1. Invitation: On behalf of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, the All India Chess Federation has the honour of inviting all Asian National Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE to participate in the 8^th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2012 (under-5, under-7, under-9, under-11, under-13, under-15 & under-17) in New Delhi, India from 13^th (arrival) to 20^th(departure) December 2012

2. Participation

2.1     Invited Players - Each National Federation can enter one (1) player in each of the under 5,7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 (open and girls) categories, totaling a maximum of fourteen (14) invited players. They will play three events in Standard, Rapid and Blitz.

2.2   Additional Players - Additional (extra) players can also be registered.

2.3   In order to ensure proper tournament standards, all invited players and all additional (extra) players must submit their registration through their National Federations not later than the 12^th November 2012 (registration deadline).

2.4   The players should be below the respective age groups on or before 1^st January 2012.

2.5   Organizing committee will accept entries subject to the approval from Asian Chess Federation.

3. Entry Fees

3.1 An Entry Fee of US $75 is required for each Invited Player. Their National Federation must send this amount to the Organisers, Capablanca Chess Club.

Bank Account:

Bank : CANARA BANK

Bank Account No : 2416101018262

Bank Address : HSS Kings way camp, Delhi INDIA (DP 2416)

Account NAME : Capablanca Chess Club

SWIFT CODE :  CNRBINBBDFM

3.2 For each Additional (extra) player, an Entry Fee of US $150 is required. Their National Federation must also send this amount directly to the organisers as mentioned in Para 3.1.

Entry Fee for Indian Additional (extra) Players is Rs.8500/-

4. Registration and Travel conditions

4.1   Entry forms must be filled from the National Federations and returned to the Organisers not later than 12^th November 2012. This date is the registration deadline.

4.2   The complete registration form must include the surname/s, first name/s, FIDE ID number, FIDE rating and title, and passport number of each player and each accompanying person. It must also include the name and telephone/e-mail/fax number of the Delegation chief and of the person in charge in the Federation. A copy of the passport and photograph of all participants should be sent along with the entry form.

4.3   All travel expenses must be paid by the participants or their National Federation.

4.4   Every player (Invited or Additional) and every accompanying person has to pay to the Organizing Committee the amount of Euro 100 as Registration Fee at the moment of their registration (not later than the 12^th November 2012. This payment is obligatory for all and its prepayment represents a confirmation for their participation.

4.5   The above amount of Euro 100 includes registration badges and transport from the airport to the official hotel (13^th December) with return on the departure day (20^th December).

4.6   At the moment of registration (not later than 12^th November) the above amount of Euro 100 must be transferred, free of bank charges, to the following bank account of the Capablanca Chess Club:

Bank Account:

Bank : CANARA BANK

Bank Account No : 2416101018262
Bank Address : HSS Kings way camp, Delhi INDIA (DP 2416)

Account NAME : Capablanca Chess Club

SWIFT CODE :  CNRBINBBDFM

4.7   Players will not be paired until all payments of their federation have been fulfilled.

4.8   Players will not be paired if they don’t arrive at the Official Hotel at least one hour before the Technical Meeting.

5. Accommodation

5.1   Accommodation and full board will be provided by the organizers in 4 Star Hotel.

5.2   All participants and all accompanying persons are obliged to lodge at the official Hotels. Bookings of this Hotel for the event should be done through the organizers only.

5.3    All Invited players, one player per country in each category and a manager are entitled to free Board and lodging for 7 days starting from 13^th December 2012 at the Official Hotel. No replacement from other categories can be made in case there is no official player in one category. All additional players and all other accompanying persons should pay the cost for board and lodging (with breakfast, lunch & dinner) per person per day as given below:

Type of Room	Amount per person with food	Remarks
Triple sharing*	Euro 40 per day per person	* Extra bed in spacious double room
Double or Twin sharing	Euro 50 per day per person
Single	Euro 80  per day

5.4   Hotel payments for ALL players and accompanying persons must be made on arrival in India or in advance to the Capablanca Chess Club. No future payments of hotel bills will be accepted.

5.5   Penalty for Late Entries: After 12^th November 2012, all applications will be subject to a penalty of Euros 100 to be paid to the organizers till 10^th December 2012, after which there is no acceptance of entries.

6. Playing Schedule

            13^th December 2012           :           Arrival of Delegations  (After 1200 hrs)

            13^th December 2012           :           Technical Meeting at 2000 hrs

            14^th December 2012           :           Inauguration at 0900 hrs

            14^th December 2012           :           Rapid Chess Championship (First Round at 0930 hrs)

            14^th December 2012           :           Prize Distribution Ceremony Rapid Chess Championship

            15^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-1 at 0930 hrs

            15^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-2 at 1630 hrs

            16^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-3 at 0930 hrs

            16^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-4 at 1630 hrs

            17^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-5 at 0930 hrs

            17^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-6 at 1630 hrs

            18^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-7 at 0930 hrs

            18^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-8 at 1630 hrs

            19^th December 2012           :           Standard Chess Championship Round-9 at 0930 hrs

            19^th December 2012           :           Blitz Chess Championship (First Round at 1400 hrs)

            19^th December 2012           :           Closing Ceremony at 1900 hrs

            20^th December 2012           :           Departure (Before 1200 hrs)

 

7. Format

7.1   The Championships will be played according to the Swiss System of 7 or 9 rounds or round robin depending upon the number of participants in each category. Seven rounds Swiss will be played with 16 or fewer players and 9 rounds if greater than 16.

7.2             Rate of play will be 90 minutes for the whole game + 30 seconds increment for every move played for Standard Championship. For Rapid Championship the time control will be 15 minutes for whole game + 10 seconds increment for every move played and for Blitz game it will be 3 minutes for whole game + 2 second increment for every move played.

8. Prizes

8.1   Medals will be awarded to the top 3 players in each category. Additional prizes will also be awarded depending on the number of participants in each category.

9. Tournament Bulletin

One bulletin per round will be entitled for a contingent. Extra sets will be on sale.

10. Contact of the Organizing Committee

The Secretary, Capablanca Chess Club, Hotel KC Plaza,

5588, Basant Lane, Paharganj, New Delhi-55 (INDIA)

Mr. Jitendra Choudhary (Registration)      +91-8130875063

Mr. Vasudevan (Registration)         +91-9868361075

Mr. MS Gopakumar, IA (Registration)    +91-9868624216/ 9986883449

Mr. Sandeep Singh, FA (Webmaster)    +91-9953435457

Mr. Raj Kumar, FA (Accommodation)     +91-9718842592

Mr. AK Verma (Organising Secretary)     +91-9891468906

Mr. Bharat Singh (Chairman, Organising Committee)    +91-9810000007

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11. Visa Information

Visa is on arrival for most of the countries. However, Participants needing visa are requested to contact the All India Chess Federation before 12^th November 2012. Invitations for visas will only be provided after the payment of registration fee and who are accommodated in the official hotel.

12. Any matter not mentioned in the Regulations above shall be decided upon, if necessary, after consultation with the Asian Chess Federation President.