BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-WR-TIMEZONE:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3424@chesshub.org.za DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261010T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20261010T190000 DTSTAMP:20261005T084804Z URL:https://chesshub.org.za/events/curro-chess-open-online-rapid-2026-term -4/ SUMMARY:Curro Chess Open Online Rapid - Term 4 DESCRIPTION:Curro Chess are extremely excited about the Curro Chess Open on line tournament taking place on Saturday\, 10 October 2026.\n\nThis is a w onderful event where learners from all schools in the country can get toge ther online and play against each other in the spirit of great sportsmansh ip.\nCLICK HERE FOR THE TOURNAMENT BROCHURE\nOPEN TO ALL SCHOOLS - open to learners from all schools\n\nThe tournament is NOT Chess SA rated\n\n\n\n Sections:\nFormat\nTime control\n\n\nPrimary school:\n\nUnder 8\n5-round R apid Swiss\n20 + 5 spm\n\n\nPrimary school:\n\nUnder 10\, 12 and 14\n6-rou nd Rapid Swiss\n20 + 5 spm\n\n\nHigh school:\n\nUnder 16 and 20\n6-round R apid Swiss\n\n(with compulsory Zoom video monitoring)\n20 + 5 spm\n\n\n\n* Organisers reserve the right to add an additional round if needed\, depend ing on the number of participants in an age group.\n\n** Organisers reserv e the right to merge and waive criteria in all the sections\n\n \n\nSCHED ULES:\n\nPRIMARY SCHOOL:   09:30 – 14:00\n\nHIGH SCHOOL:           13:30 – 19:00\n\n \n\n\n\nAGE CATERGORIES:\n\n\nSection\nYear of bir th\nSection\nYear of birth\n\n\nUnder 8\n2019 and later\nUnder 14\n2013 an d 2014\n\n\nUnder 10\n2017 and 2018\nUnder 16\n2011 and 2012\n\n\nUnder 12 \n2015 and 2016\nUnder 20\n2007\, 2008\, 2009 and 2010\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFA IR PLAY\n\n\n\n\n Players may not receive ANY assistance whatsoever\, inc luding from computers/chess engines or from any other persons (i.e. parent s\, coaches\, friends or siblings).\n All under 16 and 20 players will be required to play under Zoom video monitoring and may be requested to shar e their screen. Prolonged absence from Zoom meeting may result default los s of match in question. Zoom meeting links will be provided in the booking confirmation email and shared via WhatsApp.\n Primary school learners ma y be asked to join Zoom meeting for video monitoring by the Chief Arbiter. \n Pairings are done as per the Lichess.org pairing system and all regula tions in respect to using computer assistance will be strictly monitored.\ n Cheating will be monitored by Lichess.org. Any breaches of Lichess’ t erms and services within 48 hours after the event will result in automatic disqualification and investigation.\n Please inform the chief arbiter sh ould you suspect your opponent of breaching the fair-play spirit. Please d o not message the player or comment in the tournament chat.\n Random game s will be monitored by the arbiter and their findings regarding cheating a re binding.\n Please ensure that you have a good Wi-Fi/Internet connectio n on the day of the tournament to ensure that your tournament experience i s a pleasant one.\n Any person found guilty of cheating will forfeit thei r place in the rankings and will be banned from participating in future ev ents.\n The organisers reserve the right to cancel or reschedule this eve nt should they consider this necessary.\n Please use Google Chrome seeing that the Lichess.org platform is more effective while using this browser. \n Players are not allowed to pause in-between rounds.\n Players should not have multiple tabs open on the computer while playing the tournament.\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOTHER REGULATIONS:\n\n\n\n\n Players are only allowed to play in either Primary School or the High School section.\n All players must be logged in to Lichess 60 minutes before the first round starts.\n Pairings are done as per the Lichess.org pairing system.\n Players must n ot log out of the tournament and must be committed to play all rounds.\n Late joining points awarded by Lichess will be ignored for purposes of fin al standings.\n Tie Break – (1) Lichess Sonneborn-Berger (2) Buchholz\n \n\n\n\n\nContact details:\n\nGeneral enquiries:\nMercia Addinall           mercia.a01@curro.co.za\n\nChess Hub &\; Lichess Technical suppo rt:\nPaul Wilson                  paul@chesshub.org.za\n\nC hief Arbiter:\nRicardo Minnaar         ricardo.minnaar@gmail.com\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nPlease first log into your SA Chess Hub pr ofile before making booking. \n“Error : Your captcha is empty” indic ates you have not logged into your profile.\n\n \;\nPlease log into yo ur free profile before making a booking. To create a new profile click her e:  https://chesshub.org.za/register/  \nPlease WhatsApp Paul Wilson on 0834618742 for assistance with registering for this event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chesshub.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/ 07/Curro-Chess-Logo.jpeg CATEGORIES:Lichess - Rapid,Prized Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251010T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR