EVENT DESCRIPTION
We shall kick off this year’s Singapore Chess Festival with a FIDE Rated, 7-round rapid tournament. The players from the Grandmaster Invitational tournament will also be participating, including Indian Superstar Baskaran Adhiban and our own SEA Games heroes, Tin Jingyao and Gong Qianyun. Here is your opportunity to compete alongside them together with many other titled masters.
TIME CONTROL
15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move.
TIMING
09:30 AM – 07:30 PM
SCHEDULE
TIME | EVENT |
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09:30 AM | Player registration |
10:00 AM | Opening Ceremony of SG Chess Festival |
10:45 AM | All players seated at their tables (Pairings will be announced 2 days prior on chess-results) |
10:50 AM | Arbiter briefing |
11:00 AM | Round 1 |
12:00 PM | Round 2 |
01:00 PM | Lunch Break |
02:00 PM | Round 3 |
03:00 PM | Round 4 |
04:00 PM | Round 5 |
05:00 PM | Round 6 |
06:00 PM | Round 7 |
07:30 PM | Prize Giving |
REGISTRATION FEES
Rated players: $60
Unrated participants: $80
Free for GMs and WGMs, 50% discount for IMs and WIMs.
Players must have an existing FIDE ID upon registering for this event.
TOTAL CAPACITY
Maximum of 100 players, registration will be closed once we meet full capacity.
PRIZES
POSITION | CASH PRIZES |
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1st | $600 with Trophy |
2nd | $400 with Trophy |
3rd | $300 with Trophy |
4th | $200 with Trophy |
5th | $100 with Trophy |
6th | $50 with Trophy |
7th | $50 with Trophy |
8th | $50 with Trophy |
9th-15th | Trophy |
POSITION | PRIZES |
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WOMEN | |
1st | $300 with Trophy |
2nd | $200 with Trophy |
3rd | $100 with Trophy |
AGE CATEGORY PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded to various age groups. As this is dependent on the profile of the participants, we will only announce these prizes prior to the event, when the registration deadline is closed.