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2024 Gosford Open incorporating the NSW Country Championship
Tournament: 2024 Gosford Open incorporating the NSW Country Championship
Venue: Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive, Gosford
Start Date: 26 Oct, 2024
Duration: 2 days
Details:

When : Saturday 26th October and Sunday 27th October 2024
Where : Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive, Gosford.
Parkview Room

Time limit: 1 hour with 10 sec Fischer Style increments

Saturday Rounds ( Oct 26 )
10am; 1pm; 3:30pm
Sunday Rounds ( Oct 27)
10am; 12:30pm & 3pm prizegiving 5:35pm

Arbiter: Rick Keuning
Prizes 
Open 1st $325, 2nd $175, 3rd $100)
Under 1800	Under 1400	
Under 1600	Under 1200 
1st $100 and 2nd $40 in each Division* 

Senior and Junior Lloyd Fell Shield awarded to best performers.

Entry fees $40; $30 concession; $25 juniors
$10 additional fee if paid after to 24th October
(Free Entry for IMs & GMs who enter prior to Saturday 19th October)
All entrants need to be a financial member of NSW Chess Association or join on the day.
Post entries to - Allen Robinson, CCLCC Treasurer,
Unit 407/125A Jerralong Drive Schofields, NSW 2762
Payment can be made by direct deposit to
Central Coast Chess Club
Westpac Bank
BSB - 032 289
Account number - 159552
If you pay by direct deposit, please write your surname and "GosOpen" in the description and send your receipt to our treasurer Allen Robinson allenarobinson@hotmail.com also provide full name of entrant, age (if junior) and rating if known.

Enquiries : rod.tiffen@sydney.edu.au  or Keith@GosfordChess.com

• 	Minimum number of entries in divisions (eg at least 5 to have a second prize)
• 	These guaranteed minimums are calculated on a 30 entrant assumption 
• 	Some prizes will increase if entries exceed 30
•	Prize Divisions may be banded
•	The DoP may examines players’ ratings history when determining eligibility for prizes
• 	Only one prize per player; players provisionally rated after 3 rounds
• 	Best junior may be combined with Lloyd Fell Shield & Cash prizes
• 	Default time is 30 minutes - ie 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.

Brochure: Download Brochure
2025 Sydney International Open
Tournament: 2025 Sydney International Open
Venue: Novotel West HQ, Conference Rooms 5 & 6
Start Date: 23 Apr, 2025
Duration: 5 days
Details:

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/

Link: https://sio.rootyhillchessclub.org/

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Prize Eligibility of Unrated Players (26 Nov, 2012)
Unrated players are not eligible for rating restricted prizes.
Online Registration for Tournaments (25 Jan, 2012)
Online registration is now available for some selected tournaments. Just go to calendar and click on the tournament of interest; an online registration button will appear if the tournament HAS online registration. For all other tournaments please check the brochure, or contact the tournament director.
Player Responsibilities (30 Nov, 2011)
Players in NSWCA tournaments are reminded and encouraged to show courtesy and respect to opponents, which includes being present at the starting time for each round, and if you are unable to make it to your game, be sure to notify the DOP well before the round begins. For more, read the NSWCA Code of Ethics.
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