Category: Tournaments

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Harrow Inter-school Chess Tournament 2012

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Venue: Harrow International School Sports Hall

Date & Time: 17th November, 2012: 07.30 – 18.00

System: Swiss system / 7 rounds

Official arbiters: IO Kai Tuorila (International Organizer)

FM Jirapak Pitirotjirathon (Fide Master)

Time control: 25 minutes

Categories: U8/10/12/14/16/19/Open (age as of 17.11.12)

Entry fees: THB 500 including lunch (register & pay before 13.11.12)

THB 550 without lunch and play in Round 2 (walk-in)

Payment details: These will appear on the website after a registration is submitted

Registration: http://hisvle.harrowschool.ac.th/index.phtml?d=599597

Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category (trophies/medals)

1st, 2nd and 3rd – international school teams (trophies/medals)

Certificates for all players who register online and pay by 13.11.12

Lunch: Buffet lunch

Proof of Age: Copy of an official document showing the date of birth, i.e. student’s report book, passport, or student ID card

Contact (English)

Mobile: Mrs. Jess Grimshaw (087-981-0879, 080-218-6668)

E-mail: jess_g@harrowschool.ac.th

Contact (Thai)

Mobile: Mr. Jirapak Pitirotjirathon (085-252-4800)

E-mail: jirapakchess@gmail.com

Mobile: Mr. Worawong Pattanawong (086-566-3144)

E-mail: ying4u@facebook.com

Harrow Inter-school Chess Tournament Bangkok 

3rd RBSC Polo Club Prajuab Cup

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Organized by RBSC, RBSC Polo Club in association with Thailand Chess Association

Tournament details
Arbiters

  • IA Prajuab Nimityongskul
  • Sant
  • Patcharawee

Categories
1. Standard (FIDE tournament)

2. Youth (rapid)

Venue
RBSC Polo Club Soi Sanamklee Wireless rd. Bangkok
  • Rajakreeta room (Standard)
  • Polo Club’s Chess room (Youth)

Participants
1. Standard category (Age>15 or >1600 Elo)

  • RBSC, RBSC Polo club members
  • TCA members, Affiliated members
  • Invitational players (2 IMs, 1GM)
  • Guests

2.  Youth category (Age <15)

  • RBSC, RBSC Polo club member only

System

  • Standard: 9-round Swiss
  • Youth: 5-round Swiss
Tie-Break (in descending order) 
  1. Direct encounter
  2. Greater number of wins
  3. Greater number of wins with Black
  4. Buchholz Cut 1
  5. Buchholz
  6. Sonneborn-Berger
Schedule
1. Standard

  • October 19, 2012 17:00 – 18:00 Registration
  • 18:00 – 22:00 Round 1
  • October 20, 2012 9:00 – 13:00 Round 2
  • 14:00 – 18:00  Round 3
  • October 21, 2012 9:00 – 13:00 Round 4
  • 14:00 – 18:00  Round 5
  • October 22, 2012 9:00 – 13:00 Round 6
  • 14:00 – 18:00  Round 7
  • October 23, 2012 9:00 – 13:00 Round 8
  • 14:00 – 18:00  Round 9
  • 18:30 Awards ceremony
2. Youth
  • October 21, 2012 9:00 – 12:00 Round 1-5
  • 13:00 Awards ceremony

Time Control

  • Standard: 90 min+30 sec/move
  • Youth: 25 min+10 sec/move (rapid)
Forfeit

  • Late arrival >30 min

Prizes 
1. Standard

  • Champion: Trophy / 20,000 Baht cash
  • First runner-up: Trophy / 10,000 Baht cash
  • Second runner-up: Trophy / 5,000 Baht cash*
  • Best RBSC/Polo Club member: Trophy / 5,000 Baht Voucher
2. Youth

  • 3 Trophies
Prizes subject to 5% withholding tax

Entry fee
1. Standard

  • RBSC/Polo club member 500 Baht
  • >2200 Elo 500 Baht
  • 1901-2200 Elo 800 Baht
  • 1601-1900 Elo 1,000 Baht
  • <=1600 Elo or unrated 1,500 Baht
  • (Includes free 4 lunches & 9 snacks)
2. Youth

  • 500 Baht (free 2-hr chess training course, 1 lunch&snack)

Attire

  • Smart casual (flip-flops are prohibited)

12th BCC Open 2012 Tournament Journal

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12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012 Tournament Journal

We have created a souvenir tournament journal which you can download free in PDF form here (it’s a 14Mb file, so I hope you have broadband!). There are 86 full-colour pages featuring participants from the Open and Challenger groups, interviews with the top players and more.

Beautiful magazine-style professionally printed versions can be produced to order.