When : Saturday 25th October and Sunday 26th October 2025
Where : Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive, Gosford.
Parkview Room
Note: The Central Coast Leagues Club is a licenced venue. Under 18s are not allowed to leave the playing venue unless in the company of a responsible adult. Children should be supervised by an adult. Outside food and drink should not be brought and consumed inside the Club. No food or alcohol to be consumed at the chess tables.
Rated: FIDE Standard and ACF Classical rated.
Time limit: 1 hour with 30 sec increment from move 1
Saturday (Oct 25)
Registration: 9.30am
Rounds
10am; 1pm; 4pm
Sunday (Oct 26)
Rounds
10am; 1pm & 4pm
Presentation: 7pm
Byes: Two half point byes given only with adequate notice. No half point bye given in Round 6.
Forfeit times: Any player who arrives at the chessboard more than 30 minutes after the start of the session shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise.
Chief Arbiter: Garvin Gray
Deputy Arbiter: Patrick Keuning
Prizes
Open 1st $500*, 2nd $300, 3rd $200
Rating Band 1: 1st $150 2nd $90
Rating Band 2: 1st $150 2nd $90
Rating Band 3: 1st $150 2nd $90
Rating band 4: 1st $150 2nd $90
Best Junior: $70
Best Unrated: $50
NSW Country Champion: $250
*$500 conditional on over 40 entries and may be shared.
Note: The Open will have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The FOUR additional rating bands will have 1st and 2nd prizes awarded in each. No tiebreaks: prizes will be shared in the usual way.
A player (except for the NSW Country Champion) may only win one prize. Unrated players cannot win any Rating Band prizes, but are eligible for
the Open, Junior (if under 18) and Unrated prizes.
Entry fees
Adults: $50 Concession $40 Juniors: $35 Gosford Chess Club Members: $10 discount
(Free entry GM’s, WGM’s, IM’s and WIM’s if capacity has not been reached).
Please email the organiser before Friday 24th of October 9pm. No entries on the day)
Payment: https://www.trybooking.com/DDEUG (All entries through Trybooking)
Note: To enter this tournament, you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or have a FIDE id.
Note: All players are required to supply their DOB when applying for entry via Trybooking. Foreign players will need to obtain a FIDE id number
from their National Federation and enter it when applying for entry via Trybooking. All foreign players must have a FIDE Id number. Foreign
players without a FIDE id number will not be accepted
All entrants need to be a financial member of NSW Chess Association or join on the day.
Enquiries : Colin Rowlison gsparra@gmail.com |