2023 Rooty Hill Club Championship
To enter, you must be a member of Rooty Hill Chess Club
If you are a member, please login at the top right of this page
Entry Fees:
Adult: $15 | Junior $10
| Division | Tournament Format |
|---|---|
| A | 10-Player Round Robin (FIDE and ACF Rated) |
| B | 16-Player Swiss (FIDE and ACF Rated) |
| C | 16-Player Swiss (FIDE and ACF Rated) |
| D | 16-Player Swiss (FIDE and ACF Rated) |
| E | Remaining Players Swiss (ACF Rated ONLY) |
The organisers of the event will allocate you to the division in which you will play in. This will be notified closer to the start of the tournament.
Entries close Saturday 10th June for all divisions
Late Entries $25 Adults $15 Juniors
Time Control: 90 Minutes + 30 seconds per move
Clocks Start: 7:15pm
Default Time: 7:45pm
Entries close Saturday 10th June for all divisions
| Round 1: 13th of June | Round 4: 11th of July | Round 6: 1st of August | Postponed Games: 22nd of August |
| Round 2: 20th of June | Round 5: 18th of July | Round 7: 8th of August | Round 9: 29th of August |
| Round 3: 27th of June | Postponed Games: 25th of July | Round 8: 15th of August |
If you do have a postponed game, you will be playing that game instead.
- All absences must be communicated before 6 pm on Saturday.
- Any players who do not turn up to their game or inform the arbiter prior at byes@rootyhillchessclub.org will automatically be withdrawn from the tournament and not be paired in future rounds. Any players who wish to continue playing must pay a $10 non-refundable fee.
- The draw published on Saturday/Sunday will be provisional, and any changes will be notified on the night of the round.
- Any player who arrives at the chessboard more than 30 minutes after the start of the session shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise.
- If you are running late, please email byes@rootyhillchessclub.org as soon as possible. There is limited to no signal at the club, so we will unlikely receive your message or call.
- There is no analysis at the board permitted.
- If your opponent does not arrive, the organisers will repair you with another player or allocate a bye.
- We cannot cater for every contingency but will attempt to be as flexible as possible.
- Wearing a Face Mask is still a condition of entry.
Bye conditions for each division:
Division A:
No half-point byes will be given. If you cannot make it to your game on the night, contact byes@rootyhillchessclub.org and your game will be played on the next available postponed games night. If you cannot make the postponed games night, you will be given a forfeit. As the tournament is a round-robin, games can be played in advance on the postponed games night if you cannot make Round 9.
Division B/C/D/E:
No half-point byes will be given. If you cannot make it to your game on the night, contact byes@rootyhillchessclub.org and your game will be played on the postponed games night if informed at least 3 days in advance. If you cannot play on the postponed games night, you will be given a forfeit. If you cannot make round 9, a zero-point bye will be given.
The arbiter reserves all rights to alter the pairings if multiple withdraws occur, rather than playing multiple postponed games.