SKAAK - C HESS 2015 ORION GROUP OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 25th – 27th April 2015 Organised by in conjunction with Venue: Orion Devonshire Hotel, Cnr Jorrison & Melle Streets Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa Applications for the FIDE Rated Section close at 20:00 on Wednesday 22nd April 2015. Prestige Section (FIDE Rated) Open A Section: Open B Sections: 6 Round FIDE Rated Swiss Tournament 7 Round Open Swiss 5 Round Open Swiss (R10 000 in Cash Prizes Guaranteed in addition to holiday prizes from top venues belonging to the Orion Hotel Group) (R2 500 in Cash Prizes guaranteed) Open to all adults and to juniors rated 1400+. (R1 000 in Cash Prizes Guaranteed) B section is for U/18 players with ratings below 1500. Entry fees Entry fees (All players with a FIDE rating and those with a CHESSA rating of 1700+ are eligible for the Prestige section) Entry fees GM/IM/WGM: Free FIDE Rated Players: R200; FIDE Unrated: R250 R150 Adults (18+); R100 (Juniors) R50 for all 6 Rounds @ 90/90 + 30secs per move 7 Rounds @ 75/75 5 Rounds @ 60/60 Sat 25/04/2015 Entry confirmation: 08.00 – 08.30 Official Opening: 08:45 - 09:00 Round 1: 09:00 – 12:30+ Round 2: 13:30 – 17:00+ Registration: 07:30 – 08:30 Round 1: 09:00 – 11:30 Round 2: 11:45 – 14:15 Round 3: 14:30 – 17:00 Round 4: 17:15 – 19:45 Registration: 07:30 – 08:30 Round 1: 09:00 – 11:00 Round 2: 11:10 – 13:10 Round 3: 13:20 – 15:20 Round 4: 15:30 – 17:30 Round 5: 17:40 – 19:40 Prize Giving: 20:00 Sun 26/04/2015 Round 3: 09:00 – 12:30+ Round 4: 13:30 – 17:00+ Mon 27/04/2015 Round 5: 09:00 – 12:30+ Round 6: 13:30 – 17:00+ Prize Giving: 18:00 Rate of play 9 Round Rapid Tournament @ 15 mins per player. Games at rate of play Prize fund based on entries. Entry fee is R50 per person. Registration: 08:30; Prize giving: 15:00 (Estimated) Round 5: 09:00 – 11:30 Round 6: 12:00 – 14:30 Round 7: 15:00 – 17:30 Prize Giving: 18:00 Development tournament By invitation for local schools Accommodation: The Devonshire Hotel offers “weekend madness” specials on rooms with rates starting from as low as R499 per room for 2 persons sharing per night. Bookings can be made directly with the hotel reservations desk at 011 339 5611 or at res@devonshirehotel.co.za. Players requiring accommodation are asked to refer to the tournament when making their booking in order to access the special rates available to tournament participants. Banking details: Entry fees to be paid in advance to: Acc Name: Waterkloof Chess Club, Standard Bank, Acc. Nr: 371789389, Branch Code: 014645 Reference: Orion Open + Surname + Initials. Please email proof of payment to finance@waterkloofchessclub.co.za Enquiries: Please direct enquiries to Mr Stephen Skosana at 083 603 0991 or stephen@hyenaschess.com or to Mr Nicholas van der Nat at 082 970 4493 or Nicholas@chessexcellence.com Notes: Online entries should be completed at http://www.chessexcellence.com/page.php?page=tournaments/2015/apr-25-sw/tourreg-form.php All main sections will be rated by CHESSA. The Prestige section will also be rated by FIDE. Players with confirmed payments will be published before the start of the tournament. Please provide own clocks. Latest FIDE and CHESSA rating rules will apply. The chief arbiter is FA Michael Bornheim who can be reached at Michael.bornheim@oracle.com or telephonically at +27 82 651 3630 if required during the course of the tournament. The pairings for round 1 of the FIDE Prestige section may be accelerated at the arbiter’s discretion. Half point byes for all but the last 2 rounds are available if requested and approved by the Chief Arbiter prior to the start of the tournament.
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