NZ Senior Championship 2021 is a 6 round chess tournament POSTPONED till 26th to 28th November 2021. Moved ONLINE.

NZ Senior Championship 2021

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7:00 pm
Sun 28th November 2021

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NZ Senior Championship 2021

NZ Senior Championship 2021 is a 6 round chess tournament held at the Howick Information Centre from ~~17th to 19th September~~ 26th to 28th November 2021. Howick’s main street, surrounded by cafes, bars and restaurants is where the venue of NZ Senior Championship 2021, the Howick Information Centre is located.

Entry Details

Entry Fees

~~$50 per player~~.

$25 per player.

Entry Instructions

No entries accepted after 6pm Thursday ~~16th September~~ 23rd November 2021.

Club account for payment: 02 0168 0091321 01 (state name & ‘NZSenior’ as reference).

Use online entry form to enter.

Event Information

NZ Open Seniors Online Championships, Online

November 26th-28th 2021 (was September 17th-19th) – for players born before 1972.

This tournament is now going to be played online, on Lichess, with no prize money and a reduced entry fee of $25. The tournament will be played in a spirit of friendship with no need for the normal rules surrounding cameras etc. Rating will be Lichess only and optional.

Certificates will be awarded to the main place getters in both divisions and it has also been decided to make it an “Open” event so that players from other Asia-Pacific countries can enter. It will be called the NZ Open Seniors Online Championships. Players that have already entered the OTB tournament and want to play in the online event will be refunded the difference.

Entries and payments will still be administered by HPCC treasurer Ludi Zhang. To enter your Lichess details, please use this online form https://forms.gle/6mJgSjVqnApQzqwE7

Summarised information available in printable PDF format Official Entry Form.

Dates

NOW: Friday 26th to Sunday 28th November 2021

WAS: ~~Friday 17th to Sunday 19th September 2021~~

Venue

Moved ONLINE.

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Eligibility

Open to players born before 1st January 1972. (49 years old or above in 2020)

Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their chess federation.

NZL players without FIDE ID must provide full Date of Birth.

Format

6 round Swiss tournament, ~~NZCF & FIDE rated where possible~~.

Time Controls

90 minutes each player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.

Byes

Players may elect to take up to 2 byes in any of the first 4 rounds but must notify the arbiter before the beginning of the previous round.

Schedule

	Start Time	Day & Date
Players Meeting	9.15am	Friday 26th November 2021
Round 1	9.30am	Friday 26th November 2021
Round 2	2.30pm	Friday 26th November 2021
Round 3	9.30am	Saturday 27th November 2021
Round 4	2.30pm	Saturday 27th November 2021
Round 5	9.30am	Sunday 28th November 2021
Round 6	2.30pm	Sunday 28th November 2021

Prize giving as soon as possible after completion of the last game.

Prize Fund

No Prize Fund To be played online, on Lichess, with no prize money and a reduced entry fee of $25. Certificates to be awarded instead.

No Prize Fund	1st	2nd	3rd
Open	$400	$250	$150
Veteran	$100

~~$100 of Grade prizes plus book prizes.~~

Please note:

~~No player may claim more than one cash prize.~~
~~In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.~~
~~Players eligible for Open, Veteran or Grade prize would receive the highest monetary value prize.~~

Personnel

Chief Organiser: IO Paul Spiller

Convenor: Timothy Ha

Arbiter: IA Bruce Pollard

Results

Vega Webpage View

Link to NZ Seniors Online 2021 and Vega Webpages for results.

Link to Lichess to view games.

Prizewinners

	Position	Points	Player
Joint NZ Senior and Veteran Champion	1st equal	5/6	FM Robert E Gibbons
Joint NZ Senior and Veteran Champion	1st equal	5/6	CM Hilton P Bennett
	3rd	4/6	Anthony L Carpinter