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2021 Rooty Hill Chess Club Membership

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You must fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

You also must be a member of West HQ/Rooty Hill RSL to join the club.

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2022 Autumn Allegro

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

FIDE and ACF Rated 9 Round Tournament

Time Control: 10 minutes

Note: the 1 second increment has been removed

Date: 19th of April

Clocks Start Promptly at 7:15 pm

Default Time: 7:15 pm if you miss round 1

Entry Fees:
Members: Free
Non-Members: $10

No entries are accepted at the club

Players not normally resident in Australia must be listed on the FIDE website to play
FIDE Blitz ratings April 2022 – ACF Rapid Ratings March 2022

1st round draw published Monday 18th of April

2022 Autumn Swiss

9 Round FIDE & ACF rated tournament

Existing members would have received an email with the link for discounted members entry.

Otherwise, please renew your membership for 2022 and you will receive an email with the link to qualify for discounted member fees.

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If you did not receive this email, please email us at [email protected]

Time Control: 90 minutes for all moves plus 30 seconds per move from the start

Clocks Start promptly at 7.15pm: Default time 7:45pm

Note: Tuesday the 19th of April is the Tuesday after Easter and Round 3 will be on the 26th of April

Entry Fees
Members: $10 Adults | $5 Juniors
Non-Members: $25 Adults | $15 Juniors

Online entries only, no entries accepted at the club

Arbiter – Jonathan Adams

** 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, April 5th
Round 2: Tuesday, April 12th
Round 3: Tuesday, April 26th
Round 4: Tuesday, May 3rd
Round 5: Tuesday, May 10th
Round 6: Tuesday, May 17th
Round 7: Tuesday, May 24th
Round 8: Tuesday, May 31st
Round 9: Tuesday, June 7th

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.

There is NO analysis at the board permitted.

In instances where 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. A player may only receive a total of one (1) point in byes. If a player has previously received, a full point bye (or a point by default), they shall receive no (0) points for that round.

Wearing a Face Mask is a Condition of entry

Ratings using will be FIDE April 2022 – ACF March 2022
Entries close on Saturday 3rd of April. Draw will be done on Sunday 4th of April
Late Entries are online only and are only accepted depending on room Configuration

Entries on the day will miss round 1

2022 Autumn Rapid

The 2022 FIDE Rated Rooty Hill Autumn Rapid Play

Existing members would have received an email with the link for discounted members entry.

Otherwise, please renew your membership for 2022 and you will receive an email with the link to qualify for discounted member fees.

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If you did not receive this email, please email us at [email protected]

Clocks Start promptly at 7.15pm: Default time 7:35pm

Time control: 20 mins for all moves, plus 10 seconds per move from the start

Entry Fees

Club Members: $5.00
Non Members $20.00

9 Rounds Over 3 Weeks
Tuesday, 15 March: Rounds 1,2,3
Tuesday, 22 March: Rounds 4,5,6
Tuesday, 29 March: Round 7,8,9

Enter Here:

FIDE Rapid ratings March 2022 – ACF Rapid Ratings March 2022
Entries only via our website
https://www.rootyhillchessclub.org/
No entries are accepted at the club

Players not normally resident in Australia must be listed on the FIDE website to play

Questions – Jonathan Adams:
[email protected]
0434 429 368
Entries close on Saturday 12th of March
Entries after the 14th will only be accepted at the arbiter’s discretion.
1st round draw published Monday 14th of March

2022 RHCC Membership

Please fill in the member’s details in section 1, and payment details in the checkout section.
If entering for junior(s), the parent name would be used in the “checkout.”

2022 Summer Cup

2022 RHCC Summer Cup

Please renew your membership for 2022 and you will receive an email with the link to qualify for discounted member fees.
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If you did not receive this email, please email us at [email protected]

9 Round FIDE & ACF rated tournament
Clocks start promptly at 7.15pm: Default time 7:45pm

Round 1 Tuesday, 11th January
Round 2 Tuesday, 18th January
Round 3 Tuesday, 25th January
Round 4 Tuesday, 1st February
Round 5 Tuesday, 8th February
Round 6 Tuesday, 15th February
Round 7 Tuesday, 22nd February
Round 8 Tuesday, 1st March
Round 9 Tuesday, 8th March

Time control: 90 mins for all moves, plus 30 seconds per move from the start

Members Entry Fee:
Adults: $10.00 | Juniors: $5
Non-Members:
Adults: $25.00 | Juniors $15

Enter Here (For Non-Members):

** 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

Prizes

1st: Trophy & $200.00

2nd: $120

3rd: $80.00

Book Prizes for ACF Rating U1900 + U1600 + U1300

No entries are accepted at the club

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.

There is no analysis at the board.

Ratings using will be FIDE January 2022 – ACF December 2021

Entries close on Saturday 8th of January
The draw will be done on Sunday 9th of January

Late Entries are online only and are only accepted dependant on room configuration