Venue: Silicon

City Academy of
Secondary
Education

Chief Arbiter: IA
Vasanth B H

Innovators Chess Academy

25 TO TH
579, 15th B Main, 14th Cross,
Sector 4, HSR Layout,
Bangalore 560 102

29 DECEMBER,
TH www.icachess.com

2019
1ST SILICON CITY
OPEN FIDE RATING
CHESS TOURNAMENT
AICF EVENT CODE: 222817/KAR/2019

UKCA Event Code:G038/2019

Prize fund – Rs 10,00,000/-

Registration and Entry Fee Structure

Entry Fee is Rs 4000 (Discount of Rs 1000) until June 30, 2019

Entry Fee is Rs 4500 (Discount of Rs 500) until July 31, 2019

Entry Fee is Rs 5000 from August 1, 2019.

Last Date for receipt of Entry fees is 20th December, 2019.

Last Date for receipt of Entry fees with late fee of Rs 500 is 23rd December, 2019 at 6 pm.

Payment options are provided below:

1) UPI at Innovatorschessacademy@upi
2) www.paychessentry.com
3) www.icachess.com

Entry will be confirmed only if all the fields (including FIDE ID) are completely filled out by
the Player. Furthermore, the player should have an active AICF Membership for the financial
year 2019-20.

Entry fee is non refundable and non transferrable.

Round Schedule

25-DEC-2019 Round 1 11.00 am

25-DEC-2019 Round 2 3.30 pm

26-DEC-2019 Round 3 9.00 am

26-DEC-2019 Round 4 2.00 pm

27-DEC-2019 Round 5 9.00 am

27-DEC-2019 Round 6 2.00 pm

28-DEC-2019 Round 7 9.00 am

28-DEC-2019 Round 8 2.00 pm

29-DEC-2019 Round 9 8.00 am

29-DEC-2019 Round 10 1.00 pm

Prize Distribution at 6.30 pm on 29th December, 2019. Prize will be forfeited if the player
doesn’t attend the Prize Distribution.
Prize structure
1st Place Rs 55,000 + Trophy
2nd Place Rs 45,000
3rd Place Rs 40,000
4th Place Rs 35,000
5th Place Rs 30,000
6th Place Rs 25,000
7th Place Rs 20,000
8th Place Rs 15,000
9th Place & 10th Place Rs 12,500 each
11th to 20th Placings Rs 10,000 each
21st to 30th Placings Rs 8,000 each
31st to 40th Placings Rs 7,000 each
41st to 50th Placings Rs 6,000 each

Category prizes

Rating Category 1501-1700 Rating Category 1301-1500

st
1 Place Rs 25,000 1st Place Rs 25,000
2nd Place Rs 20,000 2nd Place Rs 20,000
3rd Place Rs 15,000 3rd Place Rs 15,000
4th Place Rs 10,000 4th Place Rs 10,000
5th Place Rs 8,000 5th Place Rs 8,000
6th Place Rs 8,000 6th Place Rs 8,000
7th Place Rs 8,000 7th Place Rs 8,000
8th Place Rs 6,000 8th Place Rs 6,000

Rating Category 1101-1300 Unrated to 1100 Rating

st
1 Place Rs 25,000 1st Place Rs 25,000
2nd Place Rs 20,000 2nd Place Rs 20,000
3rd Place Rs 15,000 3rd Place Rs 15,000
4th Place Rs 10,000 4th Place Rs 10,000
5th Place Rs 8,000 5th Place Rs 8,000
6th Place Rs 8,000 6th Place Rs 8,000
7th Place Rs 8,000 7th Place Rs 8,000
8th Place Rs 6,000 8th Place Rs 6,000

5 Trophies each for Boys and Girls respectively in the following age
Categories:

Under 7 Born in 2012 or later Under 10 Born in 2009 or later

Under 8 Born in 2011 or later Under 12 Born in 2007 or later
Under 16 Born in 2003 or later
For further details, please contact us at 9886358313 and 9880399906 or visit our website
www.icachess.com or email us at sushruthareddy@gmail.com

RULES

❖ AICF Registration: Only players who have completed their AICF Registration for the
financial year 2019-20 are eligible to participate. Visit the link below to procure/renew your
AICF Membership:

http://aicf.in/aicf-payments/

❖ UKCA Registration: UKCA membership is compulsory for all the Karnataka players to
participate in this Event. Karnataka Players have two options provided in connection with the
UKCA fees:

1) To be exempted from paying the UKCA fee of Rs 50 for every tournament, players may
opt for the one-time UKCA membership fee of Rs1000/ -. The UKCA registration form may be
downloaded from www.karnatakachess.com

2) Players may choose to pay the UKCA registration fee of ₹50/ - if they do not wish to
become a UKCA Member.

❖ The tournament will be played on Swiss league basis under latest FIDE rules.

❖ Latest FIDE TIE break rules will be applicable in case of a tie.

❖ Prize Money will not be shared.

❖ Time Control: 90 minutes plus 30 sec increment.

❖ Default time: 15 minutes (or as decided in the Players Meeting)

❖ Protest if any, shall be lodged in writing with protest fee of ₹1000 within 15 minutes of the
incident.

❖ Organizer has the right to accept or reject any entry without assigning any reason.

❖ It is compulsory to attend the prize Distribution function.

❖ Players are required to bring their own water bottles– we will be providing drinking water
and avoiding using plastic/paper cups to protect our environment.

❖ Players and accompanying persons are required to arrange for their own food and
accommodation during the entire duration of the tournament.