INVITATION
XII SOUTH AMERICAN ABSOLUTE
AND FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP
20 – 28 NOVEMBER 2016
PARAMARIBO - SURINAME
XII South American Absolute and Female Chess Championship, Paramaribo-Suriname, 20 -28 November 2016
1. INVITATION
The Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) and the Surinaamse Schaakbond (Surinamese Chess Federation), are
pleased to invite all National Chess Federations of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile,
Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela) to the XII South American Absolute and
Female Chess Championship U20, to be held from 20 to 28 November 2016, in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname.
Paramaribo is the capital city of Suriname, a former Dutch colony. Suriname with a population of half a million
people, became independent on 25 November 1975. Suriname is well known of her variety of cultures and
religions, harmonious blend together. In the inner city of Paramaribo there are still a lot of historic buildings,
registered on the World Heritage List. Suriname has a lot of natural resources among which oil, gold and bauxite.
Variety of cultures and religions blend harmonious
together
The Wijdenbosh Bridge over the Suriname River
The ministry of Finance, one of the historic buildings in
Paramaribo
Oil is of one of the main industry in Suriname
The St. Petrus and Paulus Basilica, One of the
largest wooden cathedrals in South-America
XII South American Absolute and Female Chess Championship, Paramaribo-Suriname, 20 -28 November 2016
Official website:
www.surichess.com
2. PARTICIPANTS
The event will be held according to the Fide laws of chess, the General Conditions within this invitation and
the REGULATIONS FOR THE SUDAMERICAN JUNIORS / GIRLS Championship, which is on the website of the
Confederation of Chess for America (www.fideamerica. com).
The U20 South American Championship is an open tournament, in the absolute and female category, for South
American chess players born after December 31, 1995. Each National Federation may enter as many players as
they wish. All participants must cover their own entry fees and a fee for transportation and accreditation.
Each participating federation has the right to register a player in each category, with the costs of accommodation
(double occupancy) and meals covered by the organization. This right is also valid for the champions of the South
American Championships 2015, fulfilling the age limit of the sub 20. These participants will be called official
players.
3. ENTRIES
Players must be registered by the official national federations not later than November 5, 2016, by mail sent
to [email protected]. No player may be registered without the approval of their own Federation or does not
belong to the region corresponding to this tournament.
The registration of a player is considered to be complete, if the following information is provide:
Full names, FIDE ID, current passport photograph, full date of birth (in the format dd-mm-yyyy). This information
shall be confirmed upon arrival by presenting the passport for verification purposes.
4. PLAYING VENUE
The tournament will be played in the facility of the Suriname Olympic Center, Letitia Vriesdelaan
5. OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION
The official hotel of the tournament will be the Ramada Paramaribo Princess Hotel. Reservation request until
November 5, 2016.
6. REGISTRATION FEES AND ACCOMMODATION
All players without exception must pay a fee of U$ 100 (one hundred American dollars) consisting of the CCA entry
fee of U$ 75 (seventy five American dollars) and U$ 25 (twenty five American dollars) for the organizers. The
organizers fee of U$ 25 (twenty five American dollars) must also be paid by coaches and accompanying persons.
This fee includes transportation airport-hotel-airport, transportation hotel - playing venue-hotel and accreditation.
Accommodation (double occupancy) and meals (breakfast, lunch, diner) for the extra players, coaches and
accompanying persons in the Ramada Paramaribo Princess Hotel: U$ 75 (seventy five American dollars) per night
p.p. For the whole event (8 nights) starting with breakfast on Monday, November 21 and ending with breakfast on
Monday, November 28, the total price will be U$ 600 (six hundred American dollars).
All payments must be made no later than the arrival at the tournament. Players who do not pay at the beginning
of the tournament cannot be paired.
XII South American Absolute and Female Chess Championship, Paramaribo-Suriname, 20 -28 November 2016
7. SPECIFIC TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
7.1 SYSTEM OF PLAY AND RHYTHM.
The tournament will be played according to a 9 rounds Swiss system. All games must be played with electronic
clock. The rhythm of play will be ninety (90) minutes for all the moves plus an increment of thirty (30) seconds per
move from the initial move.
Exceptionally, depending on the number of players, the tournament can played in a Round Robin format.
7.2 TIEBREAKS
The final rank of the players is determined by the number of points scored. If at the end of the tournament two or
more players are tied, the tie shall be broken according to the following tie-break systems in the order mentioned.
In a Swiss system tournament:
1. Direct Encounter (Once the players all have played each other)
2. Bucholz
3. Most wins
4. Most wins with black
5. By age, in favour of the younger player
In a Round Robin tournament:
1. Direct Encounter
2. Sonnenborn-Berger
3. Koya System
4. Most wins
5. Most wins with black
6. By age, in favour of the younger player
8. PRIZES AND RIGHTS
The first three (3) in each category will be awarded with trophies and certificates, the 4th to 10th place will receive
medals and certificates. Certificates of participation will be given to all participants.
The champions in each category will have the right to free accommodation and meals in the next Pan-American
Sub20. The winner in the Absolute category gets direct the title of International Master (IM) and a Grand Master
(GM) norm, the second and third place gets the title of FIDE Master (FM) and an International Master
norm. Champion in the Female category get direct the title Woman International Master (WIM) and a Woman
Grand Master (WGM) norm, the second and third place gets the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) and an
Woman International Master norm. In case of a tie in the first place in each category, the first three will directly be
awarded the IM or WIM title.
XII South American Absolute and Female Chess Championship, Paramaribo-Suriname, 20 -28 November 2016
9. TIME TABLE
Date
Activity
Time
Sun, 20 November
Arrival
Mon, 21 November
Technical
Meeting
16.30
Opening
17.30
round 1
18.00
Tue, 22 November
round 2
17:00
Wed, 23 November
round 3
17.00
Thu, 24 November
round 4
17.00
Fri, 25 November
round 5
09:00
round 6
17.00
round 7
09.00
round 8
17.00
round 9
11.00
Closing
Ceremony
16.00
Sat, 26 November
Sun, 27 November
Mon, 28 November
Departure
The pairings and PGN will be published one hour after the end of each round via Chess-Results.com and can also
be viewed on www.surichess.com .
XII South American Absolute and Female Chess Championship, Paramaribo-Suriname, 20 -28 November 2016
10. TOURNAMENT ORGANIZATION
Organization: Surinaamse Schaakbond
Organizing Committee
Event Coordination:
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Deputy Arbiters:
Finance:
Press:
Webmaster:
IT Infrastructure:
Mr. Frank Lo Kim Lin
Dr. Michael Siban
Mr. Ricardo dos Ramos
Dr. Indra Moenesar
IA Aubrey Kappel
FA Dr. Rudy Tjong Tjin Joe
FA Ricardo dos Ramos
Ms. Caroline Ramdin
Mr. Ryan Bergen
Mr. Iwan Bonoo
Mr. Faizal Abdoel-Wahied MSc.
11. APPEALS COMMITTEE
The Continental president or his representative will be the chairman of the Appeals Committee. During the
technical meeting the Appeals Committee will be completed with three (3) members and two reserve
members. All from different federations already present in the Championship. No member of the Appeals
Committee shall sit in judgement of a dispute involving a player or party from his federation. Except where the
dispute is between two players or two parties from his federation. A protest against a referee's decision must be
submitted in writing to the Appeals Committee within two (2) hours after the end of the relevant round,
accompanied by a deposit of 50 USD. If the protest is correct the deposit will be reimbursed, if not the deposit
shall be forfeited in CCA’s favour. The decision of the Appeals Committee arising from any dispute in respect of the
FIDE and CCA regulations shall be final.
12. FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACTS
SURINAAMSE SCHAAKBOND - www.surichess.com
Email: [email protected]
Ricardo dos Ramos
Phone: +597-7604777 (English)
Giovanni Gordon
Phone: +597- 8608237 (Spanish)
We like to welcome you in Suriname,
FRANK LO KIM LIN
President Surinaamse Schaakbond