7th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2018

FIDE Rated event

(AICF Event code no:175406/175407/175408/175409/175410/175411
/175413 / 175414 / 175416 / 175417 / 175418 / 175420 / ORI / 2018)

28thJanuary to 1stFebruary 2018

On behalf of
ALL INDIA CHESS FEDERATION
Under the Aegis of
All Orissa Chess Association
Organized by
KIIT UNIVERSITY
Venue
International Chess Hall, Campus-15(B),
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

1. Invitation :
KIIT University on behalf of All India Chess Federation (AICF), have the honour to
invite all the State Associations and all schools* (any Syllabus) in India to
participate in the 7thNationalSchool Chess Championships-2018 (Under-7, Under-9,
Under-11, Under-13, Under-15 & Under-17 for Open & Girl’s categories) which is
going to be held at International Chess Hall, Sports Complex, Campus-15(B),
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.

2. Schedule : Individual Championship

Registration at the Venue 27th Jan 2018 09:00 A.M to 09:00 P.M.
Inauguration / Managers meeting 28th Jan 2018 09:00 A.M.
Round – I 28th Jan 2018 10:00 A.M.
Round – II 28th Jan 2018 03:30 P.M.
Round – III 29th Jan 2018 09:00 A.M.
Round – IV 29th Jan 2018 03:00 P.M.
Round – V 30th Jan 2018 09:00 A.M.
Round - VI 30th Jan 2018 03:00 P.M.
Round - VII 31st Jan 2018 09:00 A.M.
Round - VIII 31st Jan 2018 03:00 P.M.
Round – IX 01st Feb 2018 09:00 A.M.
Prize Distribution 01st Feb 2018 03:00 P.M.

3. Eligibility for Participation:

Only Individuals who are school students and who are Indian Nationals are eligible
to participate in this Championship. Players who are Foreign Nationals, and
who are with PIO or OCI card cannot participate.

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 (a) * All entries should be strictly routed through the respective AICF
affiliated state chess association. No direct entries shall be
entertained in any circumstances.
(b) Each State Association or School Association or Schools may enter an
unlimited number ofplayers in each of the 12 age groups. The player
should be a bona-fide student of a school (anysyllabus). In case that one
girl group is less than 10 participants then it will be merged with the same
open age group category.
(c) Entitled to participate are players (Boys & Girls) who shall not have reached
the age of 7,9,11,13,15,17 before 1 January, 2018.
(i) Under 07:Born on or after 1 January, 2011;
(ii) Under 09: Born on or after 1 January, 2009;
(iii) Under 11: Born on or after 1 January, 2007;
(iv) Under 13: Born on or after 1 January, 2005;
(v) Under 15: Born on or after 1 January,2003;
(vi) Under 17: Born on or after 1 January, 2001;

(d) **Since there is no separate National School Chess Championship for under
5, players for the Under 5 Asian School Chess Championship 2018, will be
identified as per rankings from among the participants in the National
School under 7 Chess Championship 2018 subject to their age. Therefore,
those planning to participate in the Asian Youth Under - 5 - 2018 (if held)
should participate in the National School Under - 7 Chess Championship
2018 to be eligible for consideration.

4. Age Proof: Each participant must produce a valid certificate to prove his /
her age. Certificates fromSchool are not enough. Certificates should preferably be
from the Panchayat, Municipality or Corporation obtained soon after birth. Players
without date of birth certificates will not be allowed to participate.

The date of birth certificates registered within one year of the birth of the
child alone will be recognized and allowed to participate. No state
association shall recommend any player who doesn’t come under the
above criteria.

If any doubt arises about the claimed age of a player, the Tournament Committee
has the right to refer the player during the championship for a due evaluation of
age by competent medical experts. A player if declared over-age by such experts
shall not continue in the championship and the matter shall be reported to AICF.
Protest about the age of players may be made to the Chief Arbiter in writing along
with a fee of`5000/- per player. This will not be refunded. No Protest about over
age of a player will be entertained after 2nd round of the championship.

Only the Coach or Manager deputed by participating State Chess Association can
lodge such protests. The Tournament Committee has the right to decide the day,
time and place for such medical evaluation of age. AICF / Organizers will have the
right to refer any player to the medical evaluation of age at any time during the
Championship. Players refusing to take the test as decided by the Tournament
Committee shall be deemed to have failed the test and shall be disqualified from
the Championship.

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5. Dress Code: As per AICF regulations on Dress Code for players participating
in all the Nationalchampionships, all State Associations should send their players
including special / donor entry players with proper uniform (As regards special /
donor entry players, the respective State chess associations may collect the cost of
the uniform from the players).

Players should at least wear uniform T Shirts / formal shirts (same color and brand
with the name of the State printed prominently at the back and the state chess
emblem in the front left side). The name / logo of the sponsors can be permitted.
The girls / women are also given appropriate uniform dress. The above rule will
also be applicable to Special units. Players without proper uniform will not be
permitted to take part in the championship. This will be strictly enforced.

6. Registration:
(a) Entry fee : `1,500/- (One thousand five hundred only)
Players can pay the entry fee directly to the following account through
NEFT and must upload the transaction/ receipt while filling online.
Please note that cash deposit inaccount will not be entertained.

Name of Account : All Orissa Chess Association

S.B. Account Number : 523202010019483
Name of the Bank : Union Bank of India
IFSC Code : UBIN0552321
Name of the Branch : Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar

(b) Online entry

(i) Online entries can be made at
:https://goo.gl/forms/eA3wHLYRmPyfcbMt2

(ii) Names, FIDE ID, DOB will be sent to respective state association
for approvals. Registration to participate will be subject to
respective state association approvals.

(c) Online Procedure :

Proper attachments has to be uploaded along with the form.Keep
ready the following before filling the form :

(i) Scanned Pass-port size photograph (size : up to 1 MB)

(ii) Scanned copy of your birth certificate from Panchayat /
Municipality / Corporation, registered within one year from birth
only be accepted). (size : up to 1 MB)
(iii) AICF Certificate (if medical test qualified. (size : up to 10MB)
(iv) Payment proof (size : up to 1 MB)
(v) The certificate from the school mentioning that he/she is a
bonafide student of the school. (size : up to 1 MB)

Entry queries regarding registration can be mailed to

Suresh Chandra Sahoo

International Arbiter,
Email :scsbadal@gmail.com
Mobile : +91-9776118644

(d) Last date for receipt of entry: Last Date 15thJanuary 2018, with
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 Late Fee `300/- Till 24thJanuary 2018, After this date, organizers
reserve the right to refuse or decline late registrations.
(e) Players should come with following documents :
(i) Pass-port size photo
(ii) Original Date of Birth Certificate.
(iii) AICF Certificate (if medical test qualified)
(iv) Payment Proof
(v) The certificate from the school mentioning that he/she is a
bonafide student of the school.

Note: No Entry fees will be accepted through any other agencies.

7. AICF Registration:
All participants in the National Championship should be registered with AICF for the
year 2017-18. Online AICF Registration is available in the website www.aicf.in.
Those who have already obtained registration cards from AICF Website for 2017-18
should send photo copy of the same. Those who have paid the AICF Registration fee
but are yet to receive the AICF Registration card should send a photo copy of the
acknowledgment for having paid the fee to organizers of earlier tournaments or to
their association. Before the championship all the players must be registered with
AICF for the year 2017-18. No entry will be accepted without AICF Player’s
Registration for 2017-18.

8. AOCA Registration:
Players from Odisha State are required to obtain AOCA Registration for the year
2017 – 2018 by sending an amount of `150/- towards AOCA registration fee along
with dully filled and signed AOCA Player’s Registration form (available in the website
www.odishachess.com) plus one passport size photograph in addition to the entry
fees.

9. System of Play:
The Championship will be played under FIDE Laws of Chess and total nine rounds
shall be played in each category. In case that one girl group is less than 10
participants then it will be merged with the same open age group category.
Players from the same state should not be paired against each other in the last
round of a National championship, except National Premier and Women Premier.
However, they may be paired if there is no compatible opponent with the same
point group or score group with a maximum difference of 1 point. It is applicable
only for the top 50% score of the penultimate round.

10. Default Time: Default time for arriving to the chessboard is 15 minutes.

11. Session: The rate of play shall be 90 minutes with an increment of 30

seconds per move from move number one.

12. Chess Clocks: Each participating State Chess Association must provide at
least one clock in working order for every two players entered into the
Championship.

13. Tie Break: Following is the order of tie-break:

(a) Direct encounter
(b) Buchholz Cut 1
(c) Buchholz
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 (d) Sonneborn Berger
(e) The greater number of wins (forfeit included)
14. Appeals Committee:
Before the commencement of the championship, a five member Appeals Committee
shall be formed by the AICF/ Organizers. All the members and reserves shall be
from the different states. No member of the Committee can vote on dispute in
which a player from his own state is involved and in such case(s), the reserves shall
take his place in the committee. The decision of the Appeals Committee is final and
binding on players concerned.

15. Protest:
Protests, if any, against the decision of the Chief Arbiter, shall be made in writing
with protest fee of `1,000/- within one hour of the occurrence of the incident. The
amount shall be refunded if the appeal is upheld.

16. Interpretation:
For interpretation of the Rules and deciding any point not covered by Rules, the
decision of the Tournament Committee shall be final and binding. The Tournament
Committee has every right to make any additional or amendment to these rules
without prior Notice. However, such changes or inclusion will be subject to AICF
clearance. Such changes, however, will be displayed at the Championship venue.

17. Prizes/Medals/Merit Certificates:

Chess books/chess CDs will be given as prizes apart from Trophy and medals.
Trophies/Medals and Merit Certificates will be given to top 3 players of each
category plus the youngest boy and the youngest girl in the championship. All
players will be given certificate of participation. It is mandatory for all the
participants to attend the Inauguration and Prize distribution Ceremony.

18. Tournament Committee: The organizers will form a tournament committee

for the smooth conduct of the National Championship.

19. Accommodation:
Players have to make their own arrangement for their stay during the
event.Sufficient accommodation (Dormitory / Furnished / Guest House) are
available at nominal cost. Interested participants/ accompany can avail on spot.

The Accommodation offered during the National School Chess Championship

2018 is given as below.

1. 1 BHK Quarter Accommodation : (Non A/c)

Type of rooms : 1 Bed room, 1 hall, 1 kitchen and 1 bathroom
No. of Person : 6 nos max. ; Tariff : Rs. 1500/- Per day.
Distance from Tournament venue : 0.5 km
Limited Availability - First Come First Serve Basis.

2. Boys/ Girls Hostel A/C Accommodation :

Type of Rooms : A/C Twin Sharing attached bathroom
No. of Persons : 2-3 nos ; Tariff : Rs.1000/- per day
Distance from Tournament venue : 0.5 km
NOTE : ONLY GENTS ARE ALLOWED IN BOYS HOSTEL & LADIES IN GIRLS
HOSTEL

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For availing both Hostel and Quarter accommodation, the confirmation
should be sent by Mail in : sports@kiit.ac.in

3. Dormitory Accommodation :
Sufficient Furnished Dormitory Accommodation are available during the
event and can be avail on spot during the registration.
Rs.100 per person/Per day

4. Guest House Accommodation :

KIIT Hospitality offers different types of rooms with the given tariff :
KIIT Residency
58 Executive Room & 2 (Two) Suites
Executive Rooms @ Rs. 2500.00
Suite Room @ Rs. 3500.00
Distance from the Venue : 1.2 km

KIIT Guest House (Campus – 6)

35 Deluxe Rooms
Deluxe Rooms @ Rs. 2500.00
Distance from Tournament venue : 0.5 km

KIIT Guest House (Corporate)

15 Standard rooms
Standard Room @ Rs. 1500.00
Distance from the Venue : 1.2 km
(Taxes as applicable)
For Booking in any Guest House Accommodation , Please contact :
KIIT Guest House
Ph- 0674-2726301 /Mr.Prasant : 7978963107
email : kiitguesthouse@kiit.ac.in

N.B.FAMILIES CAN ONLY AVAIL QUARTER/GUEST HOUSE

ACCOMMODATION.

20. Cafeteria / Refreshment and other food Amenities: Food will be

available on payment basis. Other refreshment available in near by Food Courts of
KIIT University.

Any queries may contact through mail

Miss.Aparajita Gochhikar,
Manager-Administration, KIIT
Email : sports@kiit.ac.in

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 7th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – 2018
OPEN / GIRLS
Category : U-7 / U-9 / U-11 / U-13 / U-15 / U-17

FIDE ID : __________________ AICF ID : ______________________

Name in Full : ______________________________________________________

Date of Birth : __________________ Birth Registration Date : _______________

Name of School : ____________________________________________________

Address : __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

District : ___________________________State : _________________________

Mobile : ______________________ Email : ______________________________

AOCA (Only for Odisha players) Registration for 2017-18 : YES/ NO

AICF Registration for 2017-18 : YES / NO

Payment Details :___________________________________________________

I have understood the enclosed rules & regulations. I agree to abide by

them.

Signature of the Participant

Secretary/Seal
State Chess Association/
Affiliated to All India Chess Federation

Encl. : (i) Pass-port size photo, (ii) Original Date of Birth Certificate, (iii) AICF
Certificate (if medical test qualified), (iv) Payment Proof, (v) The certificate from
the school mentioning that he/she is a bonafide student of the school.

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