(8 Players per section from highest to lowest rating)

(per section)

(CHESSA  Rated)

(CHESSA rating 1100-1500)

(CHESSA  Rated)

(CHESSA rating below 1100)

PLAYING SCHEDULE:  CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION

Round 2: 14h30

Round 4: 14h30

Round 6: 14h30

PRIZE GIVING: 15h00

PLAYING SCHEDULE: OPEN & DEVELOPMENT SECTIONS

Round 2: 12h30

Round 3: 15h30

Round 5: 12h30

Round 6: 15h30

PRIZE BREAKDOWN

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

1. The closing date for registrations and payment is Sun 5 Sep at 21h00.
2. A maximum of 80 players will be allowed to participate in the event. (Under current Level 3 regulations)
3. Registration to be made using the South African Chess Hub website and payment to be made via PayFast.

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

4.       Tie Break Championship: 1. Direct encounter 2. Greater number of Victories 3. Sonneborn-Berger 4. Koya

5.       Tie Break other Sections: 1 Direct Encounter 2.Greater number of Victories  3.Sonneborn-Berger  4.Buchholz

6.       Players must be turning 11 years & older in 2021 in order to participate in this event.

7.       Prize winners must be present at the awards ceremony to receive their prizes. Prize monies will be paid out within 48 hours after conclusion of the event. Prize winners will only qualify for one prize (highest amount).

8.       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)

9.       Any player that does not comply with Covid-19 Health and Safety protocols may be expelled from the event.

10.   The LOC reserves the right to waive criteria in all the sections or to cancel the event.

LOC CONTACT DETAILS

Cell: 081 546 2221

paul@chesshub.org.za

Cell: 083 461 8742

Cell: 083 559 0406

COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

2.       Only players will be allowed to enter the venue.

3.       No spectators or parents will be allowed at the venue.

4.       Screening of all players, support staff, officials and attendees will be done upon entry at the venue and recorded in a register.

5.       All players, support staff and attendees will complete a self-screening questionnaire to ensure efficient contact tracing where necessary.

6.       Any person displaying symptoms associated with Covid-19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties) or people who are considered in a high-risk group should not attend.

7.       Players will not be allowed to leave the playing area during the day as well as its associated demarcated breakaway area. Players should therefore bring their own food and drink.

8.       No food deliveries will be allowed, and players will not be able to leave the playing area to buy food or drink.

9.       Sanitisation of chess pieces, sets and surfaces will be done in between rounds, but players may bring their own hand sanitizers as well.

10.   Hand sanitiser will be available at the entrance of the venue, as well as at strategic areas inside the venue and toilets. Toilets will have sufficient soap and paper towels as well as marked Covid-19 disposal facilities.

11.   All players must wear masks always covering both their noses and mouths.

12.   All players must adhere to strict social distancing at all times.

13.   Players, support staff and officials over the age of 60 or people with comorbidities will be encouraged to be cautious and minimise exposure.

14.   Players will sign their own scoresheets and report the result to the arbiter. No signing of opponent sheets and no sharing of pens.

15.   No hands will be shaken at the commencement of the round, nor at the end of the match.

16.   Once the players are done with a match, and their results have been recorded, they become “Spectators” and must leave the playing area immediately and reside in the breakaway demarcated area.

17.   No informal games on private chess sets are allowed outside the playing venue in the demarcated breakaway area.