Friday, May 6, 2011

Asian Youth Chess Championship May 14-22, 2011 Schedule

Schedule of the Asian Youth Championships which will be held from 14 to 22 May 2011 in Subic Freeport, Olongapo City, Philippines

Format

Standard Chess
The Championships will be played according to the Swiss System of 7 or 9 Rounds, depending on the number of participants in the category: for 16 or less 7 rounds and for more 9 round Swiss system. Time control is 90 minutes for the whole game with 30 second increments per move from move 1. In the last round, where possible, players from the same country who have more than 50% shall not be paired together.

Blitz Chess
The tournament shall be a 7 round Swiss. Time control is 3 minutes per player with increment of 2 seconds per move from move 1.

Schedule

14th May  after 1200 HRS Arrival
15th May  11:00 Technical Meeting
                  15:00 Opening Ceremony
                  1600-2000  Standard Chess Round 1
16th May  0930-1330  Standard Chess Round 2
                  1600-2000  Standard Chess Round 3
17th May  0930-1330  Standard Chess Round 4
                  1600-2000  Standard Chess Round 5

18th May Free Day Organized Tours

19th May  1600-2000   Standard Chess Round 6
20th May  0930-1330   Standard Chess Round 7
                   1600-2000  Standard Chess Round 8
21st May   0930-1330  Standard Chess Round 9
                   1600-1900  Blitz Chess 7 Rds
                   2000            Closing Ceremony

22nd May before 1200 hrs Departure

Medals

- Medals will be awarded to the top three positions in each event and category (Standard chess and Blitz chess tournaments).

- Titles: For the Standard Chess events, FM and WFM titles are awarded to the winners of the youth categories. In case of tie, after tie-break, only the top three will be awarded. CM and WCM titles are awarded, after tie-break, to silver and bronze medal winners – not more than one title will be awarded for each (2nd/3rd) position.

- Team Medals in Standard Chess: For each category, the top 3 players of the 3 top Federations will be awarded team medals based on the total score of these 3 players. Federations with less than 3 players will not be eligible for a team award. In case of any tie, the tie-break scores of each player shall be considered.

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