FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship - International Representative Opportunities

[Kate Woodley]

FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship

The Australian Chess Federation has been invited to nominate Australian representatives for a new event: the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship. Please see further details (including how to apply) below. The deadline for applications is Saturday 7th November. 

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Just after the publication of Newsletter 595, the ACF received an invitation to nominate Australian representatives to contest a new online competition, aimed at the younger members of the chess community: the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championships. Extracts from the organiser’s announcement include: This event will comprise five different age groups (U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18), competing in two sections: open and girls. A selection stage will take place between November 27 and December 13, with the finals on December 19-23. In the selection stage, every FIDE Continent will run a 7-round Swiss tournament for each one of the categories (U10 open, U10 girls, et cetera). Each Member Federation can register one player per each category and, besides, players ranked Continental top-10 in each one of the categories is also invited. The time control for the selection stage will be 10 minutes + 3 seconds increment starting from the first move. The first three winners per category for each FIDE continent will be qualified to the final stage. This will consist of ten separate knock-out tournaments of 16 players. The 15 players who qualified at the selection stage will be joined by one player invited by the organizer among the first four-ranked in the world for their age group. Please note that the time control for the finals will be slightly different than during the selection stage, being increased to 15 minutes + 10 seconds. The participants for each championship must not have reached their 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 18th birthday, respectively, before January 1st of the year 2020. Registrations will be by the National Chess Federations through registration forms at www.world2020.ge. The organiser’s schedule for participants from FIDE’s Asian Continental division (i.e. Australian players) is as follows: Please note the starting times and dates for Australian-based players who qualify for the finals.

Wed 18 Nov Webinar and use of Host Internet Platform (Asia) Times to be Advised Fri 27 Nov Opening Ceremony (All) Times to be Advised Technical Meeting (All) Times to be Advised Arbiter Meeting (All) Times to be Advised Australian State & Territory starting times ASIAN CONTINENTAL TOURNAMENTS WA NT Qld SA NSW Vic ACT Tas Fri 11 Dec Round 1 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm Round 2 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm Sat 12 Dec Round 3 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm Round 4 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm Round 5 8:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm Sun 13 Dec Round 6 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm Round 7 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm Australian State & Territory starting times FINALS (Elimination Matches & Armageddon game) WA NT Qld SA NSW Vic ACT Tas Sat 19 Dec Finals - First Round 11:00pm Sun 20 Dec Finals - First Round 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am Sun 20 Dec Quarterfinals 11:00pm Mon 21 Dec Quarterfinals 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am Mon 21 Dec Semi-finals 11:00pm Tue 22 Dec Semi-finals 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am Tue 22 Dec Matches for First and Third places 11:00pm Wed 23 Dec Matches for First and Third places 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am Wed 23 Dec Closing Ceremony Times to be Advised

Link to printable PDF version of schedule table above. The complete regulations may be seen at Regulations for the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship. HOW TO APPLY Players wishing to participate should convey the following information to both of the addresses below in time to be received on or before 7 November 2020. ACF Acting Selections Director, Mr Tom Saltmarsh: selection...@auschess.org.au ACF Junior Chess Coordinator, Mr Hughston Parle: hughst...@gmail.com 1. Competition Entered: – Open or Girls – Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, Under-18. 2. Names (as in FIDE Ratings List, if listed) – Family Name, Given Name. 3. FIDE Identification Number – (if issued, otherwise “none”). 4. National Chess Federation. – If not yet registered with any national federation and you wish to be registered as an Australian player for the purposes of this and possibly subsequent international events, put AUS. 5. Date of Birth. 6. Email address. – Indicate if the address you are providing is in the name of another person, for example a parent. 7. Please indicate that you have noted the dates and starting times for all games including finals and that you are prepared to play at those times, if necessary.