2020 Rooty Hill Open Championships
9 Round FIDE & ACF rated tournament
Pairings by Vega using FIDE approved Baku Acceleration Method
Clocks Start promptly at 7.15pm: Default time 7:45pm
Rounds
Round 1 Monday, 19 October
Round 2 – Monday, 26 October Round 3 – Monday, 2 Nov
Round 4 Monday 9 Nov, Round 5 Monday, 16 November
Round 6 Monday 23 Nov, Round 7 Monday, 30 November
Round 8 Monday 7 Dec, Round 9 Monday, 14 December
Time control
90 mins for all moves, plus 30 seconds per move from the start
Entry Fee
Adult: $35
Junior: $20
Prizes
Prize money subject to 40+ entries
1st $400.00 2nd $200.00 3rd $150.00
ACF U1900 $150.00 U1600 $135.00 U1300 $135.00
Players are eligible for only 1 prize. Rating prizes are based on ACF ratings. Unrated players are not eligible for rating-restricted prizes. Players not normally resident in Australia must have a FIDE ID number to enter the Open tournament. This can be obtained from their national federation.
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.
Ratings using will be FIDE October 2020 – ACF September 2020
Entries Now Open
Online entries only