FIDE-RATED Queen’s University Winter Rapid Championship 2023
Event details
When
from 10:30 AM to 05:30 PM
Where
Contact Name
FIDE-RATED Queen’s University Winter Rapid Championship 2023
Event 6 of 10 in the FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024
Sunday 19 November 2023
Blue Sky Room, QUB Students’ Union, 1 Elmwood Ave, Belfast, BT9 6AZ, Northern Ireland
7 rounds of 20+0
FIDE rules will apply.
One Open Section
Max capacity = 40 players
Timetable:
10:30am to 5:15pm
Check-in 10:30am. Be seated at 10:40am.
Round 1 at 10:45am
Round 2 at 11:35am
Round 3 at 12:25pm
lunch break 1pm to 2pm
Round 4 at 2pm
Round 5 at 2:50pm
Round 6 at 3:40pm
Round 7 at 4:30pm
Prize-giving 5:15pm
Fees: If paid in advance: £12
Payment on the day: £15 in cash (please bring exact change).
Special rate of £6 for members of QUB Chess Club, if paid in advance, otherwise £15 on the day (if space is still available)
Free entry for 2nd, 3rd, 4th player from the same family.
Free entry for players who run their own chess club e.g. club presidents/club chairs. But entries must still be registered in advance before we run out of space!
There will also be free entry tickets awarded as part of the prizes from the preceding events in the NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024.
Current standings can be viewed online here:
http://www.brendanjamison.com/rapid2024.html
Please note that these events are run by volunteers as completely non-profit making. Our only aim is to cover our overheads. If sending fees by PayPal, please select ‘Friends & Family’ option so we avoid paying a charge on our end.
Players without an existing FIDE ID need to supply their Date Of Birth at the point of registering.
Remember, the registration process is only completed, once payment has been received.
Entry fees will be used to purchase engraved trophies for the following 9 winners:
- Champion
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
-Intermediate Champion
-Intermediate 2nd
-Intermediate 3rd
- Junior Champion
- Junior 2nd
- Junior 3rd
A portion of the entry fees will also be used to fund the large grand prix cups/shields. We have had 111 compete so far during the first 3 events in the series of 10 rapids in the 2023/2024 season.
Deadline to register is 12 noon on Sunday 12th November.
To secure a place in the competition, entry fees are due in advance. You will be emailed payment details if there is still a place left in the competition. Please pay event organiser B. Jamison by bank transfer, Revolut or PayPal (if paying through PayPal, please send fee under the ‘Friends and Family’ setting, this avoids PayPal taking a fee as we do these tournaments as not-for-profit).
Terms and conditions:
Please note, food is not allowed in the playing hall and taking food out of your pocket to munch at the board is strictly forbidden. It is not only a visual and noise distraction for your opponent, remember there are also players with severe nut allergies and they can be badly affected from being in a room with nut exposure. Many foods contain nuts, far more than most people imagine!
All players should be seated at their board 2 minutes before the start of each round (but 5 minutes before the start of round 1). All clocks will be started at the publicised start times for each round. A player not at the board will lose the game after their 20 minutes has expired.
Phones must be switched off before the start of play and should be turned off before entering the playing hall. Any mobile phone that makes a noise will lead to an automatic loss for the player, including the loss of rating points. Switched off phones can be left at the arbiter’s table.
Players must make at least 10 moves before agreeing a draw. The Arbiter will not accept games whereby players have pre-arranged a draw and the three-fold repetition has been executed during moves 1-3. If 10 moves have not been played, the Arbiter may record the result as 0-0, i.e. both players will be scored zero.
Format: Open Swiss
Tie-breaks will be determined by Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8 in the following order: Buchholz, Progressive Score, TPR Mixed.
FIDE National Arbiter: B.Jamison
3 member Player’s Committee TBC after entries received.
As per FIDE guidelines, players should be members of their national federation to compete in a FIDE-rated event. Therefore, with the exception of newcomers or players visiting from overseas, local players should already be paid-up members of the Irish Chess Union [ICU] or Ulster Chess Union [UCU]. The 2023/2024 season began on 1st September 2022, ending on 31st August 2024.
A full list of ICU membership rates are available here:
UCU fees are £25 per season, reduced to £10 per season for Under 18s, full-time students, pensioners and unemployed on state benefits.
UCU membership can be paid on the day at any tournament in Northern Ireland or the PayPal link can be sent in advance. The UCU Treasurer Adrian Dornford-Smith is present at almost all the events for anyone wishing to pay in cash.
Please note, any players without an over-the-board rating should send their ChessDotCom or LiChess username so we can create a provisional rating for the tournament seeding. Please note, online ratings can be 200-400 rating points higher than over-the-board ratings. A newcomer without any online activity will be given a standard provisional rating of 1000 and it will appear as 1000p in the seeding list at the beginning of the tournament.
Refunds will be issued to players needing to withdraw up to 24 hours before the event.
By entering the competition, you are agreeing to the above terms and conditions. Please send your full name and if you don’t have a FIDE ID yet, remember to include your DOB when registering to:
Your DOB is required to set-up your FIDE ID. Players with an existing FIDE ID do not need to send DOB.
