KENYA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 - Saturday 9th - 12th December 2017

[Kim Bhari]

Dear Friends,

My apologies for sending out 2 emails within a day!  See details of Kenya's most prestigious chess event coming up this weekend.  

This is where the team to be selected for the 2018 Batumi Olympiad starts.  The top 24 will go to stage number 2 before being reduced to the top 10 who will join the 2017 Kenya National Champion to play a round robin event with 11 players (ie top 10 plus National Champion).

The number of players who have registered stand at 50 in the Open and 16 in the Ladies section.  A huge surge of players are expected to register before the 5pm deadline on 8th Dec 2017.

Two former Kenya National Champions Ben Magana and Mehul Gohil have registered for the event.

Further details on the event are shown below.

KENYA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

Dates: Saturday 9th -  12th December 2017

Venue: Kenya Comfort Hotel, Lenana Road, (off Valley Road) Nairobi

Rounds: 8

Time controls: 90mins+30secs increment per move

Registration deadline: 8th December 2.00pm Late entries will play from round 2

Payments : SENIORS - (REGISTRATION KES 1,000 & CK MEMBERSHIP 1,200) MPESA PAYBILL 400200 AC. 01134162629400

JUNIORS - (REGISTRATION KES 600 & CK MEMBERSHIP 600) MPESA PAYBILL 400200 AC. 01134162629400

 

Please click on the link below to register:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7bJ4oRLshtKjZUjDkwV15FswkdygIRibUUZchUwWZ6P_ePQ/viewform

 

Prizes Open Section:

1st Ksh 100,000

2nd Ksh 50,000

3rd Ksh 25,000

4th Ksh 15,000

5th Ksh 10,000

 

Prizes Ladies Section:

1st Ksh 30,000

2nd Ksh 15,000

3rd Ksh 7,500

4th Ksh 5,000

5th Ksh 3,000

 

Best Junior

Ksh 5,000

 

RULES & REGULATIONS & TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

 

1. FIDE tournament rules will apply. Chief Arbiter: FA Peter Duke Michieka King’oina (10801880)

2. The tournament will be run using the Swiss Pairing System in 8 rounds. Game points will apply: win 1, draw 0.5 and loss 0.

3. Time Controls of 90mins + 30secs increment from move one for both sections. Default losing time is 30mins for all rounds.

4. Tie breaks: Direct encounter followed by Buchholz (37) and Sonneborn -Berger (52). In the event of ties, prizes will be shared amongst the tied players.

5. Only players and arbiters shall be allowed in the actual playing hall, except with the express permission of the Arbiter. Hence there will be no spectators in the playing hall. Players who have finished their games are spectators and will be asked to leave the playing hall.

6. Recording of moves is mandatory

7. During play the players are forbidden to use any notes, sources of information or advice, or analyze any game on another chessboard.

 8. During play, a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone and/or other electronic means of communication on them in person. If it is evident that a player brought such a device into the playing venue, he shall lose the game. The opponent shall win.

9. As long as the game is in progress a player may only talk to an arbiter or to his opponent as permitted by the Laws of Chess.

10. A player may withdraw before the end of the tournament and their score at time of withdrawal shall stand.

11. Photography may only be allowed in the first ten minutes of each round, or with the express permission of the arbiter at any other time.

12. The playing venue will include the playing hall, washrooms and a refreshments area. Note: No smoking area is provided. Players are not allowed to leave the playing venue without permission from the arbiter.

13. In the event of any appeals, an Appeals Committee (to be constituted at the beginning of the tournament) will rule on all disputes. Appeals Committee decision will be final. Protests should be submitted in writing to the Chief Arbiter within thirty (30) minutes after the end of the round, with a Ksh 1000 deposit. If the appeal is successful, the deposit will be refunded.

14. Tournament results will be published on Chess-Results.com.

 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

 

Saturday 9th December

8.30am-8.55am Opening Ceremony

9.00am-1.00pm Round 1

2.00pm-6.00pm Round 2

Sunday 10th December

9.00am-1.00pm Round 3

2.00pm-6.00pm Round 4

Monday 11th December

9.00am-1.00pm Round 5

2.00pm-6.00pm Round 6

Tuesday 12th December

 8.00am-12.00pm Round 7

1.00pm-5.00pm Round 8

 

5.00pm-6.00pm Closing Ceremony