Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages : 7 The 24th PSPB Inter Unit Chess Tournament starts on Sunday 30th April 2014 at the MRPL Employees Club at Bala, Mangalore. Says, Shri V R Ananthram, Chief Arbiter for the Tourney “ This is one of the strongest domestic chess events and to watch out for. All of India’s all top players sans GM Vishy Anand are participating”. The Captain’s briefing held by Shri V R Ananthram and Shri V Vijayaraghavan today at the MRPL Guest House at Mangalore promise as exciting 5 days of Chess. 13 Teams have registered and Shri V R Anantharam, will face off against each other Chief Arbiter is Asst 1 Secretary, in the 6 round Team event Qualification from 30th March to 1st April. Commission of the World Chess The star studded BPCL – A Federation. He is part team comprising India No.2 of the Team that GM P Harikrishna, GM assesses and grants Parimarjan Negi, GM M R titles like “grandmaster” to Venkatesh, GM Abhijeet chess players over Gupta and GM GN Gopal and another all GMs team ONGC – the world. A consisting, India’s top most woman player Koneru Humpy, Sasikiran, Vidit Santosh Gujrati, SP Sethuraman & Deepsen Gupta are the joint favourites. The strength of IOCL– A team , former World U16 champion GM B Adhiban, former Commonwealth Champion GM M R Lalith Babu, 6 times consecutive national champion GM S S Ganguly, former national champion GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Diptayan Ghosh also cannot be underestimated. Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages :7 The individual event to be held from 1st to 3rd April will be a 7 round rapid format tournament. Harikrishna with a rating of 2714 is the highest seeded player, followed by K Sasikiran (2676). The highlights of the Captains’ Briefing. Information Courtesy : Arbiters. Team event: Swiss system to be followed, with 6 rounds Individual event: 7 round Swiss system 2 Game duration: Team event: 45 minutes each + 30 seconds for each move Individual: 25 min each + 10 sec for each move 1)1)1) Schedule :Schedule :-:--- Team Event : Individual Event : Round Date Time Round Date Time 1 30.03.2014 11.00 A.M. 1 01.04.2014 05.30 P.M. 2 30.03.2014 03.00 P.M. 2 02.04.2014 09.30 A.M. 3 31.04.2014 10.00 A.M 3 02.04.2014 11.00 A.M. 4 31.04.2014 02.30 P.M. 4 02.04.2014 02.00 P.M. 5 01.04.2014 10.00 A.M 5 02.04.2014 03.30 P.M. 6 01.04.2014 02.30 P.M. 6 02.04.2014 05.00 P.M. 7 03.04.2014 09.30 A.M. *** No two teams from the same unit shall play against each other in the last round *** Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages :7 Grace time: 30 minutes Ranking: Team: according to match points Team TTeam TieTie break 1 is Game point o Team Tie break 2 is Team SB – It is the score made by each opposing team multiplied by the score made against that team. Then add all these sums together. o Team Tie break 3 Play off, with 3 minutes each with 2 seconds increment. In case of further tie, Armageddon will be introduced with 1 board only. Black will have 5 minutes and White will have 4 minutes. A draw is equivalent to win by black. o Tiebreak for Individual eventevent: Buchholz Cut 1, Cut 2, SB, 3 Buchholz Appeals Committee 1) IM Lanka Ravi - ONGC ReservesReservesReserves 2) IM D V Prasad - IOC 1) IM L Imocha - OIL 3) GM S Kidambi - BPCL 2) P J Baruah - IOC-AOD 4) GM Shyam Sundar - HPCL 5) Bharath Kumar - MRPL Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages :7 8) Round Team List The board order for each round has to be submitted at least 60 minutes before the start of each round, except second round (30 minutes). A higher board player can not play on lower boards A reserve player can play only on fourth board Penalty for wrong board order – 1 point to be deducted for each change Board prizesBoard prizes o The best 2 scorers of each board will be given prizes, based on percentage 4 o If percentage is equal, more number of games played counts o If number of games played is equal, the member of the higher ranked team will be placed higher. o A player has to play a minimum of 4 games for board prizes in case of top 4 boards and 3 games for reserve board Rapid Rules to be followed for individual event ––– Displayed separately Draw ClaimDraw Claim In Individual event, a draw claim under 3 fold repetition or 50 moves rule can be made only if there is a recorded score sheet by the claimant ProtestProtestProtest,Protest if any has to be made within 10 minutes after the game, with a protest fee of Rs.500/- 13) Role of the Captain to submit the Fixed board order to submit Round Team List for each round Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages :7 to submit signed result sheet each round can advise the player only to offer or accept a draw or to resign in presence of the arbiter only should not discuss or indicate the position on the board with the player or team mates No analysis in the tournament hallhallhall 5 No player shall speak with their team mates during their games Mobile phones are not allowed inside the tournament hall. Prizes:Prizes:Prizes: TeamTeamTeam : Top 3 + Best Unrated Team. Board Prizes : Best 2 for each of the 5 boards. Individuals : Top 3 + 2 Best Unrated Best Player of the tournament. Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages :7 E4 C5 are the most popular opening moves that scores the best for white. 6 Mangalore, 29th March 2014. First Issue of E4, C5 Moments & Moves. No: of pages :7 7 .