Auckland May Weekender 2020
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CANCELLED due to COVID-19
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Auckland May Weekender 2020
CANCELLED due to COVID-19
WAS: Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 24th May 2020.
Entry Details
Entry Fees
$50 per player.
Entry Instructions
No entries accepted after 9am 23rd May 2020 or when full.
Only first 50 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.
Club account for payment:12-3011-0713528-00 (state name & “MayWk”).
Use online entry form to enter.
Event Information
Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.
Dates
CANCELLED due to COVID-19
WAS: Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 24th May 2020.
Venue
Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mount Eden, Auckland.
Eligibility
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.
Only first 50 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.
Format
18 rounds combined Swiss tournaments played as 2 tournaments.
9 rounds Blitz & 9 rounds Rapid. FIDE and NZCF rated where possible.
Final standings would be determined by combining both tournaments scores.
Rapid games have double value of Blitz games for standings purposes.
Time Controls
Blitz, 3 minutes each player plus 2 seconds increment per move from move one.
Rapid, 25 minutes each player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
CANCELLED due to COVID-19
| Players meeting | 9.15am | Saturday 23rd May 2020 |
| Blitz rounds 1-9 | 9.30am | Saturday 23rd May 2020 |
| Rapid rounds 1-4 | 2pm | Saturday 23rd May 2020 |
| Rapid rounds 5-7 | 9.30am | Sunday 24th May 2020 |
| Rapid rounds 8-9 | 2pm | Sunday 24th May 2020 |
Prize Fund
| Open | 1st $320 | 2nd $200 | 3rd $100 |
| Under1800 | 1st $220 | 2nd $180 | 3rd $80 |
Plus Grade Prizes to the value of $300.
PLEASE NOTE:
No player may claim more than one prize.
In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.
Players eligible for open or grade prize would receive the highest monetary value prize.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Michael V R Steadman.
Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang.
Results
Vega Webpage View
Prizewinners
Prizewinners would be listed here.
