Sydney Chess Club - April Monday Blitz

Date: 
Monday, 28th April 2025
Venue: 

Sydney Academy of Chess
Suite 2, Level 2, 1-17 Elsie St, Burwood

Cost: 

$20 per tournament.

Annual Club Membership = $25

To pay for Annual Membership, please go to https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment
enter the code SWCLGQIUXG and follow the prompts to make a credit card payment.

Please note: You must be a member of the Sydney Chess Club to play in one of our Monday night tournaments.

Time: 

7:00pm   Registration
7:30pm   Round 1 begins
9:20pm   Prize-giving
There are short breaks between rounds.

Format: 

The tournament is a 6-rounds ‘Swiss’ competition. This means that all players play 6 games and no-one is ‘knocked out’ of the tournament. The tournament is open for everyone, including unrated players.
The time limit is 5m+3s per player per game. That means each player has 5 minutes at the start and gains 3 seconds for each move.
This tournament will be ACF rated.

Prizes: 

1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $50
Best Under 1600 ACF: Book prize
Best Unrated ACF: Book prize

To Enter:
To enrol please pay online with your credit card or debit card at
www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment enter the code UKQMSOHQ8Z and fill in the electronic form, with your details.

Players must be a Sydney Chess Club member to play.

Please note: to enter this tournament, you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident, or have a FIDE ID.

Also, players over the age of 18 need to join NSWCA: https://www.nswca.org.au/join.php and can choose the "Registered Player" option when joining.