Saturday					Sunday
10:30am	Round 1		10:30am	Round 4
  2:00pm	Round 2		  2:00pm	Round 5
  5:30pm	Round 3		  5:30pm	Round 6
  					  8:45pm	Prize giving

Prizes Fund: $2700
Open:	1st $500     2nd $350     3rd $300     4th $225
Rating Divisions: U2000-1800, U1800-1600, U1600-1400 and U1400
1st $200 2nd $130- subject to 5 players  in each division

Time Control:	60 minutes plus 30 seconds per move

Entry Fees:		
If registered by 22 January: Standard: $67.00 Concession: $57.00
If registered before 25 January: Standard: $87.00 Concession: $75.00

• The event will be ACF & FIDE rated. All foreign players must have a FIDE Identification number.
• Use of FIDE Baku acceleration will be at the discretion of the NSWCA.
• All players under 13 years of age must have a parent or guardian on the premises at all times.
• You need to register and pay by 22 January to be eligible for the early entry fee.
• Absolutely no entries will be accepted on the day.
• For Concession discount, a Healthcare Card, Pensioner Concession Card or a National Assistance Card must be produced on the day of the tournament otherwise the applicable adult entry fee will be charged.
• Exemption from entry fees: FIDE titleholders – GM, IM, WGM, WIM.  Entry must be received by the early entry cut off date of 22 January or full entry fees must be paid.
• Players are eligible for one prize only. Rating prizes are based on ACF ratings. Unrated players are not eligible for rating-restricted prizes.
• Forfeit times: Any player who arrives at the chessboard more than 30 minutes after the start of the session shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise.
• All NSW resident players must be full members of (or join) the NSWCA or the NSWJCL.
• By entering the event players acknowledge that the decision of the organiser (NSWCA) is final.
• For further information e-mail tournaments@nswca.org.au or visit the NSWCA website: www.nswca.org.au
• Players may request up to two half point byes prior to the start of the round before the bye is needed. Half point byes are not available in the last two rounds.
• All prizes not redeemed within 3 months will be treated as donations to the next Olympiad.

Note: All foreign players must have a FIDE Identification number.
Australian Citizens & Permanent residents without FIDE ID numbers will need to provide DOB prior to the start of the event or their entry will not be accepted.

Foreign players without a FIDE ID number will not be accepted. They will need to obtain a FIDE ID number from their National Federation and advise that number prior to their entry being accepted.

Entry Fee:
Adults: $30 Juniors: $25 Gosford Chess Club Members: $10 discount
Payment: https://www.trybooking.com/CYAZE Payment Gosford Chess Club

FIDE and ACF rated.

Note: To enter this tournament, you must be an Australian citizen, or a
permanent resident, or have a FIDE id.
Note: Adult players from NSW must be members of the NSWCA or join on the day.

Time Control: 3 minutes plus 2 second increment

Rounds: 12 (2 two-hour sessions)

Registration Opens - 9:30 am
Round 1 - 10:00 am Round 2 - 10:20 am Round 3 - 10:40 am
Round 4 - 11:00 am Round 5 - 11:20 am Round 6 - 11:40 am
Lunch Break - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - 60 minutes
Round 7 - 1:00 pm Round 8 - 1:20 pm Round 9 - 1:40 pm
Round 10 - 2:00 pm Round 11 - 2:20 pm Round 12 - 2:40 pm
Prize Giving and Presentation - 3pm

Prizes:
The organisers reserve the right to alter division bands and vary prize amounts depending upon
the number of entries. This will be finalised on the day of the competition.
(Note: The following divisions and prize amounts are indicative of 40 entries or more).

Open Division
1st - $160 2nd - $120 3rd - $80
Under 1600s Division (Unrated players may not win a prize in this division)
1st - $80 2nd - $50
Under 1200s Division (Unrated players may not win a prize in this division)
1st - $80 2nd - $50
Best Junior - $40 Best unrated Player - $30 (minimum 2 players)

A player may only win one prize.

The Rooty Hill Chess Club Presents the Return of the 2025 Sydney International Open, sponsored by Jane Street.

Dates: Wednesday 23rd April to Sunday 27th April 2025
Venue: Conference Rooms 5 & 6 at Novotel West HQ

Divisions:
Championships: Over 2000 FIDE ONLY + Norm Event
Challengers: Over 1400 ACF or 1600 to 2050 FIDE (Accelerated Draws)
Contenders: Under 1600 ACF or Under 1700 FIDE (Accelerated Draws)

All classical divisions are 9 Round Swiss Events, with 90 minutes + 30 seconds as the time control


Blitz: Open to All (Accelerated Draws)
11 Round Swiss with 3 minutes + 2 seconds as the time control

Prizes
$16,600 Provisional Total Prize Pool

Championships: $8,750
Challengers: $4,550
Contenders: $2,300
Blitz: $1,000

Schedule
Please refer to the website.
Blitz starts at 3pm on Friday, 25th of April

Entries Open!

Any questions, email winston@rootyhillchessclub.org

Website: https://sio.rootyhillchessclub.org/