Blitzes

The two major blitz tournaments each year are the Club Championship Blitz and the Purdy Blitz. Each is played the week prior to their long form competitions. Other blitz games are played during the year.

The next will be the Teams Blitz on 20 May. 


Congratuations to winners of the April Big Money Blitz:

1st: GM Anton Smirnov
=2nd: FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty, GM Jacek Stopa, Ethan Chang, CM Tri Kien Le
1901-2000 Shavin Wijeyaratne
1801-1900 Ayush Yajaman
1701-1800 Justin Dingley
1601-1700 Leo Kuncoro
=1501-1600: Mason Tay, James Zaverdinos, Winson Yuan
=1401-1500: James Gough, Xuanhao Winston Bai
1301-1400- Zachary Harvey
1201-1300- Harvey Kuncoro
Unrated: Alexander Stanojevic
Best Female: WFM Alaina Vincent
Best Senior:  WIM Biljana Dekic

CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCREEN VEGA RESULTS 
 
 
Over $2,100 prize pool. 1st $400 - 2nd $200 - 3rd $150 - $120 each in 10 rating categories and best female and best senior.

If a rating group has only one player, that player will be moved up to the next rating group and no prize will be awarded for the original group.

Entry fees:

On-line or before 15 April in person at a club meeting - Chess Club Members $30; Non-members $40.
Entering In person on the night incurs a $10 surcharge.

Entries:

Players who enter at the club after 7:15 pm will not be included in round 1.
Registered players who are not present for round 1 will be excluded from the tournament.

Tiebreaks:

Ties in will be resolved by applying the following tiebreaks in descending order:
  • Buchholtz Cut 1 
  • Buchholtz Total 
  • Direct Encounter

To enter go to www.cognitoforms.com/northsydneychessclub/aprilbigmoneyblitz

CLICK HERE for previous events' results

Note our blitzes are FIDE rated.. 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 or become 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.