18th NATIONAL CITIES TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – 2017
Event code: 164454 / ODI / 2017
Organized by
Jagatsinghpur District Chess Association
In association with
KIIT University
In the aegis of
All Odisha Chess Association
On behalf of
All India Chess Federation (AICF)
Date : 6th Aug to 10th Aug 2017
Venue :
Kalarabank Smart English
Medium School,
Raghunathpur, Odisha
REPORTING VENUE : Campus-15 B, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
Schedule :
Arrival
Registration & Managers Meeting
: 5th Aug 2017 Afternoon onwards
: 5th Aug 2017, 19:00 hrs
Inauguration
: 6th Aug 10 :00 hrs
1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
: 6th Aug 13:00 hrs
4th
5th
Round
: 8th Aug 10:00 hrs
Round
: 8th Aug 16:00 hrs
6th Round
7th Round
: 9th Aug 10:00 hrs
Prize Distribution
: 10th Aug 16:00 hrs
: 7th Aug 10:00 hrs
: 7th Aug 16:00 hrs
: 10th Aug 09:00 hrs
PRIZE FUND:
Total Prize Fund Rs.80,000/1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
4th Prize
5th Prize
6th Prize
7th to 10th Prize
Rs. 25,000/Rs. 15,000/Rs. 10,000/Rs. 5,000/Rs. 4,000/-
Rs. 3,000/Rs. 2,000/- Each
Board Prizes
Board
1st Board
2nd Board
3rd Board
4th Board
5th Board
Team Composition:
I
Rs. 2,000/Rs. 1,750/Rs. 1,250/Rs. 1000/Rs. 1000/-
II
Rs.1000
Rs.700
Rs. 500
Rs.400
Rs.400
A team shall have 4 Players plus 1 reserve.
LODGING: Free accommodation (Double or Triple Sharing Basis) shall be provided to
all the players and official Managers of the teams in Hostels of KIIT University.
FOOD Arrangements : Canteen facility with Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will be
arranged on payment basis.
ELIGIBILITY: The National Cities Team Championship is open to all Cities. Each
City/Town can send any number of teams. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to
participate in the championships.
The entries should be routed through their respective State Chess Associations. All the
players of the team should strictly from one state only.
 THOSE TEAMS WHO PARTICIPATE IN 18TH NATIONAL CITIES TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP 2017, WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
ASIAN CITIES TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 AT KIIT
UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESWAR IN AUGUST LAST WEEK .
COMPOSITION OF THE TEAM:
Each team (Men & Women) shall consist of four players and one reserve player. The
seeding of the teams will be done on the basis of the average rating of the top 4 players.
While sending entries, the names of all the players with their FIDE ID and their
respective FIDE ratings, if any, should be given to enable the arbiters to arrive at the
teams’ average rating for ranking purposes. These names and ratings should be
reconfirmed in person at the Technical Meeting. The Board Order could be decided by
the respective team Captain/Manager, before the commencement of the championship.
Dress Code: As per AICF regulations on Dress code for players participating in all the
National championships, all State Associations/Institution Members should send their
players with proper uniform. Players should at least wear uniform T'Shirts / formal shirts
(name of the State/Institution printed prominently at the back and the state
chess/Institution emblem in the front left side). Players without proper uniform will not
be permitted to take part in the championship. This will be strictly enforced.
ENTRY FEE: Rs. 3000/- per team should reach on or before 25TH July 2017 by
D.D. drawn in favor of All Odisha Chess Association, payable at Bhubaneswar
Entries may also be remitted to All Odisha Chess Association Accounts:
Bank : Union Bank of India
Branch : Nayapalli Branch, Bhubaneswar
Account no.:523202010019483
IFSC Code : UBIN0552321
Late entries will be accepted with a late fee of Rs.500/- per team till 3rd Aug 2017. No
Entry will be entertained after 3rd Aug 2017.
All the entries should be routed through their respective State Associations.
Please note that Cheques/Non MICR DD’s will not be accepted. All entries have to be
accompanied with filled in entry form given below.
AICF REGISTRATION: All participants in the 18th National Cities Chess
Championship must be registered with AICF for the year 2017-2018. Those who have not
registered with AICF for the year 2017-2018 should send an amount of Rs.250/- towards
AICF registration fee along with the duly filled and signed AICF player’s registration
form plus one passport size photograph.
Application forms are available on the website www.aicf.in . Those who have already
obtained AICF registration for 2017-18, should send proof of the same.
Entries and Enquiries should be sent to:Mr.Sekhar Chandra Sahu,
President,
All Odisha Chess Association.
Ph- 09869995861, 09437204225
Email : [email protected]
Website: www.odishachess.com
System of Play: The Championship shall be played under the FIDE’s laws of Chess and
Swiss Rules. Total Seven rounds shall be played.
Teams from the same city should not be paired against each other in the last round of a
National championship, except National Premier and Women Premier. However, they
may be paired if there is no compatible opponent with the same point group or score
group with a maximum difference of 1 point.
Session: The time control will be 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment from move
number one.
Default time:The default time is 15 minutes.
The Winning Team will qualify to represent India, at their own cost in the
Asian Cities Team Chess Championship.
Tie Breaks: Latest tie breaking rules will be applied. In case of tie, cash prizes will not be
shared.
PROTESTS: Protests, if any, against the decision of the Chief Arbiter, shall be made in
writing with a protest fee of Rs.1000/- within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the
incident. The amount shall be refunded if the appeal is upheld. The decision of the
appeals committee shall be FINAL And BINDING on all the participants.
APPEALS COMMITTEE: Before the commencement of the Championship, a five
member committee of Appeal with two reserves shall be formed by the AICF/
organizers. All the members and reserves will be from different states. No member of the
committee shall vote on a dispute in which a player from his own state is involved and in
such case(s), the reserves shall take his/their places in the committee.
TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: The organizers will form a tournament committee for
the smooth conduct of the National Championship.
Withdrawal: If any player withdraws from the last two rounds in any National
Championship on medical grounds, he/she should undergo treatment by a Doctor
recommended and supervised by the tournament committee.
DISQUALIFICATION: No participant will leave the venue before the Prize
Distribution function without the permission of the Chief Arbiter. The participants
disregarding the rule will be suspended for one year.
INTERPRETATION: For interpretation of rule(s) and deciding any point not covered by
rules, the decision of the tournament committee shall be final and binding. The
tournament committee has every right to make any addition or amendment to these rules,
without notice. However, such changes/or inclusion will be subject to AICF clearance.
Such changes will be displayed in the tournament hall.
ARREARS: All arrears of affiliation fee/tournament fee including those of current year
must be cleared by the Affiliated Association at the time of submitting the entries;
otherwise the entries are liable to be rejected.
ENTRY FORM
18th National Cities Team Chess Championship 2017
6th Aug – 10th Aug 2017
Name of Team:
……………………………..………………………..City:…………………………………
Payment of Entry Fees : (DD / Bank Transfer / Cash)
DD No : ………………………………. Drawn on ………………………………….
Branch Name : …………………............ Dated …………………………………….
Bank Transfer ref No: ……………………………………Dated …………………………..
Contact person Name :
Mobile No. :
Sl.No.
1
Name of Players
2
3
4
5
(Reserve)
Manager
Association/Affiliated Member
(Name, Designation & Stamp)
FIDE ID No.
AICF No.
FIDE Rating