sipm |
HYBRID MAIN RATINGS WILL BE USED
ENTRY FEES
Championship Section | Advanced Section | Intermediate Section | Junior Section | Sunday Rapid |
R300 | R200 | R150 | R150 | R150 |
PLAYING SCHEDULE
Championship, Advanced, Intermediate Sections | Junior Section – 1 Day Event | Sunday Rapid – 1 Day Event |
Sat, 28 Jan 09h00 – Round 1 12h00 – Round 2 14h30 – Round 3 Sun, 29 Jan 09h00 – Round 4 12h00 – Round 5 14h30 – Round 6 All rounds will be accelerated |
Sat, 28 Jan 09h00 – Round 1 10h00 – Round 2 11h00 – Round 3 12h30 – Round 4 13h30 – Round 5 14h30 – Round 6 All rounds will be accelerated |
Sun, 29 Jan 09h00 – Round 1 10h00 – Round 2 11h00 – Round 3 12h30 – Round 4 13h30 – Round 5 14h30 – Round 6 All rounds will be accelerated |
LOC CONTACT DETAILS
Tournament Director | Chief Arbiter | SA Chess Hub |
Ricardo Minnaar
Cell: 081 546 2221 |
Marc Petersen
Cell: 084 277 5208 |
Paul Wilson [WA ONLY]
Cell: 083 461 8742 |
PRIZE BREAKDOWN
Position | Championship Section | Advanced Section | Sunday Rapid | Intermediate Section | Junior Sections |
1st | R3000 | R1500 | R1000 | MEDAL | MEDAL |
2nd | R2000 | R1000 | R600 | MEDAL | MEDAL |
3rd | R1500 | R800 | R400 | MEDAL | MEDAL |
Best Female | R850 | R500 | – | MEDAL | MEDAL |
Best Junior | R850 | R500 | – | MEDAL | – |
- A trophy will be awarded to the winner of each section.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
- Registration to be made using the South African Chess Hub website and payment to be made via PayFast.
- The closing date for registrations and payment is Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 21h00. Late entries will be subject to an additional late entry fee of R50 and will be allowed up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time for the first round of the relevant section.
- CWP Players that has not submitted the 2023 Individual membership registration and paid their 2023 CWP individual membership fees can do this through the SA Chess Hub. CWP member registration link: https://chesshub.org.za/events/cwp-2023-membership-fees
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.
How do you see the final results for the juniors please?
Good day Alexander
The results are published on Chess-Results.
Go to https://chess-results.com/tnr721306.aspx?lan=1&art=0&fed=RSA and navigate to the correct age division.
In future, almost all tournament are published on Chess Results (including the pairings and results during the tournament) so you can navigate to the Chess-Results website (https://chess-results.com/), select RSA as the Federation and look for the tournament.
How do I know I’ve registered for the tournament after paying?
Good day. You should receive a booking confirmation email shortly after making payment.
If it is not received within 5 minutes, please check your junk/spam folders.
Aubrey Solomon paid in for William Solomon who will be playing.
Good day. Have you emailed the proof of payment to events@chesshub.org.za so that we can approve the booking?
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