2023 John Purdy Memorial Open

Tournament Information and Rules 

ACF and FIDE rated

Nine rounds. Tuesdays from 29 August to 14 November (14 November is a spare session for venue availability issues, or the Purdy Blitz)

There are two tournaments, with players allocated by rating:

Purdy Major - over 1200
Purdy Minor - under 1400

Players rated between 1200 ands 1400 may choose to enter the either tournament. Players under 1200 may enter the Major if in the 2023 Winter Classic Minor they scored at least 66% from played games (from a minimum 50% of possible games played.)

Location: Norths (formerly North Sydney Leagues Club), cnr Abbott & Palmer Streets, Cammeray.

Dates and Time:: Games start at 7:30 pm.
Major: Rounds 1-9 weekly from 29 August to 24 October
Minor:
- Round 1 on 29 August 
- Rounds 2-8 weekly from 12 September to 24 October
- Round 9 on 7 November

Format:: 9 round Swiss (Dutch) tournament, with pairings generated by Vega. Norths Chess Club has at times experienced venue booking conflicts at short notice which have necessitated changes to tournament arrangements. The organisers reserve the right to reduce the number of rounds in the event of the venue becoming unavailable.

Time control: All moves in 90 minutes + an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

Eligibility: Players who are not Australian citizens or permanent residents must have a FIDE ID. (To request a FIDE ID from a national Federation contact details for them are @ www.fide.com/directory/member-federations.) Adult players must be members of or have paid a Registered Player Fee to the NSWCA. Juniors (aged under 18 years) must be members of the NSWJCL. Interstate players must be members of the equivalent State or Territory Association.

Prizes: * see notes below:

Major:
The title of John Purdy Memorial Champion is awarded to the highest placed Norths member.
1st: $1000 - 2nd: $500 - 3rd: $250;
Rating Groups A and B: 1st 100 - 2nd $50
Rating Group A and B are the players in the 2nd and 3rd thirds of rated players (e.g. if there are 30 rated players, Rating Groups A and B include the 11th-20th and 21st-30th rated players).

Minor:
1st: $500 - 2nd: $250 - 3rd: $125
Rating Group A: 1st 100 - 2nd $50
Unrated: 1st $50
Rating Group A is the players in the 2nd half of  rated players (e.g. if there are 30 rated players, Rating Groups A includes the 16th-30th rated players).

Ratings: The tournament rating used for pairings and prizes is ACF Classic, or if a player doesn't have an ACF Classic rating, the FIDE Standard rating. Results will be submitted for the ACF Classic and FIDE Standard rating lists.

Entry Fees: Norths Chess Club Members $30; Others $40. Free for GM, WGM, IM, WIM.

Entries: Entries must be received by Sunday 27 August. Late entries will be at the discretion of the arbiter and may not be included in the first round draw. CLICK HERE TO ENTER. Right of entry is reserved.

Draws: The draw for the next round will be circulated by email and published on the webpage on the Sunday night before the round is scheduled to be played.

Norths Chess Club tries to have as many players as possible have an opponent in every round. Players can be left without an opponent by forfeit. Where the organisers have been advised in advance of a player needing to forfeit (for example due to illness) a new set of pairings may be issued. We recognise this may advantage or disadvantage a player and will attempt to minimise this. New pairings will be made following advice given no later than the day before play and will be published by email and website on the evening before play.

Half-point Byes: Up to two half-point byes are permitted in rounds 1-7. Requests for a bye must be received by the arbiter no later than midday on the Sunday immediately prior to the round.

Forfeits: Any player who arrives at the chessboard more than one hour after the scheduled start of the session shall lose the game, unless the Arbiter decides otherwise.

If you won't make it to a round, you must inform the organisers. Your opponents make an effort to come to the club expecting to play a game, some travelling a long way and by public transport. Making them wait for you to not arrive is impolite and against our club ethos.  The club email is monitored up to the start of play. 

Players who cause clock forfeits will be excluded from the following round. Players doing so twice in a tournament will be removed from the remaining rounds and entry to other events may be refused.

Recording of Moves: All moves must be recorded on the provided score sheet.

Electronic devices: Without the permission of the arbiter a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone or other electronic means of communication in the playing venue unless they are completely switched off. If any such device produces a sound, the player shall lose the game. The arbiter must be asked for permission before the start of play if a device is needed for health or emergency reasons.

Tiebreaks:

Major: In the event of ties, prize monies will be shared. The John Purdy Memorial Trophy and rank will be determined by applying the following tiebreaks in descending order:
- Direct encounter
- Buchholtz Cut 1
- Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1
Minor: In the event of ties, prize monies will be shared. Rank will be determined by applying the following tiebreaks in descending order:
- Direct Encounter
- Bucholtz Cut 1
- Bucholtz Total

Rules: The FIDE Laws of Chess apply, in conjunction with these tournament rules.

Arbiter: Rob Watson.

Appeals panel: TBA.

Notes:

- Players are eligible for one prize only.
- Rating prizes will be awarded based on the rating hierarchy specified in the Ratings section above. Players without either of those ratings will be considered to be unrated and are ineligible for rating prizes.

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CLICK HERE for previous years' results.