Sydney Chess Club - October Rapid

Date: 
Monday, 21st October 2024 - Monday, 28th October 2024
Venue: 

Sydney Academy of Chess
Suite 2, Level 2, 1-17 Elsie St, Burwood

Cost: 

$40

Time: 

7:30pm-9:30pm (over 2 Mondays)
Registration from 7pm on the first Monday.

Format: 

Each tournament is a ‘Swiss’ competition with 6 rounds over 2 Mondays, 3 rounds per day. This means that all players play 6 games and no-one is ‘knocked out’ of the tournament. The tournament is open for everyone, including unrated players.
The time limit is 10+5 minutes per player per game. That means each player has 10 minutes at the start and gains 5 seconds for each move.
This tournament will be ACF Quick rated.

Prizes: 

1st Place: $150
2nd Place: $100
3rd Place: $50
Under 1600 ACF Quick - Book Prize
Unrated ACF Quick - Book Prize

To Enter:
To enrol, please pay online with your credit card or debit card at
www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment enter the code RDFTFY79ZE and fill in the electronic form, with your details.

All players must be a Sydney Chess Club member to play.
To pay for Annual Membership, please go to https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment
enter the code C2LZLCXFNH and follow the prompts to make a credit card payment.

Please note: to enter this tournament, you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident, or have a FIDE ID.

Also, players over the age of 18 need to join NSWCA: https://www.nswca.org.au/join.php and can choose the "Registered Player" option when joining.