REGULATIONS OPEN TOURNAMENT
1. The tournament will be played over 9 rounds according to the Swiss System. To determine the pairings, we take into account the highest Elo rating of the player.
2. The result forms have to be filled out correctly and signed by both players. The winner or the white player in case of a draw deposits the result in the proper box.
3. Failure to arrive for a game incurs immediate exclusion unless the player reports personally to the Chief Arbiter while the round is still in progress.
4. Incorrect results can be corrected provided they are communicated to the tournament direction at the latest 30 minutes after the start of the next game.
5. Games played with the wrong colour have no effect on the subsequent pairings.
6. In case of tied winners cash prizes will be shared. The prize-money is not cumulative, except for the youth prizes. Tie-break rules (in order of application): 1. Mutual result 2. Progressive 3. Opponents’ rating.
7. Complaints should be lodged with the Chief Arbiter not later than 30 minutes after the end of the game. The Committee of Arbiters, composed of three arbiters, will take a conclusive decision after hearing all sides involved. The decision taken has no influence whatsoever on the pairings that have already been carried out.
8. If possible two players of the same club will not be paired against each other during the first 3 rounds.
9. If a player does not want to play a given round he has to fill out a form he can obtain at the tournament direction.
10. It is no longer possible to change the number of the club that was given by a player once the first round has started!
11. The rate of play is fixed at 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 onwards for the whole game.
12. The FIDE rules (1 January 2018) for the Chess Game apply unless the following lines tell otherwise.
13. Derogating from the FIDE-rules (1 January 2018) the default time is one hour. This delay is taken into account from the actual starting
point of the round (based on the Chief Arbiter’s watch).
14. The scoresheet is the property of the organizer.
15. In 't Kuipke - Sportpaleis Ghent a general smoking prohibition is into force. This rule should be strictly observed. At the first offense, a warning will be given. The second offense will cause the loss of the game, and the player must leave the Sportpaleis. At the third offense, the player will be excluded from the tournament and has to leave the tournament at once.
16. The Chief Arbiter can, after a duration of play of 4h30, decide to assign a temporary result to a game still in progress, to enable the pairings for the next round. The Chief Arbiter can decide as well, after 4h30 play, to put an end to a game which is still in progress and determine its result according to his own judgement.
REGULATIONS TOURNAMENT 55+
1. The tournament will be played over 5 rounds according to the Swiss System. To determine the pairings, we take into account the highest Elo rating of the player.
2. The result forms have to be filled out correctly and signed by both players. The winner or the white player in case of a draw deposits the result in the proper box.
3. Failure to arrive for a game incurs immediate exclusion unless the player reports personally to the Chief Arbiter while the round is still in progress.
4. Incorrect results can be corrected provided they are communicated to the tournament direction at the latest 30 minutes after the start of the next game.
5. Games played with the wrong colour have no effect on the subsequent pairings.
6. In case of tied winners cash prizes will be shared. The prize-money is not cumulative. Tie-break rules (in order of application): 1. Mutual result 2. Progressive 3. Opponents’ rating.
7. Complaints should be lodged with the Chief Arbiter not later than 30 minutes after the end of the game. The Committee of Arbiters, composed of three arbiters, will take a conclusive decision after hearing all sides involved. The decision taken has no influence whatsoever on the pairings that have already been carried out.
8. If possible two players of the same club will not be paired against each other during the first 3 rounds.
9. The rate of play is fixed at 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 onwards for the whole game.
10. The FIDE rules (1 January 2018) for the Chess Game apply unless the following lines tell otherwise.
11. Derogating from the FIDE-rules (1 January 2018) the default time is one hour. This delay is taken into account from the actual starting
point of the round (based on the Chief Arbiter’s watch).
12. The scoresheet is the property of the organizer.
13. In 't Kuipke - Sportpaleis Ghent a general smoking prohibition is into force. This rule should be strictly observed. At the first offense, a warning will be given. The second offense will cause the loss of the game, and the player must leave the Sportpaleis. At the third offense, the player will be excluded from the tournament and has to leave the tournament at once.
GSM Policy
We strongly advise the players not to bring a mobile phone and/or other mobile devices into the player’s venue or the tournament venue (Het Kuipke - Sportpaleis Ghent).
However, players are allowed to keep their mobile phones near at hand (of course switched off) during the game (e.g. kept in their jacket’s pocket) but they are by no means allowed to carry their mobile phone(s) with them when leaving the chess board.
In case of mobiles ringing:
1st offense: 15 minutes penalty
2nd offense: loss of the game
