GTC CLASSIC Chess 2016
07 to 12 OCT2016
AICF Event Code 142591 / ASM / 2016
ORGANIZED BY
GTC Chess Foundation
A UNIT OF
Gauhati Town Club
Recognized by
All Assam Chess Association
All India Chess Federation
World Chess federation
VENUE
Gauhati Town Club, Judges Field, Guwahati 781001
(Limited to 200 players only on first come first serve basis)
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
Rank / Prize Amount in Rupees1 / 30000/- + Trophy
2 / 25000/- + Trophy
3 / 20000/- + Trophy
4 / 17500/- + Medal
5 / 15000/- + Medal
6 / 14000/- + Medal
7 / 13000/- + Medal
8 / 12000/- + Medal
9 / 11000/- + Medal
10 / 10000/- + Medal
11th to 15th / 3500/- each + Medal
16th to 20th / 3000/- each + Medal
SPECIAL PRIZES :
Rating Upto 1799:1stMedal
2ndMedal
Best North-East:1stMedal
2ndMedal
Best Assam:1stMedal
2ndMedal
Best Unrated:1stMedal
2ndMedal
Best GTC Player:Trophy
CATEGORY PRIZES :
Under-9:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Under-11:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Under-13:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Under-15:1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
Best Girl (Under-15):1stTrophy
2ndTrophy
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Date / Time / Round07/10/2016 / 02-00 PM / Inauguration
03-00 PM / Round 1
08/10/2016 / 9-00 AM / Round 2
3-00 PM / Round 3
09/10/2016 / 9-00 AM / Round 4
3-00 PM / Round 5
10/10/2016 / 9-00 AM / Round 6
3-00 PM / Round 7
11/10/2016 / 9-00 AM / Round 8
03-00 PM / Round 09
12/10/2016 / 9-00 AM / Round 10
5-00 PM / PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
ENTRY FEE:
FREE: All title players and above Rating above 2300
Rs 1200/- for GTC Chess Foundation players
Rs 1500/- for all other players
The entry fee should be submitted in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Gauhati Town Club”, payable at “Guwahati” and sent to:
Biswajit BharadwajOnline transfer
Gauhati Town ClubAXIS Bank (Guwahati branch) A/c no: 140010100281805
Judges field, PanbazarIFSC CODE: UTIB0000140
Guwahati 781001
Assam
LATE FEE: Entries received after 01/10/2016will be subject to a late fee of Rs. 200/- per player.No entry will be entertained after 5/10/2016.
Organizers reserve the right to reject any entry without sighting any reason whatsoever.
AGE PROOF:
Birth certificate registered within one year of birth is compulsory for age group prize.
SYSTEM OF PLAY:
The tournament will be played under the FIDE Laws of Chess and Swiss system. Total 10 rounds shall be played unless otherwise decided by the Tournament Committee.
SESSION:
The rate of play shall be 90 minutes each with an increment of 30 seconds per move from the starting move.
CHESS CLOCK: Players are requested to bring their own DGT chess clock if available.
TIE-BREAKS: Latest Tie Break system as approved by AICF & FIDE will be applied. Prize Money will not be shared.
PROTEST: Protest, if any against the decision of the chief arbiter shall be made in writing with a protest fee of Rs.500/- within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the incident.
The protest fees will be refunded if the appeal is upheld.
Draw:No draw claim will be allowed before 30 moves in each game.
APPEALS COMMITTEE: Before the commencement of the tournament, a five members committee shall be formed by the organizers.
INTERPRETATION: For interpretation of the rules and deciding any point not covered by the above rules of the tournament, the decision of the tournament committee shall be final and binding on all. The tournament committee has every right to make any decision or amendment to those rules, without notice. Such changes will however be displayed in the tournament hall.
REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS: All participants should be registered with AICF and All Assam Chess Association for the year 2016-17.
ACCOMODATION: Lodging is not provided for participants. However arrangement can be made on prior information and payment.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Devajit Saikia Amarendra Nath
(Chairman) (Organising Secretary)(Finance Secretary)
Nandan Buragohain Biswajit Bharadwaj
(Convener) (Tournament Director)
(M) 9864443051 (M) 9954136181
Deep Borah Rakesh Dubey Bulbul Choudhury Akhtaruddin Ahmed Padma Gogoi
(Publicity Secretary)(Executive Members)
(M) 9864035253
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Photo clippings of our previous events
Figure 1 GTC School Chess Championship 2011
Figure 2 GTC School Chess Championship 2012
Figure 3 GTC Grand Prix 2013-2014
Figure 4 GTC Grand Prix 2013-2014 news clippings
Figure 5 Air conditioned tournament hall
Figure 6 Winners of GTC Classic Chess 2016