BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-WR-TIMEZONE:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:450@chesshub.org.za DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20210322T140000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20210322T190000 DTSTAMP:20210321T184235Z URL:https://chesshub.org.za/events/wp-open-2021-1st-online-rapid-qualifier -free-for-cwp-players/ SUMMARY:WP OPEN 2021 - 1st Online Rapid Qualifier - CWP Players (late regis tration) DESCRIPTION:ONLY CWP PLAYERS SHOULD REGISTER ON THIS PAGE:\n \;\n\nPlea se carefully read the following event details and register below.\n\nN.B.  Please note that payment must be made using Payfast (credit/debit card o r instant EFT) immediately when registering to avoid having to register ag ain.\n\nWP OPEN 2021\n1st Online Rapid Qualifier\nMonday\, 22 March 2021 @ 14:00\nR3 000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND\nThis event serves as a qualifying ev ent for the WP OPEN OTB tournament that will take place on 8-9 May 2021\n\ n \;\n\n\n\nSections\nCriteria\nEntry Fee\nTime Control\n\n\nChampions hip\n\nCHESSA Rated  (Zoom Play)\n6 Round Rapid Swiss\n\n(CHESS SA rating 1500 &\; above)\nCWP Players\nFREE\n15+5 sipm\n\n\nOpen\n\nCHESSA Rate d (NO Zoom)\n6 Round Rapid Swiss\n\n(CHESS SA rating Below 1500)\nCWP play ers\n\nFREE\n 15+5 sipm\n\n\n\n\n Players with Chess SA rating below 150 0 may be allowed to “play-up” at the discretion of the LOC.\n Tie Bre ak &\; pairings: LICHESS\n The LOC reserves the right to waive criteri a in all the sections or to cancel the event.\n\n10 Players from Champions hip Section and 20 players from Open Section will be granted preferential access to register and to participate in WP OPEN OTB event. Players must b e older than 13 years to participate in the WP OPEN OTB event.\n\n \;\ n\n\n\nPLAYING SCHEDULE\n\n\nDate\nRounds &\; Times (All rounds will be accelerated)\n\n\nMonday\n\n22 March\nRound 1: 14h00\n\nRound 2: 14h50\n\ nRound 3: 15h40\nRound 4: 16h30\n\nRound 5: 17h20\n\nRound 6: 18h10\n\n\n\ n\n\n\nPRIZE BREAKDOWN\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\nPOSITION\nCHAMPIONSHIP\nOPEN\n\ n\n1st \nR700\nR300\n\n\n2nd \nR600\nR250\n\n\n3rd \nR500\nR200\n\n\nBest Female\nR150\nR100\n\n\nBest Junior\nR150\nR100\n\n\n\n Prize monies will be paid out within 48 hours after conclusion of the event.\n\nPrize winne rs will only qualify for one prize (highest amount)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nREGIS TRATION  &\;  PAYMENT\n\n\n\n\n Closing date: Registration and payme nt must be made by latest Sunday 21 March at 20h00.\n Late registrations will be allowed up to Monday 22 March 2021 at 10h00 but will be subject to an additional R50 late registration fee for all late entries.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \;\n\n\n\nLOC CONTACT DETAILS\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\nTournament Director \nRegistrations\nArbiters\n\n\nBurton van Staaden\n\nEmail: burton@vsb.co. za\n\nCell: 073 212 4875\nPaul Wilson (SA Chess Hub)\n\nEmail: paul@chess hub.org.za\n\nCell: 083 461 8742\nChief arbiter: Andrew Talmarkes\n\nAsst . arbiters: TBC\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chesshub.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/ 02/CWP-Logo.png CATEGORIES:lichess.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200322T140000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR