Persatuan Catur Sarawak is organising the Sarawak Open is on 29 December 2007 – 1 January 2008.

Organiser Persatuan Catur Sarawak 

Venue:  Premier Hotel, Sarawak House Complex, Sibu, Sarawak 

Date:  29 December 2007 – 1 January 2008 

System  9 round Swiss 

Fixture 

      Date    Time      

      29.12.07 Saturday 14:00    Registration

                              14:30 – 17:30  Round 1

                              19:30 – 22:30  Round 2

      30.12.07 Sunday  09:00 – 12:00  Round 3  

                              14:00 – 17:00  Round 4

                              19:30 – 22:30  Round 5

      31.12.07 Monday 09:00 – 12:00  Round 6

                              14:00 - 17:00  Round 7

                              19:30 – 22:30   Round 8

      1.1.08  Tuesday 09:00 – 12:00  Round 9

                              13:30   Closing

      14:00 - 17:00  Blitz Tournament 

Entrance Fees: 

      RM20/= per head

      RM10/= 18 & under and Lady 

Prizes

      Open (DUN Speaker Challenge Trophy) 

      Champion:   1,500/= + Medal

      Runner Up:   1,000/= + Medal

      2nd Runner Up:  600/= + Medal

      4^th Placing:   400/=

      5^th Placing:   300/=

      6^th Placing:   200/=

      7^th Placing:   200/=

      8^th Placing:   100/=

      9^th Placing:   100/=

      10^th Placing:   100/= 

 

18 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 1989)

Champion  100/=

Runner-up    60/=

2^nd Runner-up    40/=

4^th:     20/=

5^th:- 8^th:    10/= 

15 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 1992)

Champion  100/=

Runner-up    60/=

2^nd Runner-up    40/=

4^th:     20/=

5^th - 8^th :    10/= 

12 and under (born on or after 1 Jan 1995)

Champion  100/=

Runner-up    60/=

2^nd Runner-up    40/=

4^th:     20/=

5^th: - 8th    10/= 

Ladies

Champion  100/=

Runner-up    60/=

2^nd Runner-up    40/= 

Accommodation 

Premier Hotel (084-323222)

(Indicate special rate for Sarawak Chess Open upon check-in)

1. Single or Double without breakfast @ RM 105.00 per room night
2. Single with breakfast @ RM 110.00 per room night
3. Double with breakfast @ RM 125.00 per room night

 

Garden Hotel (084-317888)

1. Single with breakfast @ RM85.00 nett per room night
2. Double with breakfast @ RM95.00 nett per room night

 

      Royal Inn (084-336644)

1. Single without breakfast @RM 42.00 – 48.00 per room night
2. Double without breakfast @ RM 45.00 -52.00 per room night.

 

Tie-breaks 

In the event that total scores are equal, the following criteria will be based:

      a) Cumulative

 b) Solkoff (Sum of Opponents’score)

      c) Sonneborn berger 
 
 
 

Pairing 

Any player who does not turn up for more than two rounds without giving good reasons would be considered withdrawn from the tournament. 

Recording 

All players must record moves till the last 5 minutes.

Time Control 

The time control is 90 minutes play-to-finish per player. 

Chess Rules 

Base on FIDE chess rules and competition rule 

Conduct of players 

No smoking, no hand phone and no analysis of games are allowed in the tournament hall.

Immediately after each game, the winners or the players playing white who draw have to return the score sheets and chess clocks to the arbiter while the opponents have to rearrange back the pieces.  

Enrolment 

Entries can be made with any of the followings before 4:00 p.m. 26 December 2006: 

Kuching 

Ir. Lim Kian Hwa

Telephones: 082-203202/082-427772/016-8603180

            082-425240 (Fax)

Email: lkhwa@tm.net.my 

Sibu

Dr. George Ha (Not between 16 November and 7 December 2007)

Telephone:  016-8610339

Email: georgehcha@yahoo.com 

Miri

Bujang bin Poli

Telephone: 085-456176/085-654487/019-8147018

            085-455778 (Fax) 

Email: bujang.poli@shell.com 

Sarikei

Tiong Chung Yii  016-8592201 

Bintulu

Toh Tze Lea   019-8197525