EVENT DESCRIPTION
The main feature of this year’s SG Chess Festival will be the 1st Prof Lim Kok Ann International Open 2023. This year’s event has an expanded prize fund of over S$25,000, more than 3 times of last year’s prize fund. The tournament will also allow for norm opportunities as we welcome players from all over the world to join us for the festival.
To better allow for norm chances, we will adopt the accelerated pairing system for the first 2 rounds of the tournament.
Venue: Jurong Spring Community Club, 8 Jurong West Street 52, Singapore 649296
Date: 5 – 11 June 2023
Registration Deadline: 31st May
Early Bird entry fees until 30th April (Prices will increase by $25 starting 1st May)
All entry fees are denoted in Singapore Dollars (SGD)
Unrated players: $250
Rated players under 2000 standard rating: $200
Rated players equal to or above 2000 standard rating: $150
GMs/WGMs/IMs/WIMs: Free
Entry fees are waived for para athletes as defined by Para Athletics Singapore. Eligible impairment types can be found here.
10% discount for all SCF members
15% discount for all NTP trainees
15% discount for Jurong GRC residents
All discounts shall not be accumulated
Entry fees are strictly non-refundable
The organizer reserves the right to reject any entries without any assigning reasons
Dress code: All participants are required to dress in smart casual wear – covered shoes and long pants (unless in school uniform).
Conduct: All players/parents/teachers in charge are reminded to maintain proper decorum. SCF may also suspend/ban the player from subsequent events depending on the severity of misbehavior.
Format and Time Control:
- 9 Rounds FIDE Rated Swiss System
- 90 mins and 30 seconds increment from move 1
- Default time – when clock runs to zero
- Accelerated pairing system for the first 2 rounds
FIDE ID
As this is a FIDE Rated event, all participants are required to have a FIDE ID.
Register for FIDE ID: https://tinyurl.com/registerSGPFIDEID
Only Singaporeans/PRs can apply through Singapore Chess Federation
Event schedule:
Date | Schedule |
5 June | Player Registration: 09.00 AM – 09.15 AM Arbiter’s Briefing: 09.15 AM – 09.30 AM Round 1: 09.30 AM – 01.30 PM Lunch Break: 01.30 PM – 03.30 PM Round 2: 03.30 PM – 07.30 PM |
6 June | Round 3: 09.30 AM – 01.30 PM |
7 June | Round 4: 09.30 AM – 01.30 PM Lunch Break: 01.30 PM – 03.30 PM Round 5: 03.30 PM – 07.30 PM |
8 June | Rest Day |
9 June | Round 6: 09.30 AM – 01.30 PM |
10 June | Round 7: 09.30 AM – 01.30 PM Lunch Break: 01.30 PM – 03.30 PM Round 8: 03.30 PM – 07.30 PM |
11 June | Round 9: 09.30 AM – 01.30 PM Prize Giving: Around 07.00 PM (After the Blitz Tournament has completed) |
All attendees are required to stay throughout the prize giving ceremony.
Tie Break:
- Direct encounter
- Buchholz Cut 1
- Buchholz
- Sonnenborn Berger
- Cumulative system – Sum of Progressive Scores (Sum of Progressive Scores: After each round a player has a certain tournament score. These scores are added to determine the total Sum of Progressive Score)
Recording
- Recording is compulsory.
- Players shall have no right of claim in the case of a dispute if he/she does not keep a proper record of their games.
Disputes
- Any dispute arising from a game shall be referred to the Section Arbiter or Chief Arbiter.
- Chief Arbiter’s decision shall be final.
- No correspondences will be entertained after the game.
Electronic Devices
- The use of mobile phones or ANY electronic devices is prohibited.
- All electronics will be switched off and kept in bags, and the bags will be stowed beneath the table during each round.
- Any ring or sound arising from such devices during the game shall be an immediate loss without appeal.
- Use of electronic devices and mobile phones are only allowed once players have exited the playing area.
Others
- All players must be at their seats before the commencement of every round. Should a player arrive at their seat after a round has started, they will not be compensated for any time that may have elapsed from their clocks.
- Only players are allowed within the playing area. Once players have completed their games, they are deemed as spectators and must leave the playing area.
- Non-players of the event (parents/accompanying persons/spectators, etc) are not allowed within the Playing Area.
Prizes
Category | Trophies | Cash Prizes (SGD) |
Open | ||
1st | Yes | $4000 |
2nd | Yes | $3000 |
3rd | Yes | $2500 |
4th | $2000 | |
5th | $1500 | |
6th | $1000 | |
7th | $800 | |
8th | $600 | |
9th | $400 | |
10th | $200 | |
Women | ||
1st | Yes | $2000 |
2nd | Yes | $1500 |
3rd | Yes | $1000 |
4th | $800 | |
5th | $600 | |
Veteran | ||
1st | Yes | $800 |
2nd | Yes | $600 |
3rd | Yes | $400 |
<1600 | ||
1st | $150 | |
2nd | $100 | |
3rd | $50 | |
<1800 | ||
1st | $200 | |
2nd | $150 | |
3rd | $100 | |
<2000 | ||
1st | $250 | |
2nd | $200 | |
3rd | $150 | |
<2200 | ||
1st | $300 | |
2nd | $250 | |
3rd | $200 | |
U16 | Top 5 | |
U14 | Top 5 | |
U12 | Top 5 | |
U10 | Top 5 | |
U8 | Top 5 |
All participants are entitled to one prize only.
All Age Group Prizes are tentative and subject to change, depending on the demographic profile of the participants.