5th Asian Men Individual Chess Championship 2005, Hyderabad, India – 5th to 16th October, 2005

To all affiliated Asian Chess Federations
FIDE Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

 

5th Asian Chess Venue Oragnisers

The 5th Asian Men Individual Chess Championship 2005 will be organized by Andhra Pradesh Chess Association under the auspices of the All India Chess Federation

5th Asian Men Individual Chess Championship 2005

Hyderabad, India – 5th to 16th October, 2005.

We are pleased to invite your Chess Federation to take part in the 5th Asian Men Individual Chess Championship to be held in Hyderabad – India from 5th October 2005 (Arrival) to 16th OCTOBER (Departure) 2005 at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousuf Guda, Hyderabad

The Championship shall be played in accordance with FIDE Regulations.

Eligibility & Participation

Each Federation from Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 shall be represented by one official player.

In addition, each Federation shall be entitled to send extra players. Such extra entries will be accepted provided they have a FIDE Rating of at least 2300 and have paid the prescribed entry fee of USD 300 in advance to the host Federation namely All India Chess Federation. Such players will be responsible for the payment of their board & lodging.

Entry Fee

Upon confirmation of entry, each player except the defending champion shall pay to AICF the stipulated entry fee of USD 150 as outlined in the FIDE Financial Regulations.

Registration

Entries shall be submitted in the model registration form attached, on or before 20th September 2005. Late entries will be accepted till 30th September 2005 with a late fee of US $ 100

Registration fee

Each participant must pay US $ 100 to the organizers towards registration fee, accreditation and transportation from the Hyderabad International Airport to the venue and back

Travelling Expenses

According to the FIDE regulations, traveling expenses shall be borne by the participating Federations.

Accommodation

The official player from each National Federation will be provided with free board & lodging. Participants will be accommodated in twin-shared bedrooms ( 2 people per room). Players rated 2550 and above will also be eligible for free boarding and lodging

Each additional participant and each accompanying person should pay US $ 60 per day for sharing a double room plus three meals a day or US $ 80 per day for a single room plus three meals per day.

Playing Conditions

The tournament shall be conducted as a Swiss System competition of 9 rounds and will be played according to FIDE regulations. The time control is 90 minutes for each player for the entire game with 30 seconds increment per move from move one.

Appeals Committee

An Appeals committee shall be constituted before the beginning of the tournament as stipulated in the FIDE regulations.

Protest if any shall be submitted to the Chief Arbiter in writing with a protest fee of USD 100 within one hour of the occurrence of the incident. If the protest is upheld the amount will be refunded.

Tie Break

Will be announced at the Managers meeting

Payments

All Payments due to the organizers on account of registration fee and boarding and lodging expenses must be paid in advance to the credit of Andhra Pradesh Chess Association A/c No. 10287204661 swift Number : SBININBB316 Bank name State Bank of India, Old MLA Branch, Hyderabad, India and proof thereof ( bank acknowledgement) must be sent along with the registration forms.

Playing Schedule

October 05

Any Time

Arrival Day

October 06

10.00.A.M.

Manager’s Meeting

October 06

14.00 – 18.00

Round 1

October 07

14.00 – 18.00

Round 2

October 08

14.00 – 18.00

Round 3

October 09

14.00 – 18.00

Round 4

October 10

14.00 – 18.00

Round 5

October 11

Free Day

 

October 12

14.00 – 18.00

Round 6

October 13

14.00 – 18.00

Round 7

October 14

14.00 – 18.00

Round 8

October 15

09.00 - 13.00

Round 9

October 15

15.00 hours

Closing ceremony

October 16

Any time

Depature Day

Prizes :

The Winner of the First Place will be awarded Gold medal and the Cup of the Championship, the Second and the Third places will be awarded Silver and Bronze medals respectively

Money Prizes a total of US$ 33,000 will be distributed as follows :

1st Prize Us $ 6000.00

2nd Prize Us $ 4000.00

3rd Prize US $ 3000.00

4th Prize US $ 2000.00

5th Prize US $ 1500.00

6th – 13th Prizes US $ 1000.00 each

14th – 30th Prizes US $ 500.00 each

All Federations are requested to fill in the enclosed registration form and return them to All India Chess Federation together with a copy of the passport of the participants and the accompanying persons not later 10th September 2005.

All National Federations are requested to approach the Indian Embassy in their Country for their travel Visas.

Hyderabad is in South India and well connected by AIR from all major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkotta, Chennai & Bangalore.

We look forward to your arrival at Hyderabad. On arrival the representatives of the President of Andhra Pradesh Chess Association Mr. K. Gangadhar Rao & Hon. Secretary Mr. K. Kanna Reddy will be receiving you.

In case of emergency at Hyderabad please contact Mr.K. Gangadhar Rao. 093467 77568 or 
Mr.K.Kanna Reddy. 093911 02940

With best regards,

N.Srinivasan D.V.Sundar
President Secretary

 

To all affiliated Asian Chess Federations
FIDE Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

 

Player : Coach : Other :
FIDE ID No: FIDE Title: FIDE Rating:
Nationality : Passport No:
Expiry Date : Issued Date :
Date of Birth : Place of Birth :

Flight Details

Arival Date : Time
Arriving From: Flight No:
Depature Date : Time :
Name of Responding Official:
Position : Signature:

Please return this registration form with the copy of the passport not later than 20th September 2005 . To the address mentioned below

All India Chess Federation
Room No.82, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,
Chennai – 600 003. India
Phone : ( 91 ) 044 – 55144966, Fax ( 91 ) 044 – 2536 8698,
Email : indianchessfed@rediffmail.com

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