2023 Rooty Hill Open Chess Championships

Open to both members and non-members.
If you are a member, please log in to the member’s portal to register.

FIDE Classical and ACF Standard Rated
9 Round Swiss using FIDE Endorsed Baku Acceleration Method

Time Control:
90 Minutes + 30 Seconds per move

Entry Fees:
Members: $35 Adults | $20 Juniors
Non-Members: $50 Adults | $30 Juniors

Prize Money:
Overall: 1st $750 | 2nd $450 | 3rd $250
Juniors (U18): 1st $200 | 2nd $100 | 3rd $50
1st in ACF U1800, U1600 and U1200: $150
Total: $2250

Clocks start at exactly 7:15 pm. Default time 7:45 pm.
If you are not present by 7:45 pm and have not informed the arbiter, you will be withdrawn from the tournament. A $10 penalty fee is to be paid via our website to be included back in the draw.
Email: [email protected]

Entries are only accepted on our website.

Chief Arbiter: Winston Zhao Chen

Dates:

Rd 1: 3rd October	Rd 2: 10th October	Rd 3: 17th October
Rd 4: 24th October	Rd 5: 31st October	Rd 6: 7th November
Rd 7: 14th November	Rd 8: 21st November	Rd 9: 28th November

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Terms and Conditions:

• Entries are only accepted on our website.
• Decisions made by the arbiter on the night are final, and no appeals are permitted for the purpose of time. (Article 11.10)
• Rating-restricted prizes are subject to 6 players in each division. The organisers reserve the right to modify the rating divisions based on entries.
• Rating-restricted prizes are restricted to players with an ACF Rating. Players are only eligible for one prize. Prize winners will receive the maximum amount possible, depending on their placement.
• Prizes may be combined and split between players if there is a tie.
• Pairings by Vega using FIDE Approved Baku Acceleration Method.
• The arbiter reserves the right to modify the pairing before the round begins if there are changes in the draw.
• October FIDE and September ACF Ratings will be used.
• All ½ point byes must be requested at the latest Friday evening. All byes requested after Friday will be given as zero-point byes. No half-point byes in rounds 8 and 9.
• A maximum of two half-point byes will be permitted in the tournament.
• Exceptions to the byes’ policies will only be made at the arbiter’s discretion under special circumstances. The $10 penalty fee will apply each time you do not turn up before the default time without informing the arbiter.
• The draw will be published weekly on our website, newsletter and social media platforms on Saturday evening.
• Please email [email protected] if you are unable to make it to your game. There is limited reception at the club, and the arbiter may not receive your text message.
• Players not residing in Australia must have a FIDE ID to compete. If not listed on the FIDE website, players must obtain an ID from their national federation.
• Entries close Sunday October 1^st. Late entries are $60 for all players. Entries in rounds 7/8/9 will be $30 for all players.

2022 Rooty Hill Open Pairings Round 9 (Updated 26/11/22)

Bo.	Fed	White Player	Pts	N	Res	N	Pts	Black Player
1	AUS	Plunkett,Jeremy (2009)	7	2	…	13	6	Anup Kumar,Vihaan (1631)
2	NSW	Stalker,Ian (0)	6	74	…	23	5.5	Zhang,Richard (1374)
3	AUS	Pigram,Daniel (1960)	5.5	3	…	65	5.5	Li,Jason (0)
4	AUS	CM Cabilin,Jeff (1883)	5.5	5	…	11	5.5	Wang,Daniel (1669)
5	AUS	Dhingra,Vipin (1643)	5.5	12	…	7	5.5	Marner,Gavin (1862)
6	AUS	Yao,John (1452)	5	20	…	4	5	Siva Sankaran,Anup Kumar (1914)
7	AUS	Verma,Rudra (1075)	5	40	…	9	5	Naraharasetty,Saisiddhar (1802)
8	AUS	Joseph,Baby (1315)	5	27	…	15	5	Kukrka,Sasa (1574)
9	AUS	Vujasin,Nikola (1868)	4.5	6	…	42	4.5	Thuaux,Alexander (1054)
10	AUS	Kumar,Viney (1804)	4.5	8	…	47	4.5	Gao,Terry (898)
11	AUS	Bala,Cesar (1351)	4.5	24	…	16	4.5	Jain,Kamal (1572)
12	AUS	Rahman,Tarek (1511)	4.5	19	…	37	4.5	Pan,Katherine (1134)
13	AUS	Roy Philip,Rohith (1397)	4.5	22	…	25	4	Duckworth,Terry (1351)
14	AUS	Prado,Alejo (1159)	4	35	…	21	4	de Villiers,Jean (1420)
15	AUS	Huang,Isaac (1225)	4	32	…	41	4	He,Andrew (1069)
16	AUS	Cyriac,Jose (1094)	4	39	…	33	4	Prithvi,Parthiv (1212)
17	AUS	Yang,Evan (1003)	4	43	…	34	4	Praveen,Anerud (1173)
18	AUS	Jansen,Michael (1288)	3.5	29	…	38	4	Soliman,Soliman (1110)
19	AUS	McKinnon,Luke (1151)	3.5	36	…	26	3.5	Herreros,Bill (1341)
20	AUS	Timtchev,Ivan (944)	3.5	45	…	30	3.5	Thuaux,Alan (1270)
21	AUS	Magesh,Devahuti (299)	3.5	54	…	31	3.5	Li,Zhenhua (Cyrus) (1239)
22	NSW	Arora,Anshul (0)	3	55	…	28	3	Janarthanan,Abinesh (1311)
23	AUS	Zhang,Oliver (949)	3	44	…	60	3	Kannan,Goushihan Senthil (0)
24	AUS	Bolan,Jamie (938)	3	46	…	57	3	Burbank,Timothy (0)
25	AUS	Mulder,Brendon (600)	3	49	…	67	3	Lin,Titus (0)
26	NSW	Labuzin,Alex (0)	3	63	…	51	3	Joseph,Arnold (467)
27	NSW	Zhang,Emma (415)	3	52	…	76	3	Zhang,Samuel (0)
28	AUS	Koshal,Ahaan (0)	2.5	62	…	53	2.5	Vella,Arthur (317)
29	AUS	Negi,Ravindra (480)	2	50	…	58	2	Duvoor,Anirudh (0)
30	AUS	Janarthanan,Ashwiinah (0)	2	59	…	68	2	Magesh,Sharav (0)
31	NSW	Negi,Geeta (0)	0.5	71	…	75	2	Wijesinghe,Arindu (0)
32	NSW	Li,Ian (0)	1.5	64	…	73	0.5	Negi,Roma (0)
33	NSW	Negi,Riya (0)	0.5	72	…	66	1.5	Lin,Olive (0)
34	AUS	Bhaumik,Ronen (1597)	5.5	14	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
35	AUS	Cassettari,Peter (1706)	3	10	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
36	AUS	Mutyala,Vikram (0)	2.5	70	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
37	AUS	Huang,Thomas (877)	2	48	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
38	NSW	Masillamani,David (0)	1.5	69	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
39	AUS	Mangrobang,Noel (2017)	1	1	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
40	AUS	Gaikwad,Nandkumar (1563)	1	17	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
41	AUS	Gois,Jordan (1546)	1	18	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
42	AUS	Bemidigi,Dharmik (0)	1	56	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
43	AUS	Komer,Zeid (0)	0	61	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)
44	NSW	Zuhary,Sabar (0)	0	77	0	0	0	( not paired ) (0)

2022 Rooty Hill Open Championships

If you are a member of RHCC in 2022, please check your email for the entry link.

9 Round FIDE & ACF rated tournament
Pairings by Vega using FIDE approved Baku Acceleration Method

Clocks Start 7:15 pm | Default Time: 7:45 pm

Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move

Late Entry Fees (Members/Non-Members):

$60 Adults | $30 Juniors

Enter Here (For Non-Members)

Prize money
1^st $500.00  |  2^nd $200.00  |  3^rd $150.00
ACF
U1750 $150.00  |  U1500 $150.00  |  U1250 $150.00
Rating prizes are dependent on a minimum of 6 entries per group

½ point byes must be requested at least one week prior to the round requested
No ½ point byes are permitted in rounds 8 & 9

Round 1: Tuesday 4th October 
Round 2: Tuesday 11th October
Round 3: Tuesday 18th October
Round 4: Tuesday 25th October
Round 5: Tuesday 1st November
Round 6: Tuesday 8th November
Round 7: Tuesday 15th November
Round 8: Tuesday 22th November
Round 9: Tuesday 29th November

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, if they are not listed on the FIDE website, this must 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 2022 – ACF September 2022

2020 Rooty Hill Open Championships – Monday 14 December

Final Standings

No Name                     FIDE Pts  Prize Money
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1 McGowan,Cameron          2126 7.5  1st   $300
2 Plunkett,Jeremy          1842 7.0  2nd   $150   
3 Bukreyev,Andriy          2044 6.5  3rd   $100
4 Kellett,Simon            1691 6.5  U1900 $100 (ACF 1636) 
5 Teves,Johnny Miranda     1849 6.0   
6 CM Cabilin,Jeff          1822 6.0 
7 Muller,Hans P            1734 6.0 
8 Siva Sankaran,Anup Kumar 1807 5.5 
9 Corona,Fabrizio          1591 5.5  U1600 $100 (ACF 1428)
10 Vincent,Alaina           1881 5.0    
11 Pigram,Daniel            1862 5.0 
12 Marner,Gavin             1853 5.0  
13 Rahman,Tarek             1634 5.0
14 Zhao Chen,Winston        1625 5.0   
15 Rupasinghe,Sayum         1551 5.0     
16 Matanagh,Kamran          1430 5.0  U1300 $100 (ACF 1171)  
17 Cassettari,Peter         1729 4.5    
18 Jain,Kamal               1651 4.5   
19 Yao,John                 1604 4.5  
20 Fatohi,Emad Ghanim       1576 4.5   
21 Tarek,Emad               1571 4.5   
22 Wang,Daniel (Zhiyi)      1459 4.5    
23 He,Angela                 665 4.5     
24 Damaschino Lou           1513 4.5     
25 Joseph,Baby              1472 4.0    
26 Anup Kumar,Vihaan        1416 4.0    
27 Joseph,Albert            1401 4.0    
28 Hu,Edward                1353 4.0    
29 Jurac,Anthony            1294 4.0   
30 Al-Neemy,Laith              0 4.0   
31 Kumar,Viney              1681 3.5   
32 Corona,Jonluke           1421 3.5  
33 Cyriac,Jose              1385 3.5   
34 Yap,Jonathan             1376 3.5  
35 Temara,Simon                0 3.5  
36 Soliman,Soliman          1524 3.0     
37 Rupasinghe,Chanya        1380 3.0     
38 Oshana,Fares             1289 3.0     
39 Prithvi,Parthiv           883 3.0     
40 Hatti,Stephen               0 3.0      
41 Parengkuan,Albert           0 3.0      
42 Rao, Abhi                   0 3.0      
43 He,Andrew                 167 2.5     
44 Wang,Caleb                521 2.0     
45 Athalye,Rohit               0 2.0     
46 Pisani,David                0 2.0     
47 Nichols,John                0 1.5     
48 Ngyuyen,Ricci               0 1.5     
49 Tomlinson,Peter          1036 1.0     
50 Bhuta,Sid                   0 1.0    
51 Negi,Ravindra               0 1.0    
52 Quesada,Eddie            1473 1.0    
53 Adams,Jonathan           1618 0.0   

No NAME          FIDE Pts  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   
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1 McGowan       2126 7.5 =BYE =BYE +B15 +W13 +W31 +B28 +W2  =B3  +B5     
2 Plunkett      1842 7.0 =B20 +W15 +B10 +W8  +B6  +W5  -B1  +W12 =B4   
3 Bukreyev      2044 6.5 +B18 +W5  -W6  =BYE +B14 +W10 =B4  =W1  +B13   
4 Kellett       1691 6.5 +W36 =B12 -W8  +B27 +W7  +B31  =W3 +B9  =W2   
5 Teves         1849 6.0 +W9  -B3  +W33 +BYE +BYE -B2  +W29 +B6  -W1    
6 Cabilin       1822 6.0 +W21 +W10 +B3  =B31 -W2  =B29 +W11 -W5  +B12    
7 Muller        1734 6.0 -B15 +W20 +B28 -W11 -B4  +W33 +B38 +W19 +B18    
8 Siva Sankaran 1807 5.5 =BYE +W17 +B4  -B2  -W28 -B9  +W37 +B29 +W22      
9 Corona        1591 5.5 -B5  -W28 =B37 +W38 +B33 +W8  +B53 -W4  +B20   
10 Vincent       1881 5.0 +W14 -B6  -W2  +B32 +W15 -B3  -W18 +B39 +W26  
11 Pigram        1862 5.0 +W27 -B31 +W16 +B7  -BYE +W23 -B6   --  +W28 
12 Marner        1853 5.0 +B19 =W4  -W31 =B16 +W22 +B25 +W28 -B2  -W6  
13 Rahman        1634 5.0 -W31 +B34 +W29 -B1  +W16 +B27  --  +B28 -W3    
14 Zhao Chen     1625 5.0 -B10 +W37 =BYE +B33 -W3  +B22 -W15 =B16 +W29 
15 Rupasinghe,S  1551 5.0 +W7  -B2  -W1  +B47 -B10 +W30 +B14 +W53  --   
16 Matanagh      1430 5.0 +B49 +W23 -B11 =W12 -B13 -W18 +B41 =W14 +B27 
17 Cassettari    1729 4.5 =BYE -B8  +B41 +B43 +W42  --  +W50  --   --  
18 Jain          1651 4.5 -W3  -B33 +W21 +B26 -W29 +B16 +B10 =W20 -W7  
19 Yao           1604 4.5 -W12 -B29 +W45 -W28 +B37 +B34 +W26 -B7  =B23 
20 Fatohi        1576 4.5 =W2  -B7  +W34 =B29 =W25 =B26 +W39 =B18 -W9   
21 Tarek         1571 4.5 -B6  =W38 -B18 +W30 -B23 -W41 +B36 +W43 +B33 
22 Wang,D        1459 4.5 =BYE +W26 +B38 -BYE -B12 -W14 +B23 +W25 -B8 
23 He,A           665 4.5 +B32 -B16 -W27 +BYE +W21 -B11 -W22 +B34 =W19 
24 Damaschino    1513 4.5  --   --   --   --  +B51 +W40 =B33 +W41 +B36
25 Joseph,B      1472 4.0 =BYE -W32 +B30 +W37 =B20 -W12  --  -B22 +W39
26 Anup Kumar,V  1416 4.0 BYE  -B22 +W43 -W18 +B41 =W20 -B19 +W38  B10
27 Joseph,A      1401 4.0 -B11 +W40 +B23 -W4  +B39 -W13  --  +B30 -W16 
28 Hu,A          1353 4.0 +W45 +B9  -W7  +B19 +B8  -W1  -B12 -W13 -B11 
29 Jurac         1294 4.0 +B40 +W19 -B13 =W20 +B18 =W6  -B5  -W8  -B14 
30 Al-Neemy         0 4.0 -W34 +B36 -W25 -B21 +W47 -B15 +B32 -W27 +B38 
31 Kumar,V       1681 3.5 +B13 +W11 +B12 =W6  -B1  -W4   --   --   --   
32 Corona,J      1421 3.5 -W23 +B25 =W47 -W10 =B38 -B39 -W30 +B44 =W34 
33 Cyriac        1385 3.5 +B41 +W18 -B5  -W14 -W9  -B7  =W24 +B37 -W21 
34 Yap           1376 3.5 +B30 -W13 -B20  --  +W40 -W19 +B35 -W23 =B32 
35 Temara           0 3.5  --   --   --   --  +W49 +B44 -W34 =B48 +B43 
36 Soliman       1524 3.0 -B4  -W30 +B44 -W39 +B43 -W38 -W21 +B47 -W24
37 Rupasinghe,C  1380 3.0 +W43 -B14 =W9  -B25 -W19 +B47 -B8  -W33 =B41 
38 Oshana        1289 3.0 +W47 =B21 -W22 -B9  =W32 +B36 -W7  -B26 -W30 
39 Prithvi        883 3.0  --   --  +B50 +B36 -W27 +W32 -B20 -W10 -B25  
40 Hatti            0 3.0 -W29 -B27  --  +W50 -B34 -B24  --  +B45 +W44  
41 Parengkuan       0 3.0 -W33 =B43 -W17 +B45 -W26 +B21 -W16 -B24 =W37 
42 Rao              0 3.0  --   --   --  +B49 -B17  --  -W44 +W50 +B45 
43 He,Andrew      167 2.5 -B37 =W41 -B26 -W17 -W36 +B49 +W47 -B21 -W35 
44 Wang,C         521 2.0  --  -B47 -W36  --  +B50 -W35 +B42 -W32 -B40 
45 Athalye          0 2.0 -B28 +W49 -B19 -W41  --  +B46  --  -W40 -W42  
46 Pisani           0 2.0  --   --   --   --   --  -W45  --  +B52  B49  
47 Nichols          0 1.5 -B38 +W44 =B32 -W15 -B30 -W37 -B43 -W36 -W51  
48 Ngyuyen          0 1.5  --   --   --   --   --   --   +W51 =W35  --  
49 Tomlinson     1036 1.0 -W16 -B45  --  -W42 -B35 -W43  --  +B51 -W46  
50 Bhuta            0 1.0  --   --  -W39 -B40 -W44 +B51 -B17 -B42 -W52 
51 Negi             0 1.0  --   --   --   --  -W24 -W50 -B48 -W49 +B47 
52 Quesada       1473 1.0  --   --   --   --   --   --   --  -W46 +B50 
53 Adams         1618 0.0  --   --   --   --   --   --  -W9  -B15  --  

Rooty Hill FIDE Open Round 9 – Monday 14 December

No Name               FIDE Pts Res Name              FIDE Pts
1 Teves,Johnny       1849  6  0-1 McGowan,Cameron   2126 6.5
2 Kellett,Simon      1691  6  ½-½ Plunkett,Jeremy   1842 6.5 
3 Rahman,Tarek       1634  5  0-1 Bukreyev,Andriy   2044 5.5
4 Marner,Gavin       1853  5  0-1 CM Cabilin,Jeff   1822  5
5 Jain,Kamal         1651 4.5 0-1 Muller,Hans P     1734  5
6 Siva Sankaran,Anup 1807 4.5 1-0 Wang,Daniel       1459 4.5
7 Fatohi,Emad        1576 4.5 0-1 Corona,Fabrizio   1591 4.5
8 Vincent,Alaina     1881  4  1-0 Anup Kumar,Vihaan 1416
9 Pigram,Daniel      1862  4  1-0 Hu,Edward         1353  4 
10 Zhao Chen,Winston  1625  4  1-0 Jurac,Anthony     1294  4 
11 He,Angela           665  4  ½-½ Yao,John          1604  4 
12 Joseph,Albert      1401  4  0-1 Matanagh,Kamran   1430  4 
13 Cyriac,Jose        1385 3.5 0-1 Tarek,Emad        1571 3.5 
14 Soliman,Soliman    1524  3  0-1 Damaschino Lou    1513 3.5
15 Joseph,Baby        1472  3  1-0 Prithvi,Parthiv    883  3  
16 Corona,Jonluke     1421  3  ½-½ Yap,Jonathan      1376  3 
17 Oshana,Fares       1289  3  0-1 Al-Neemy,Laith       0  3 
18 Parengkuan,Albert     0 2.5 ½-½ Rupasinghe,Chanya 1380 2.5  
19 He,Andrew           167 2.5 0-1 Temara,Simon         0 2.5 
20 Hatti,Stephen         0  2  1-0 Wang,Caleb         521  2 
21 Athalye,Rohit         0  2  0-1 Rao, Abhi            0  2 
22 Nichols,John          0 1.5 0-1 Negi,Ravindra        0  0 
23 Tomlinson,Peter    1036  1  0-1 Pisani,David         0  1 
24 Bhuta,Sid             0  0  0-1 Quesada,Eddie     1473  0 
25 Rupasinghe,Sayum   1551  5      ( not paired ) 
26 Cassettari,Peter   1729 4.5     ( not paired )
27 Kumar,Viney        1681 3.5     ( not paired )
28 Ngyuyen,Ricci         0 1.5     ( not paired )  
29 Adams,Jonathan     1618  0      ( not paired )