nd 2 Silicon City Open Chief Arbiter: IA FIDE Rating Chess Vasanth B H Tournament Oct 02-06, 2020

AICF EVENT CODE: 222823/KAR /2020 UKCA Event Code:G04/2020

Prize fund – Rs 10,00,000/-

Venue: Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education, Kumar Nursery, New Bank Colony, Off Kanakapura Road, Konanakunte, Registration

Entry Fee is Rs 5000 for all participants.

Last Date for receipt of Entry fees is 26th September, 2020.

Last Date for receipt of Entry fees with late fee of Rs 500 is 30th September, 2020. Payment options are provided below:

1) UPI at Innovatorschessacademy@upi 2) www.paychessentry.com 3) www.icachess.com

Entry will be confirmed only if all the fields (including FIDE ID) are completely filled out by the Player. Furthermore, the player should have an active AICF Membership for the financial year 2020-21.

Entry fee is non refundable and non transferrable.

Round Schedule

02-Oct-2020 Round 1 12.00 pm 02-Oct-2020 Round 2 4.30 pm

03-Oct-2020 Round 3 9.00 am 03-Oct-2020 Round 4 2.00 pm

04-Oct-2020 Round 5 9.00 am 04-Oct-2020 Round 6 2.00 pm

05-Oct-2020 Round 7 9.00 am 05-Oct-2020 Round 8 2.00 pm

06-Oct-2020 Round 9 8.00 am 06-Oct-2020 Round 10 1.00 pm

Prize Distribution at 6.30 pm on 6th October, 2020. Prize will be forfeited if the player doesn’t attend the Prize Distribution. Prize structure

1st Place Rs 55,000 + Trophy 2nd Place Rs 45,000 3rd Place Rs 40,000 4th Place Rs 35,000 5th Place Rs 30,000 6th Place Rs 25,000 7th Place Rs 20,000 8th Place Rs 15,000 9th Place & 10th Place Rs 12,000 each 11th to 20th Placings Rs 10,000 each 21st to 30th Placings Rs 8,000 each 31st to 40th Placings Rs 7,000 each 41st to 50th Placings Rs 6,000 each

Category prizes

Rating Category 1451-1650 Rating Category 1201-1450 1st Place Rs 30,000 1st Place Rs 30,000 2nd Place Rs 25,000 2nd Place Rs 25,000 3rd Place Rs 15,000 3rd Place Rs 15,000 4th Place Rs 12,000 4th Place Rs 12,000 5th Place Rs 9,000 5th Place Rs 9,000 6th Place Rs 8,000 6th Place Rs 8,000 7th Place Rs 7,000 7th Place Rs 7,000 8th Place Rs 6,000 8th Place Rs 6,000

Unrated to 1200 Best Veteran (above 55 years) 1st Place Rs 30,000 1st Place Rs 20,000 2nd Place Rs 25,000 2nd Place Rs 15,000 3rd Place Rs 15,000 3rd Place Rs 10,000 4th Place Rs 12,000 5th Place Rs 9,000 Best Female Player 6th Place Rs 8,000 1st Place Rs 12,000 7th Place Rs 7,000 2nd Place Rs 8,000 8th Place Rs 6,000

5 Trophies each for Boys and Girls respectively in the following age Categories:

Under 7 Born in 2013 or later Under 11 Born in 2009 or later Under 9 Born in 2011 or later Under 13 Born in 2007 or later

For further details, please contact us at 9886358313, 9845247653 and 9880399906 or visit our website www.icachess.com or email us at [email protected]

RULES

❖ AICF Registration: Only players who have completed their AICF Registration for the financial year 2020-21 are eligible to participate. Visit the link below on or after April 1, 2020 to procure/renew your AICF Membership: http://aicf.in/aicf-payments/

❖ UKCA Registration: UKCA membership is compulsory for all the players to participate in this Event. Karnataka Players have two options provided in connection with the UKCA fees:

1) To be exempted from paying the UKCA fee of Rs 50 for every tournament, players may opt for the one-time UKCA membership fee of Rs1000/ -. The UKCA registration form may be downloaded from www.karnatakachess.com

2) Players may choose to pay the UKCA registration fee of ₹50/ - if they do not wish to become a UKCA Member.

❖ The tournament will be played on Swiss league basis under latest FIDE rules.

❖ Latest FIDE TIE break rules will be applicable in case of a tie.

❖ Prize Money will not be shared.

❖ Time Control: 90 minutes plus 30 sec increment.

❖ Default time: 15 minutes (or as decided in the Players Meeting)

❖ Protest if any, shall be lodged in writing with protest fee of ₹1000 within 15 minutes of the incident.

❖ Organizer has the right to accept or reject any entry without assigning any reason.

❖ It is compulsory to attend the prize Distribution function.

❖ Players are required to bring their own water bottles– we will be providing drinking water and avoiding using plastic/paper cups to protect our environment.

❖ Players and accompanying persons are required to arrange for their own food and accommodation during the entire duration of the tournament.

Hotels near the Venue (at the max 20 minutes commuting time):

Collection O 49703 Vaishnavi Residency (2.8 km), Near Yelchenahalli Metro Station, Kashi Nagar, Bangalore. Link: https://www.oyorooms.com/79874-collection-o-collection-o-49703-vaishnavi-residency- bangalore/

Dwaraka Grand (4.6 km) Dayanand Sagar College Rd, , Bengaluru, Karnataka 560085 Phone: 080180 03482

OYO 44034 Blissful Stay (400m) JP Nagar 12 1st Cross Pai Layout, New Bank Colony, Konanakunte, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062•0124 620 1320

OYO 19670 Guru Grands (1.9 km) 18/2,C3 Konankunte Cross Road, Near Metro Cash and carry, Kanakapura Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062•0124 620 1320

OYO 3837 Confido Inn 2-star hotel (3km) Metro Pillar Number 71, Pot no. 7, BKN Plaza, 1st Floor, Oposite, Kanakapura Rd, JP Nagar 6th Phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•0124 620 1320

OYO 19227 Hotel Classic Comfort 3-star hotel (3.8 km) # 58, Sarakki Signal, Kanakapura Rd, JP Nagar 6th Phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•0124 620 1320

The Woodrose 3-star hotel (2.7 km) May Flower Block, Campus, Jagruthi Colony, Ramaiah Garden, JP Nagar 7th Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•080 4199 5999

Hotel Euphoria 3-star hotel (4.6 km) No. 128/54/10 First & Second floor, Bannerghatta Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076•080 4149 5559

OYO Townhouse 047 (2.5 km) Kanakpura Road Hotel Bangalore 3-star hotel 253/6&7 Vasanthapura Main Road, Off, Kanakapura Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•0124 620 1320

OYO 49293 Hotel White Walkers (4km) 7, 1st Cross Rd, Teachers Colony, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•0124 620 1320

Octave Hotel & Spa JP Nagar 3-star hotel (4.6 km) 9th Cross Rd, SBI Colony, 1st Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•073492 58414

Inchara Hotel 3-star hotel (4 km) 22, Rd, Ashta Laxmi Layout, JP Nagar Phase 6, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•080 2244 9961

ZiP By Spree Hotels @ Woodrose Club 3-star hotel (2.7 km) Cassia Block, Brigade Millenium Rd, Ramaiah Garden, JP Nagar 7th Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•080 4199 5999

BOOK OUR STAY Apartments (2.5 km) JP Nagar 883, chinmayee arcade, 10th cross road, Opposite to Big Bazaar, JP Nagar 7th phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078•073376 76004

Sunshine Suites-Premium (4.8 km) 75, 6th Cross Rd, Venkatadri Layout, Sahyadri Layout, Panduranga Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560076•099013 59025