130th NZ Chess Congress 2023
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Auckland Chess Centre Bid to Organise
REJECTED by NZCF Council
Auckland Chess Centre Bid to Organise
REJECTED by NZCF Council
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130th NZ Chess Congress 2023
Monday 2nd to Thursday 12th January 2023
Auckland Chess Centre Bid to Organise
REJECTED by NZCF Council
Entry Details
Entry Fees
$100 per player. NZ Championship and NZ Open.
$60 per player. NZ Rapid.
$30 per player. NZ Blitz.
$50 per player. Auckland Open.
Entry Instructions
No entries accepted after 12pm 1st January 2023 or when full.
Club account for payment:12-3011-0713528-00 (state name & “Congress”).
Use online entry form to enter.
Event Information
130th New Zealand Chess Congress incorporates the following tournaments:
- NZ Rapid, New Zealand Rapid Chess Championship. 2nd to 3rd January 2023.
- NZ Blitz, New Zealand Blitz Chess Championship. 3rd January 2023.
- NZ Championship, New Zealand Chess Championship. 4th to 12th January 2023.
- NZ Open, New Zealand Chess Open. 4th to 12th January 2023.
- Auckland Open, Auckland Chess Open. 4th to 12th January 2023.
Dates
Monday 2nd to Thursday 12th January 2023
Venue
corner Green Lane West and Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland 1051, New Zealand.
Book Flights, Transport and Accommodation with
Eligibility
NZ Open, Auckland Open, NZ Rapid, NZ Blitz are open to all players.
Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their chess federation.
NZL players without FIDE ID must provide full Date of Birth.
NZ Championship entry is restricted to the 10 highest rated players registered by FIDE as NZL who had entered the NZ Open. These players will be automatically and compulsorily removed from the NZ Open and entered into the NZ Championship. Ratings will be determined through FIDE standard ratings effective from 1st January 2023.
In the event where January 2023 FIDE ratings are unavailable, published ratings from the most recent previous FIDE rating period would be used.
Format
NZ Championship is a single round robin of 9 rounds with 10 players.
NZ Open is a swiss of 9 rounds.
NZ Rapid is a swiss of 9 rounds.
NZ Blitz is a swiss of 9 rounds.
Auckland Open is a swiss of 9 rounds.
All tournaments will be FIDE and NZCF rated where possible.
Time Controls
NZ Championship and NZ Open: Standard, 90 minutes per player plus 30 minutes at move 40, with 30 seconds increment per move for all moves.
Auckland Open: Standard, 90 minutes per player with 30 seconds increment per move for all moves.
NZ Rapid: Rapid, 25 minutes per player with 5 seconds increment per move for all moves.
NZ Blitz: Blitz, 3 minutes per player with 2 seconds increment per move for all moves.
Schedule
| January 2023 | 9.30am Start | 2.30pm Start |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 2nd | NZ Rapid, rounds 1 to 3 | NZ Rapid, rounds 4 to 6 |
| Tuesday 3rd | NZ Rapid, rounds 7 to 9 | NZ Blitz, rounds 1 to 9 |
| Wednesday 4th | Auckland Open, round 1 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 1 |
| Thursday 5th | Auckland Open, round 2 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 2 |
| Friday 6th | Auckland Open, round 3 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 3 |
| Saturday 7th | Auckland Open, round 4 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 4 |
| Sunday 8th | Auckland Open, round 5 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 5 |
| Monday 9th | Auckland Open, round 6 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 6 |
| Tuesday 10th | Auckland Open, round 7 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 7 |
| Wednesday 11th | Auckland Open, round 8 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 8 |
| Thursday 12th | Auckland Open, round 9 | NZ Championship and NZ Open, round 9 |
Prize Fund
| Position | NZ Championship | NZ Open | NZ Rapid | NZ Blitz | Auckland Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1000 | $1000 | $500 | $250 | $300 |
| 2nd | $750 | $750 | $200 | $150 | $200 |
| 3rd | $500 | $500 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| 4th | $250 | $250 | |||
| < 2100 | $600 | ||||
| Grade prizes | $600 | $400 |
Trophies and Titles:
1st (by tiebreak if needed) in NZ Championship would be titled “New Zealand Chess Champion” with name(s) engraved on the Hookham “Silver Rook” trophy and receive a plaque.
1st (by tiebreak if needed) NZL player rated under 2100 in NZ Open would be titled “New Zealand Major Open Champion”.
1st (by tiebreak if needed) NZL player in NZ Rapid would be titled “New Zealand Rapid Chess Champion” with name(s) engraved on the Robert Jones “Wooden King” trophy.
1st (by tiebreak if needed) NZL player in NZ Blitz would be titled “New Zealand Lightning Chess Champion” with name(s) engraved on the New Zealand Lightning Championship trophy.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Mike Steadman
Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang
Rules and Regulations
- All tournaments will be FIDE and NZCF rated where possible. Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their national chess federation.
- Entries to all tournaments need to be submitted and paid by 12pm of the day prior to the start of a tournament. No new entries accepted from the day a tournament starts.
- Ratings to be used are prioritised in the following descending order:
- FIDE ratings
- NZCF ratings
- National ratings of other countries.
- Default time for all tournaments is 30 minutes after the start of the round.
- Titles (eg. New Zealand Chess Champion) will be awarded jointly where permissible.
- No player may claim more than one monetary prize per tournament.
- In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.
- Players eligible for multiple prizes in the same tournament would receive the highest monetary value prize only.
- Administration and pairing software for all tournaments is Vega.
- Lots will be drawn randomly by Vega.
- Initial colours will be drawn randomly by Vega.
- All pairings will be automatically generated by Vega.
- Tiebreaks utilised for indivisible non-monetary prizes for round robin tournaments are calculated by Vega in the following descending order:
- Direct Encounter
- Most Wins
- Sonneborn-Berger
- Koya
- Tiebreaks utilised for indivisible non-monetary prizes for swiss tournaments are calculated by Vega in the following descending order:
- Direct Encouter
- Cumulative
- Buchholz Total
- Sonneborn-Berger
- Buchholz Cut 1
- If all tiebreaks fail, the tie shall be broken by drawing of lots.
- Appeals
- The Appeals Committee is chaired by the Chief Organiser.
- The Chief Organiser will appoint the remaining two members of the Appeals Committee.
- If required, the Chief Organiser may appoint replacement members of the Appeals Committee.
- Appeals against the decision of an arbiter must be made to the Chief Arbiter. Appeals against the decision of the Chief Arbiter may be lodged with the Appeals Committee.
- Appeals lodged with the Appeals Committee must be in writing and submitted before the end of the applicable round accompanied by an appeal fee of $100 that would not be refunded unless the appeal is successful.
- Situations that are not covered by these rules and regulations are subject to the Organiser’s decisions that are guided by eg. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)’s followed by New Zealand Chess Federation (NZCF)’s rules and regulations.
Results
Vega Webpage View
Link to Vega Results.
Live Broadcast
Links to live game broadcasts would be listed here.
Photos available from
When Available
Prizewinners
Prizewinners would be listed here.
