2010 Noble Park Chess Club Championship
To be held at the Paddy O'Donoghoue Centre 18-32 Buckley Street Noble Park 3174.
Saturday January 30th to April 10-th 2010
A 9 Round Swiss Tournament ACF and FIDE Rated !!!
Playing dates:
January
30/1/2010 Round 1
February
6/2/2010 Round 2
13/2/2010 Round 3
20/2/2010 Round 4
27/2/2010 Round 5
March
6/3/2010 Club Closed( Ballarat)
13/3/2010 Round 6
20/3/2010 Round 7
27/3/2010 Round 8
April
3/4/2010 Club Closed( Doeberl)
10/4/2010 7 Round Swiss Allegro 15 min. per player
17/4/2010 Round 9
Entry fees: GM and IM free, Full fee $55, Concession and Juniors $45, Family 2 or more players $45 each.
Payments:First day of play
To be able to play in this tournament, players have to be club members. Yearly membership fees are $100 full and $75 concession. If players wish to become members only for half a year, they will be able to do so. In that case fees will be $60 full and $40 concession. If a player is unable to pay the membership fees at once, they are able to pay the fees over a period of time.
Prize fund: Total Prize fund $1400 (based on 30 entries)
1st: $500 +Trophy
2nd:$300
3rd: $150
2 Rating Prizes: $150 in each division
Best Junior Prize: $150 (min 5 junior entries)
If there are more than 30 entrants, the prize fund will increase. No matter how many players there are, 80% of the entry fees will go back to the players.
Prizes will be shared equally between players on equal scores, but there will be a playoff for the Club Champion if there is a tie for first place.
Starting time: 2 p.m. sharp on all playing days
Rate of play: 90 minutes + 30 sec per move
Entries: At the club not later than 1:45pm Saturday January 30th or by e- mail and phone to: