Cairn Community Games Chess
Entry |
Team, All boys, All girls, Mixed, Panel of 7 (5 Players + 2 Substitutes) |
Age |
Under 11 Under 13 Under 16 |
Notes |
A panel once submitted on ORS cannot be changed at County Provincial and National level, unless in Exceptional Circumstances, members may be replaced on teams who qualify for the County/Provincial / National Festival. Applications for replacements will only be considered on the original panel submitted. The County Secretary must supply valid reasons for the replacement to be granted no later than 48 hours prior to the event. A three-person Panel constituted from the Event Management Committee will adjudicate on all applications All panel members present at National Festival should participate. |
NB |
This is a Provincial event. Your Team first qualifies at County level before progressing to Provincial |
- Rules as defined in “Laws of Chess” aslaid down by F.I.D.E. will apply, except where amended by Community Games rules.
- Rule of “Touch and Move” will be strictly enforced.
- A team must consist of 5 minimum players numbered 1 to 5 selected in order of playing strength. One Player to act as captain. The declared Strength order cannot be changed; players will always play in Strength order and substitutes will always play on the lowest boards, also in descending order.
- The Co-ordinator must be given in writing at least 15 minutes before the scheduled commencement of play the order in which members of each team will play
- Each game won, scores 1 point, each draw half a point, each loss zero points.
- Before each match, opposing captains will draw for colours
- Maximum playing time will be three hours with each player being allocated one and half- or all his moves. “Allegro” moves will apply only to the last quarter hour of each players time
6. Allegro Chess.
- Where a game has not already been decided by checkmate, resignation stalemate, or other form of draw, the player whose allotted time expires first loses unless the material remaining to the opponent is insufficient to secure a victory. In these circumstances the game is declared a draw.
- In Allegro Chess tournaments, illegal moves lead to an immediate loss.
8. Any dispute must be brought to the attention of the Co-ordinator immediately - not at the conclusion of play.
9. The National Festival will be played on a knockout system i.e. two semi-final, play off and Final.
10. Each team must be accompanied by a team manager.
11. Chess sets will be provided at National Finals
12. In the event of the game point tie break not deciding the winner, the following shall be applied:
- A re-count of all game points for the tied teams discounting the board 5 scores.
- A re-count of all game points for the tied teams discounting the board 4 scores.
- The result of the match between the tied teams, if they played each other.
- A re-count of all game points for the tied teams discounting the board 3 scores.
- A re-count of all game points for the tied teams discounting the board 2 scores.