2010 QUEENSLAND MINOR CHAMPIONSHIP
2011 Queensland Championship qualifying event

Dates

Saturday 31st July - Sunday 1st August

Organiser

CAQ

Arbiter

Fide Arbiter Garvin Gray

Venue

QUEENSLAND CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB
67 IPSWICH ROAD WOOLLOONGABBA

Forfeit time

30 minutes from the start of each session

Prizes

1ST: $300
2ND: $250
3RD: $200
4TH: $150

Rating Groups (based on 10 players per group) - 1ST: $100

Session times

ENTRIES CLOSE: 9am Saturday July 31st

Round 1: Saturday July 31st 9.30am
Round 2: Saturday July 31st 12.00 pm
Round 3: Saturday July 31st 2.30pm
Round 4: Saturday July 31st 5.00pm
Round 5: Sunday August 1st 9.30am
Round 6: Sunday August 1st 12.00pm
Round 7: Sunday August 1st 2.30pm

Presentations: Sunday 1st August 5pm

Time control

60 minutes each clock plus 10 seconds per move (Fischer mode)

Entry fees

Before Monday 19th July: Adults: $50 Pensioners/Students: $40

On or after Monday 19th July: Adults: $60 Pensioners/Students: $50

Players who enter on the day will be charged an extra $10.

Entrants must be financial members of the CAQ.

Non-members add $10.00 CAQ Membership fee.

Entries close for Round 1: 9:00AM SATURDAY JULY 31st

Players entering after 9:30am Saturday will be paired for round 2 with a ½-point bye for Round 1.

Tournament Rules

1. The Minor Championship will be ACF and QJRL rated.
2. All 2009 FIDE Laws of Chess will be enforced.
3. If a player’s mobile phone produces a sound in the playing venue during play, that player shall lose the game.
4. Players who were eligible to enter the 2010 Queensland Championship (either on rating or seeding), are not permitted to play in the 2010 Queensland Minor Championship.
5. Entrants must be rated below 1700 on the 2010 June ACF Rating list.
6. June 2010 ACF classical ratings will be used to rank the eligible entrants.
7. Only one ½-point bye is available, and only in the first five rounds. The arbiter must be notified in advance.
8. Open prizes will be shared. Rating Groups will be decided by tie-break.
9. In the event of a tie for first, playoffs will be held at a time and venue to be arranged by CAQ Council.

Special Conditions

All Queensland players must be financial CAQ members - list of financial members here.
Non-members add $10 annual subscription, or join online here.
Non-Queensland residents must be members of a state chess association.
Full tournament rules and entry conditions in the tournament flyer, which can be downloaded here (100 Kb PDF file)

Policy on unauthorised withdrawals

- From the CAQ code of conduct

Any player who has completed the first round of any tournament shall not withdraw from that tournament without approval from the organiser or DOP.

A player whose withdrawal has not been approved by the organiser or DOP will be regarded as an unapproved withdrawer.

In such cases one or more of the following penalties may be applied:-

1. Listing as an unapproved withdrawer in CAQ newsletters and/or web site

2. And/or suspension from the CAQ

• The secretary may request a verbal or written explanation in determining the appropriate course of action.

Entries/enquiries

Cheques &c to:

Chess Association of Queensland Inc
3 Didsbury St
East Brisbane  Qld  4169

Enquiries -

Garvin Gray
Tel  0422 993 062
email  graygarvin@gmail.com

Direct bank deposit option:

Account name: Chess Association of Qld
A/c No: 20501 7068 BSB: 084-391
Quote as reference player’s name plus 2010 Qld Open
(allow three working days for interbank transfer)

and let us know you've done so via online entry form

(registration only - does not include online payment facility)
 

Online entry form here

Online payment option via PayPal:

Click the appropriate button, redirecting you to Paypal, and complete the on-screen details. Also complete the online entry form to submit your details to CAQ.