Regulations 1. Eligibility & Participation:
Each country may register any number of players to participate. Individuals may also register directly. The players who are entitled to participate should not have reached their relevant age as on 1st January 2007. (See 9.1)
2. Schedule
| 13th June | after 1200 hours | Arrival | | 2000 hours | Technical Meeting | | 14th June | 0800 hours | Opening Ceremony | | 0900-1300 | Standard Chess Round 1 | | 1600-2000 | Standard Chess Round 2 | | 15th June | 0900-1300 | Standard Chess Round 3 | | 16th June | 0900-1300 | Standard Chess Round 4 | | 1600-2000 | Standard Chess Round 5 | | 17th June | 0900-1300 | Standard Chess Round 6 | | 1600-2100 | Blitz Chess – 9-round Swiss (Team Result) | | | Followed by 4-game Final Matches | | 18th June | Free Day | | | 1700-2100 | Social Evening | | 19th June | 0900-1300 | Standard Chess Round 7 | | 1600-2100 | Standard Chess Round 8 | | 20th June | 0900-1300 | Standard Chess Round 9 | | 1600-2000 | Rapid Chess Rounds 1 to 4 | | 21st June | 0900-1300 | Rapid Chess Rounds 5 to 7 | | 1600 hours | Closing Ceremony | | 22nd June | before 1200 hours | Departure |
3. Pairing
In the last 2 rounds, where possible, players from the same country and who have more than 50% shall not be paired together.
4. Time Control
4.1 Standard Chess - The time control shall be 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment after each move starting from the first move.
4.2 Rapid Chess – Each player shall have 30 minutes to complete the game.
4.3 Blitz Chess – Each player shall have 5 minutes to complete the game.
5. Medals
5.1 Medals will be awarded to the top three positions in each event and category. Individual medals will also be awarded to the best 3 (after tiebreak) ASEAN results.
5.2 Team Medals - will be awarded based on the total score of the top three players of a country. Countries with less than 2 players will not be eligible for a team award. In case of any tie, the tie-break scores of each player shall be considered (see 6.1).
5.3 Individual Medals - Where there is a tie, not more than 3 players will receive the same colour medal. For each category, not more than 5 medals will be awarded.Examples - if 2 players tie for first and 2 players tie for third, then 2 Gold medals will be awarded, no Silver, but 2 Bronze medals will be awarded. If 3 players tie for first, then no Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded. If more than 3 players tie for first, then the 3 highest based on tie-break will receive the Gold medals and the Silver and Bronze medals will not be awarded.
6. Tie-Break
6.1 Swiss-System : Buchholz, followed by Sonneborn-Berger; Number of Wins with the Black pieces.
6.2 Round-Robin : Sonneborn-Berger; Direct Encounter; Number of Wins with the Black pieces.
7. Appeals Committee
The Appeals Committee will be decided during the technical meeting. An appeal, accompanied by a deposit of US$50, must be submitted within 15 minutes of the completion of the relevant playing session.
8. Entry Fee
| Event | ASEAN Countries | Non-ASEAN Countries | | Through Federation | Direct Registration | Through Federation | Direct Registration | | Standard Chess | US$ 80 | US$ 100 | US$ 100 | US$ 120 | | Rapid Chess | US$ 30 | US$ 40 | US$ 40 | US$ 50 | | Blitz Chess | US$ 10 | US$ 20 | US$ 20 | US$ 20 |
9. Official Hotel & Venue
9.1 The Playing Venue is Jomtien Thani Hotel, Pattaya.
9.2 All players and accompanying persons shall have to be registered through the organisers at Jomtien Thani Hotel. There is no guarantee that rooms are available after the closing date. In this aspect, we urge federations and participants to register as soon as possible
9.3 The organisers shall provide free board and lodging to one official per Federation on twin-sharing basis.The room rates (inclusive of 3 meals per day) shall apply to all players and accompanying persons:
Single Room - US$ 60 per person per day
Double/Twin/Triple - US$ 40 per person per day
9.4 For every 5 players registered through the Federation, board and lodging shall be waived for the 6th player.
10. Transportation
The transport charge for all players and accompanying persons from Bangkok Airport and Pattaya (two ways) is US$ 30.00. Details of Flight Arrival must be provided before 5th June 2007.
11. Entry Visas
Participants must get their visas at the Thai Embassy in their respective countries.
12. Payments
All payments shall be made payable by 1st May 2007 to:
Intchess Asia Pte Ltd
DBS Bank
Account Number: 070 - 900154 - 8 13. Registration of Participants and Accompanying Persons
Please send your registration and provide the Name, Sex, Date of Birth, FIDE Rating/ID Number (if any) and type of room to:
Asean Chess Confederation:
7500D Beach Road #03-10 The Plaza, Singapore 199594
Fax : (65) 63581483
Tel : (65) 97574465
Tournament Director: IA Osric Mooi
Email: osric.mooi@intchess.com
Email: intchess@singnet.com.sg
The deadline for registration is 1st May 2007. Late Registration shall be subjected to a penalty fee of US$ 25 per person. Players who are absent at the Technical Meeting shall be excluded from the Championships. For every player or accompanying person who registered but does not turn up, a penalty of US $25 shall be imposed on the federation. |