Nakano Chess Club Year End Tournament 2024

Nakano Chess Club Year End Tournament 2024

Dates: December 27（Fri）・28（Sat）
Venue: Nakano ZERO hall　West Building　2F
Format: 2 tournaments: 2 Day course and 1Day course(12/28 only)

2 Day course: 

• 4R Swiss, Time control 60min+30move/sec, Nationally Rated
• Will be rated for 2025 February Standard rating 
• Writing down moves is mandatory
• Entry Fee：3,000yen.  2000yen for players rated 1800+ in November or December 2024 list 
• Only Yearly members of Japan Chess Federation may join.
• Max capacity at 28 players
• No forced byes for 1R and 2R
• Pairings will be accelerated swiss if over 16 participants
  
• Swiss-Manager will be used for pairing
  

 Schedule：

12/27(Fri)
18:30 R1

12/28(Sat)
10:00 R2
13:30 R3
17:00 R4

 

Registration: Purchase ticket from Peatix (Available from 11/15)

 

1Day course: 

• Rapid tournament　Tentative:5R Swiss, 15min+10sec/move
• Entry Fee: 2,000 yen
• Anybody can join, including non-members of Japan Chess Federation
  
• Max capacity at 28 players
• Swiss-Manager will be used for pairing

Schedule:

12/28(Sat)
13:40 R1、Games start ASAP

 

Registration: Purchase ticket from Peatix (Available from 11/15)

Prizes

• TBD
• 54000yen based off 55 entries

 

Other Regulations
Tournament Rules

• Tie-breaks:

1. Direct Encounter
2. Buchholz Cut-1 (Sum of the opponents’ points excluding the lowest)
3. Buchholz (Sum of the opponents’ points)
4. Sonneborn-Berger (Sum of the defeated opponents’ points and halves of drawn opponents’ points)
5. Sum of the ratings of the opponents
6. Drawing of lots

• Default time: If any player is not present within 30 min after the game starts, she/he shall lose the game by default. The game is not rated.
• Pre-registered byes: Bye requests will be accepted until 18:00 on the day before the tournament (12/26).  0.5 points will be awarded for pre-requested Byes, and 0 points for Bye requested after the deadline. The requested Bye for the final 2 rounds shall be given 0 points.  If a player has more than 1 requested byes, the player will not qualify for prizes.
• Pairing-allocated bye will be one point.
• The organizer will provide chess equipment including clocks. Players must use them.
•  Once the game is finished, the winner should notify the arbiter the result. In case of a draw, the player with the White pieces tells the arbiter the result.
• All electronic devices including smartphones, tablets or smartwatches must be turned off and stored away. Players are not allowed to keep it on him/her or take it outside of the venue in a bag. When a player breaks these rules, his/her game shall be immediately lost. It is forbidden for anybody to use a mobile phone or any kind of communication device in the playing venue.
• The pairings will be done in order of National Standard Rating (if none, it will be substituted by National Rapid Rating), titles, and the alphabetical order of the players.
• ※On chess-results, the rating value used to decide one’s starting rank is shown under the “EloN” index for convenience.
• The tournament will follow FIDE rules unless otherwise stated above.  For example, an illegal move will be penalized and the second illegal move will result in the loss of the game. Pressing the clock by mistake or pressing it with the other hand which touched the pieces will also be judged as an illegal move.

For inquiries and bye requests, email nakanochessclub (a) gmail.com