Nine rounds - 13 February to 8 May 2018
Postponements or pre-play on 6 March, 3 April, 24 April
(with 8 May available for unforeseen venue conflicts)
2018 Norths Chess Club Championships
Format: There will be 5-7 FIDE rated single round-robin divisions (Championship, Candidates and Reserves A, B, C etc.) of ten players, plus an ACF rated 9 round Swiss tournament (with pairings generated by
Vega), where the number of round robin divisions will be chosen such that the rating cutoff for the Swiss tournament will be between 1200 and 1400. ACF Classic ratings will be used to determine selection into
divisions (or where a player does not have an ACF
Classic rating, their FIDE Standard rating will be assessed relative to other players' FIDE ratings).
Eligibility and entry: Current financial members of Norths Chess Club + $10 entry fee (free for GMs, WGMs, IMs and WIMs). Entries close on Friday 9 February 2018. CLICK HERE to enter or HERE to download a PDF entry form. Players who are not Australian citizens or permanent residents must have a FIDE ID to play in one of the round-robin divisions.
Time controls: - Round-robin divisions: 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move from move 1.
- Swiss division: 60 minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move from move 1.
Draws:
- Round-robin divisions: A draw sheet and
crosstable will be published on this website and displayed at the club.
- Swiss division: The draw will be published on this website on the Sunday evening prior to each round.
Forfeiture time: One hour after the commencement of the
round (at the Arbiter's discretion).
Postponements and byes:
Round-robin divisions - Players may arrange with their opponent to
play a game earlier or later than in the draw, on these nights or at a
time and place of their choosing (subject to approval from the arbiter).
- 6 March, 3 April and 24 April are available to play postponed or early games at the club.
- Players must advise Norths Chess Club and their opponent if
they want a game postponed. It is the responsibility of the player postponing
the game to contact the opponent before the game is due to be played. Failure
to do so will result in a forfeit. Only in the event of illness or emergency should this be less than 24 hours notice.
- Players must make arrangements with the opponent to play postponed
games. Communications between players about postponements should be
reported to the arbiter.
- Unplayed games may be judged to be abandoned or forfeited.
Consideration will be given to evidence of players making themselves
available to play the game.
- All games must be completed by the end of the last round.
Swiss division
- Postponements are not permitted, but up to 2 half-point byes may be requested by each player in rounds 1-7.
- Requests
for a half-point bye must be received no later than 7pm on the
Sunday immediately preceding the next round. Email
northsydneychess@gmail.com or call/SMS 0414 793 791.
Arbiter:
Nick Cooper
Appeals panel:
TBA
Results: Game results should be
entered on the draw sheet at the venue. In the case of games played elsewhere email
northsydneychess@gmail.com or call/SMS 0414 793 791.
Analysis of completed games and social chess: A separate
section away from the tournament area is set aside for analysis of completed
games and social chess. Players must ensure games still underway are not
disturbed.
Protocols on player disturbances: Norths Chess Club protocols on player disturbances are set out in notices displayed in the
tournament area.
Games data base: Norths Chess Club reserves the right to
publish any games played in any tournament organised by the club.
Ties: In the case of a tie (or ties) in the Championship and Candidates divisions, a play-off will take place:
- Where
there are two joint leaders, two rapid games will be played, followed
by two blitz games if the rapid games don't break the tie and an
armageddon blitz game if required; or
- Where
there are more than two joint leaders, a single rapid round robin will
be played, followed by a single blitz round robin if the rapid games
don't break the tie and armageddon games if required.
If
a play-off is not achieved within a reasonable time, Norths Chess Club
reserves the right to instead apply a tiebreak formula of its choosing. Ties in the other round robin divisions will be resolved by applying the following tie-breaks in descending order:
- Direct encounter
- Most Wins
- Sonneborn-Berger
Ties in the Swiss division will be resolved by applying the following tie-breaks in descending order:
- Direct Encounter
- Buchholtz Cut 1
- Buchholtz Total
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