2022 Western Cape Club Championship

Friday 7^th – Sunday 9^th October 2022

Hosted by ChessWP

Venue: Fairbairn College, Hugo St, Goodwood, Cape Town

Map: https://tinyurl.com/47s5pab2

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FIDE and Chess SA Rated

Tournament Director: Llewelyn Louw
Email: dev@chesswp.co.za
Mobile Nr: 081 7249 644

Chief Arbiter: Ricardo Minnaar
Email: logistics@chesswp.co.za
Mobile Nr: 081 546 2221

FORMAT

PLAYING SCHEDULE  

*All Rounds may be accelerated*

PRIZES

*Prize fund will be based on the number of entries*

Tier 1 section

• 1st Prize: Trophy + each member gets a gold medal
• 2nd Prize: Each member gets a silver medal
• 3rd Prize: Each member gets a bronze medal

Tier 2 section

• 1st Prize: Trophy + each member gets a gold medal
• 2nd Prize: Each member gets a silver medal
• 3rd Prize: Each member gets a bronze medal

Tier 3 section

• 1st Prize: Trophy + each member gets a gold medal
• 2nd Prize: Each member gets a silver medal
• 3rd Prize: Each member gets a bronze medal

Board Prizes (All 4 boards as per 4.12)

• 1st Prize: gold medal

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

WHO MAY  ENTER

• Clubs affiliated to a Region in Western Cape
• The players representing the Club must have represented the club in their last league or in a   team event and cannot join specifically for this
• A player who is a member of another Club must receive a clearance letter before he or she may
• Proof of the previous affiliation to the Club may be requested, such as a previous match played for the Club or competing in the Club
• All Western Cape Chess Association clubs are eligible to enter any number of teams of four players each (plus one reserve). No team may have more than one reserve. A reserve player is optional.
• Since this is a Provincial Club event, each participating team must represent the club designated by its name.
• Every participating club must be in good standing with their regional body and the A letter of good standing may be requested at any stage after a team has registered for the event. Failure to present such a letter of good standing may lead to immediate disqualification from the event, subject to the discretion of the LOC.
• Appeal: An appeal shall be submitted in writing to the CA or TD within 30 minutes after the completion of the specific round in question, accompanied by a fee of R300 (which will be returned if the appeal is successful).
• The LOC reserves the right to waive criteria in all the sections or to cancel the event.
• Default time of 15 minutes for each round will be applicable.

TIME CONTROL

• 60/60 + 5 secs per move (60 minutes per player + 5 seconds per move from move 1 to complete the game).

TIEBREAKS

• Match Points
• Game Points
• Direct encounter
• Buchholz Cut 1
• Buchholz
• Sonneborn-Berger

TEAM COMPOSITION

• Teams will consist of 4 players and 1 reserve.
• Teams are not obliged to include a reserve
• Players must play in the board order as indicated on the entry form. Any player who plays out of his/her board order sequence will have his/her game defaulted.
• If a team member is not present at the start of the round, there will be no shifting of players up from lower boards.
• For each team, the board order sequence should be ranked from the highest rated player to the lowest rated player as per Chessa or FIDE ratings.
• The reserve player (if used) may only play on the bottom board (4th board). All other affected players will shift up one
• Reserve players may only play for one team, e.g. a player cannot be a reserve for the A- team and be on board 1 for the B-team.
• In order to qualify for a board prize, a player must play at least 4 games.
• Only players who have registered before the deadline will be allowed to participate. Once the tournament has started, teams will not be allowed to enter additional players, this includes adding a reserve if they have not already done
• Team scoring:
  – Two (2) match points for a win,
  – One (1) point for a draw,
  – Zero (0) for a loss.
• A player will score 1 point for a win, ½ for a draw and zero for a loss.
• Board prizes:
  – % score minimum 4/6 actual games played
  – Score
  – Number of games played
  – Average opponent rating

ACCOMMODATION (own cost)