Greater Vancouver Chess Tournament 3 (CFC rated)
Event Timing: September 16 and 17, 2023 (5 rounds)
Round 1: Saturday, Sep16 at 10 am G/50+10
Round 2: Saturday, Sep 16 at 2 pm G/50+10
Round 3: Saturday, Sep 16 at 6pm G/50+10
Round 4: Sunday, Sep 17 at 10am G/90+30
Round 5: Sunday, Sep 17 at 3pm G/90+30
Section: Premier, U1800, U1300 and U800 (all CFC rated)
Time control: Round 1, 2, 3 G50+10. Round 4, 5 G/90 + 30
Pairings: Swiss System
Event Address: Bonsor Recreation Complex Banquet Hall 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby
Prizes: Guaranteed by section. If there are more than 50 players register in one section, we might divide that section into smaller sections and adjust the prizes accordingly.
Premier Section: 1st: $1200, 2nd: $600, 3rd: $400
U1800 Section: 1st: $600, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200
U1300 Section: 1st: $400, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $150
U800 Section: 1st: $200, 2nd: $150, 3rd: $100
Trophies will be presented to the followings:
Best U8 Boy, Best U10 Boy, Best U12 Boy,
Best U14 Boy, Best U16 Boy, Best U8 Girl,
Best U10 Girl, Best U12 Girl, Best U14 Girl,
Best U16 Girl.
Coupon Codes: If you think you're eligible for the discounted offer, please enter the code at checkout. We reserve all the rights to check and deny your entry if it is not correct.
- $10 discount for two or more entries from one family via code "SIBLINGS"
- $10 discount for current Penny Chess Club Members & Students via code "PCC STUDENTS"
- $20 discount for two or more entries from one PCC STUDENTS' family via code "PCC SIBLINGS"
You may play up a section with a rating floor no more than 200 rating points above your rating. In this case you need to add a play up fee of $30, in addition to the entry fee, at checkout. Unrated players may play in either the U800, U1300 or U1800 without paying the play up fee. However, unrated players are not recommended to play in the U1800 section, unless they have other significant chess experience, such as a rating of 1800 or more on chess.com or other equivalent chess websites.
Misc: a CFC membership is required. Players must have CFC ID before the deadline of registration. If you need to create a new CFC ID, please go to chess.ca and follow their instructions. All chess equipment will be provided by the organizer.
Tournament Director: Quang-Long Le
Organizer: Greater Vancouver Chess Society and Penny Chess Club
Transportation : By car: FREE PARKING in Bonsor Recreation Complex. By Skytrain to Metrotown station, then ~3-minute walk.
Contact us at pennychessclub@gmail.com
Payment: Online or E-transfer to gvcsociety@gmail.com
THE TOURNAMENT RULES AND POLICES
I. Anti-cheating rules
We will follow anti-cheating rules guidelines by FIDE. You can see the details via the link below.
https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/Anti%20Cheating%20Guidelines.pdf
II. Food
You are allowed to bring snacks. For example: fruits, chocolate or your drink.
III. CFC membership
You are required to have a valid CFC ID for this tournament. Check the link below to register if you have not got one.
https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/
IV. Refusal Entry
We reserve the right to refuse your entry.
V. Refund
Generally, we do not offer any refund. Any requests will be assessed case by case.
VI. Byes
- If you request bye(s), please confirm with us prior to the deadline of registration.
- If your bye is allocated by the computer pairings (ie. not your request), you will have 1 point.
- If your bye is requested by you for round 1, 2, 3 you will have 0.5 points per game
- If your bye is requested by you for round 4, or 5 you will have 0 point.
- You cannot request to bye for more than 2 rounds.
- Tournament Director (TD) reserves the right to refuse your bye requests
VII. 30 minutes tolerance
After 30 minutes since the start of any round, absent players will be considered to forfeit that game and get 0 point.
VIII. Time and Prizes
Event Timing: Sep 16 and Sep 17, 2023 (5 rounds)
Round 1: Saturday, Sep 16 at 10am G/50+10
Round 2: Saturday, Sep 16 at 2pm G/50+10
Round 3: Saturday, Sep 16 at 6pm G/50+10
Round 4: Sunday, Sep17 at 10am G/90+30
Round 5: Sunday, Sep 17 at 3 pm G/90+30
Section: Premier, U1800, U1300 and U800 (all CFC rated)
Time control: Round 1, 2, 3 G/50+10. Round 4,5 G/90 + 30
Pairings: Swiss System
Event Address: Bonsor Recreation Complex Banquet Hall 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby
Prizes: Guaranteed by section. If there are more than 50 players register in one section, we might divide that section into smaller sections and adjust the prizes accordingly.
Premier Section: 1st: $1200, 2nd: $600, 3rd: $400
U1800 Section: 1st: $600, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200
U1300 Section: 1st: $400, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $150
U800 Section: 1st: $200, 2nd: $150, 3rd: $100
Medals/Trophies will be presented to the followings:
Best U8 Boy, Best U10 Boy, Best U12 Boy,
Best U14 Boy, Best U16 Boy, Best U8 Girl,
Best U10 Girl, Best U12 Girl, Best U14 Girl,
Best U16 Girl.
IX. TIE-BREAK RULES
Tie-break 1: Direct encounter (The results of the players in the same point group)
Tie-break 2: Greater number of victories
Tie-break 3: Buchholz
Tie-break 4: Armageddon games.
X. ELECTRIC DEVICES RULES
1. All electric devices are not permitted to use while players are playing except for special needs with TD’s approval.
2. Electric devices that can communicate or operate software should be kept in a bag or a case. They must be turned off completely. They must remain at the playing table if the game is in progress.
3. Spectators are asked to keep the phone in silent mode.
4. Violators can be asked to leave the room. Serious cases might lead to an anti-cheating investigation.
XI. OTHERS
We follow FIDE rules of chess. If there is any argument between players, or player and arbiter, the TD will make the final decision based on FIDE guidelines.