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
Please ensure you enter on time, as we cannot insert you into a division after they are sorted.
| 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.
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.
Entries close Saturday 10th June for all divisions
Late Entries $25 Adults $15 Juniors
- 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who do not turn up to their game or inform the arbiter prior at byes@rootyhillchessclub.org will automatically be withdrawn from the tournament and not be paired in future rounds.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 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.