Churchie Chess is proud to present the
Churchie Chess Festival FIDE Blitz

Friday 10th December

A 9-round Swiss Blitz tournament.
Time control – 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move 1

Pairing System – Vega using Swiss Dutch FIDE JaVaFo

Tie Breaks

  1. Buchholz Cut 1;
  2. Buchholz;
  3. Direct Encounter.

FIDE Laws of Chess Appendix A Section A4 shall apply.
The tournament shall be FIDE Blitz, ACF Quick and QJ rated.

The seeding order shall be ACF Quick; then FIDE Blitz if no ACF Quick rating. QJ shall be used if unrated in the ACF and FIDE rating lists.

 

Prizes

Total Prize Pool: $450
1st $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $50.

There will be $100 in Gift Card Prizes for best performing unrated player(s). This may not be the highest placed. This (these) prize(s) will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Chief Organiser.

IMPORTANT!
Players without a FIDE ID must be Australian citizens otherwise they will have to register with their FIDE country of citizenship prior to registering for the event.

Entry Fees: $30
Entries Close on Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 pm.

Late entries may be accepted by the Tournament Organisers.
Late entries, if accepted, will be paired into Round 2.

Venue – Morris Hall
Anglican Church Grammar School
Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane QLD 4169

Eligibility – 2021 CAQ membership is required
CAQ membership: https://caq.org.au/membership/

Schedule

Registration: Friday, 10th December 09:45am

Round 1 @ 10:00am

Subsequent rounds will commence once all players have completed the previous round.

Presentations: 4:30 pm Friday 10th December.

Forfeiture time: 3 minutes from start time.

Half Point Byes: A maximum of two half point byes only will be permitted for
rounds 1 to 8. Byes for round 1 must be notified before 6:00pm, Thursday, December 9th.

Chief Organiser – Max Condon
Chief Arbiter – FA David Esmonde, Deputy Arbiter NA Henry Slater-Jones

In case of a tie, the Tournament title and all prizes will be decided on tie-break.
Prizes at Churchie are never shared.