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FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL
Section | Rating /Criteria | Format | Time Control | Entry Fee |
Championship | Players with FIDE/ CHESSA rating: 1600 & Above | 6 Round Swiss | 60+10 SIPM | R150.00 |
Advanced | Players with FIDE/ CHESSA rating: 1300 – 1599 | 6 Round Swiss | 60+10 SIPM | R120.00 |
Intermediate | Players with CHESSA rating below 1300 | 6 Round Swiss | 60+10 SIPM | R100.00 |
Juniors
1 DAY ONLY |
U14: Players born in 2010, 2011
U12: Players born in 2012, 2013 U10: Players born in 2014 & later |
5 Round Swiss | 55+5 spm | R100.00 |
PLAYING SCHEDULE
All Sections (Except Juniors) | Junior Section |
Saturday,22 July 2023 09h00 Round 1 12h00 Round 2 15h00 Round 3Sunday, 23 July 2023 09h00 Round 4 12h00 Round 5 15h00 Round 6 |
Saturday,22 July 2023 09h00 Round 1PRIZE GIVING IMMEDIATE AFTER LAST ROUND |
Default time: ZERO minutes for 1st round; thereafter 10 minutes for the remaining rounds.
All rounds will be accelerated
PRIZE BREAKDOWN
Position | Championship Section | Advanced Section |
Intermediate | Junior Sections |
1st | R2000 | R1000 | No cash prizes
Medals only |
No cash prizes
Medals only |
2nd | R1500 | R 800 | ||
3rd | R1000 | R 600 | ||
Best Female | R 500 | R 300 | ||
Best Junior | R 500 | R 300 |
- Medals will be awarded to Top 3 as well as Best Female and Best Junior, Best Braille Player for each section.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
- Registration to be made using the South African Chess Hub website and payment to be made via PayFast or EFT.
- The closing date for registrations and payment is Thursday, 20 July 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.
LOC CONTACT DETAILS
Tournament Director | Chief Arbiter | SA Chess Hub |
Willem van Tonder
Cell: 082 850 9784 |
Ricardo Minnaar
Cell: 081 546 2221 |
Paul Wilson
Cell: 083 461 8742 |
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.
Kindly relay banking details to make registration payment – always seem to have problems using payfast hence eft preference
Good day. Per the tournament brochure, if you select the EFT payment option, you will receive an automated “Pending Booking” email which contains the banking details and instructions to send proof of payment. If you do not immediately receive the email, please check your spam/junk mail folder.
Hi Paul tried to register Kobus Geyser. Have to make payment. Can you please confirm and send payment details
Good day. Per the tournament brochure, if you select the EFT payment option, you will receive an automated “Pending Booking” email which contains the banking details and instructions to send proof of payment. If you do not immediately receive the email, please check your spam/junk mail folder.