2012 National Age Group and National Juniors Chess Championship

CHIZ WIZARD (http://www.remate.ph/2012/04/chiz-wizard/)

Me and none other than guest of honor Senator Francis 'Chiz' Escudero doing the ceremonial move during the opening of the National Age Group and National Juniors Grandfinals being held at Tanauan Pavilion Event Center, Tanauan City, Batangas. Thanks to Mr. Marlon Bernardino and photo courtesy of INVENZO 'Thoy" MERERIA.  God bless everyone!

2012 NATIONAL AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

ATTY. RUEL V. CANOBAS GRAND FINALS

2012 NATIONAL AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

ORGANIZED BY      :     National Chess Federation of the Philippines

HOSTED BY             :     City of Tanauan, Batangas

OBJECTIVE              :    To select the youth chess players who will represent the Philippines in the     ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships in Hue, Vietnam and the 2012 Asian Youth championships to be held in Sri Lanka.

VENUE                      :    Tanauan Event Center, Tanauan City, Batangas   

TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

I.              ELIGIBILITY

The tournament is open to all qualifiers from the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Legs of the 2012 National Age Group Chess Championships, who are members in good standing of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).

As mandated in Memorandum Circular 2012-04-03, all qualifiers in each age category are hereby instructed to play in the Grand Finals.

II.            REGISTRTATION

A.    All qualifiers must register on or before April 15, 2012, non-compliance to register after the deadline will mean forfeiture of slot in the Grand Finals.

B.    The Registration Fee is Two Hundred Pesos (P200.00)

III.           CATEGORIES :

A.    20 & Below (Boys & Girls) – born on or after January 1, 1992

B.    16 & Below (Boys & Girls) – born on or after January 1, 1996

C.   14 & Below (Boys & Girls) – born on or after January 1, 1998

D.   12 & Below (Boys & Girls) – born on or after January 1, 2000

E.    10 & Below (Boys & Girls) – born on or after January 1, 2002

F.      8 & Below (Boys & Girls) – born on or after January 1, 2004

IV.          TOURNAMENT FORMAT

A.    Single Round Robin format for each category.

B.    The Champions in each category will represent the Philippines in the 2012 Asian Youth Championships in Sri Lanka.

 

V.            TOURNAMENT RULES

A.    The tournament shall be governed by the FIDE Laws of Chess.

B.    The tournament shall be rated by FIDE.

C.   Time control shall be ninety (90) minutes (1½ hours) with 30 seconds increment for each player to make all the moves necessary to finish the game using the digital clocks or One Hundred Twenty (120) minutes (2 hours) using mechanical clocks.

D.   Recording of moves in Algebraic notation is mandatory.

E.    Penalty for illegal moves claimed by the opponent:

1.    1^st Offense – additional two (2) minutes thinking time for the claimant.

2.    2^nd Offense – additional two (2) minutes thinking time for the claimant.

3.    3^rd Offense – loss of the game by forfeiture.

F.    The use of cellphones and other electronic means of communication while the game is in progress is prohibited. A player who will violate this provision shall lose his/her game by forfeiture.

G.   The basis for the initial ranking of players shall be by drawing of lots, which will be held during the technical meeting.

H.   Pairings shall be generated by the Swiss Manager pairing program. NO PROTEST ON PAIRING shall be entertained.

VI.          SCHEDULE

April 22            -     Arrival

-       Technical Meeting                        19:00

April 23            -     Opening Ceremonies       09:00

-       Rd. 1                                 13:00

April 24            -     Rd. 2                                 08:00

-       Rd. 3                                 13:30

April 25            -     Rd. 4                                 08:00

-       Rd. 5                                 13:30

April 26            -     Rd. 6                                 08:00

-       Rd. 7                                 13:30

April 27            -     Rd. 8                                 08:00

-       Rd. 9                                 13:30

April 28            -     Rd. 10                               08:00

-       Rd. 11                               13:30

April 29            -     Rd. 12                               08:00

-       Rd. 13                               13:30

April 30            -     Rd. 14                               08:00

-       Rd. 15                               13:30

Closing Ceremonies

Awarding of Prizes

            May 1              -    Departure

VII.         TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Tournament Director  -           GM Jayson Gonzales

Chief Arbiter                -           IA Gene Poliarco

Deputy Chief Arbiter   -           IA Ilann Perez

Arbiter                         -           FA WIlfredo Neri

                                                FA Patrick Lee

                                                IM Yves Ranola

                                                NA Alex Dinoy

VIII.        APPEALS COMMITTEE

An appeals Committee shall be appointed during the technical meeting.

A.    The decision of the Chief Arbiter on a point of law is FINAL.

B.    Any appeal or protest on the Chief Arbiter’s decision on a point of fact must be submitted in writing to the Appeals Committee at least thirty (30) minutes after the conclusion of the game in question, together with a Protest Fee of P1,000.00 (refundable if the appeal or protest is upheld).

C.   The decision of the Appeals Committee on a point of fact is FINAL.

IX.          DEFAULTING TIME

Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the start of the session shall lose the game. Thus the default time is 0 minutes.

X.            TIE BREAKS

The following tie-break systems, in descending order of priority, shall be applied to determine the final ranking of players in each category.

1.    Direct encounter

2.    S.B. System

3.    KOYA System

4.    More number of won games

XI.          TRAVELLING EXPENSES

Travel expenses shall be borne by the participants.

XII.         ACCOMODATION

Accommodation for players and one accompanying person (per player) will be provided at the Tanauan National High School.

XIII.        PRIZES AND AWARDS

(Please see Distribution of Prizes)

XIV.        MISCELLANEOUS

A.    Proper dress code must be observed. Shorts, slippers and sleeveless shirts are not allowed.

B.    All participants shall be issued uniforms. These must be worn on the first and last playing days, players who will not comply will not be allowed to play.

C.   Players should wear their IDs during the games, NO ID – NO PLAY.

D.   Certificate of participations shall be issued to all participants.

E.    Chess sets will be given to all players in the Under 12, 10 and 8 categories.

XV.        The organizers reserve the right to amend or alter any provision of the afore-mentioned rules and regulations for the success and interest of the tournament.

SAMANTILA REIGNS IN NATIONAL OPEN CHESS

SAMANTILA REIGNS IN NATL OPEN CHESS

(http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=800201&publicationsubcategoryid=69)

(The Philippine Star) Updated April 24, 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Daryl Samantila defeated Jefferson Manzanero in the sixth round then drew with Franz Barreto in the final round to capture the men’s crown in the National Open Chess Championships at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence in Mindanao Ave., Quezon City recently.

The 12-year-old Samantila from Tonsuya, Malabon finished with six points as he edged Barreto and Jerad Docena for top honors in the event which also served as part of the elimination tournament for the squad vying in this year’s Olympiad.

Barreto nipped Docena in the tiebreak to clinch the runner-up honors. Both wound up with 5.5 points.

Andrew Casiano beat John Margarito while Charles Abuzo toppled Joshua Tan to place fourth and fifth, respectively, with five points.

The other qualifiers for the semifinals, to be held in Tagaytay City, were Jesus Lising, Jose Castro, Viergen Ruaya, Giovanni Mejia, Juancho Caunte, Ryan Magtabog, Ritchie Evangelista and Jefferson Mansanero.

In women’s play, Akiko Suede split the point with Shania Mendoza in the sixth round then beat Krissa Abasolo in the final round to clinch the title with 5.5 points.

Bernadette Galas actually ended up with 5.5 points after a final round draw but Suede took the crown with a superior tiebreak score.

Gladys Romero and Mikee Suede drew their last game to finish fourth and fifth, respectively, while Jacquilyn Sales and Mendoza took the last two spots in the semifinals.

Pace holds qualifiers for Russia

THE selection process for the composition of the Philippine teams to the 40th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Masiysk in Russia will begin with the 2012 National Open Chess Championship on April 16 to 20 at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (Pace) headquarters in Quezon City.

The tournament, however, is only for players who are members of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) with good standing.

Non-NCFP members, however, must apply for membership before they will be allowed to play.
This will be a series of tournaments, where the top 30 percent of each elimination tournament will get to play in the semifinal round along with the seeded international masters (IMs), Fide Masters (FMs) and National Masters (NMs).

This also goes with the women’s division, but the top 40 percent will advance to the semifinal round to play against the seeded WIMs, WFMs and WNMs.

In the distaff side, the top 40 percent shall advance to the semifinal round together with seeded Woman International Masters (WIMs), Woman FIDE Masters (WFMs) and Woman National Masters (WNMs).
The Visayas elimination, however, is yet to be announced.