Western Cape Closed Rapid

When

06/03/2021 - 07/03/2021

15:00 - 19:00

Bookings

Bookings closed

Event Type

Tornelo

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHAMPIONSHIP & PRESTIGE SECTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO 27 & 28 MARCH 2021 – MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Please carefully read the following event details and register below.

N.B. Please note that payment must be made using Payfast (credit/debit card or instant EFT) immediately when registering to avoid having to register again.

CHESSA ONLINE RATED

R7 500 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND

Date: 6 & 7 March 2021 Online Platform: Tornelo

Time: 15h00

SECTIONS *	Criteria	Entry Fee	Time Control	Prize Fund
Championship (Zoom Play) FIDE RATED	7 Round Rapid Swiss (FIDE/CHESSA rating 1700 & above)	R 150.00	20+5 sipm	R 4000 (Top 1-5 Positions)
Prestige	7 Round Rapid Swiss (CHESSA rating 1300-1699)	R 100.00	20+5 sipm	R 2300 (Top 1-5 Positions)
Open	7 Round Rapid Swiss (CHESSA rating Below 1300)	R 50.00	20+5 sipm	R 1100 (Top 1-5 Positions)

*THIS EVENT RESERVED FOR ONLY WESTERN CAPE PLAYERS

**Players who wishes to play in a higher section may make a submission to the LOC

** LOC reserves the right to waive criteria in all the sections

** Tie Break: Sonneborn-Berger

PLAYING SCHEDULE

Date

Time

Date

Time

Saturday

6 March 2021

Round 1: 15h00

Round 2: 16h00

Round 3: 17h00

Round 4: 18h00

Sunday

7 March 2021

Round 5: 15h00

Round 6: 16h00

Round 7: 17h00

PRIZE BREAKDOWN

Championship Prestige : Open:

1^st – R1200 1^st – R800 1^st – R400

2^nd – R1000 2^nd – R600 2^nd – R300

3^rd – R800 3^rd – R400 3^rd – R250

4^th – R600 4^th – R300 4^th – R100

5^th – R400 5^th – R200 5^th – R100

**Prize monies will be paid out within 48 hours after conclusion of the event.

PROCEDURE TO JOIN TOURNAMENT

Please JOIN your Section by LATEST 3 MARCH as to avoid not being paired

Championship Section: Players must be logged onto Zoom 30 minutes before the start and during each round. Failure to do so will result in automatic disqualification from the tournament.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

Closing date: Registration and payment must be made by latest Wed, 3 March at 21h00.

FAIR PLAY

Pairings are done as per Tornelo pairing system and all regulations in respect to using computer assistance will be strictly monitored.
Random games will be scrutinized and its findings regarding cheating is binding on this event.
Please inform the Chief Arbiter should you suspect your opponent of breaching the fair play spirit.
Any person found guilty of cheating will forfeit any prize money won and will be banned from participating in future WCCA & CWCU events.
The organizers reserve the right to cancel or reschedule this event should they consider this necessary.

CHESS SA ID & RATING

In order to complete registration, kindly obtain your Chess SA ID and rating from the following link: