28 TO 30 November 2008

General information and Basic requirements

Circular 1 dated August 2008

1. The Tournament This is a team Tournament and will be held in one Open Swiss section. Each team consists of four (4) members and may in addition field no more than one (1) reserve.
2. Qualifications All CHESSA clubs are eligible to enter any number of teams of four players each. No team may have more than one reserve. All team members and reserves must be CHESSA registered players. Points equal to the points scored by unregistered players will be deducted from the team in which such unregistered players participate. Proof of registration may be requested upon registration.
3. Entry Fee The Entry fee is R300 per team and is payable before the first round commences.
4. Deadlines Entries on the prescribed form (that is included) must reach the organizer by 1 November 2008. Communication and other details of information that is required from the clubs appear on the entry form. Clubs must supply all details requested on the entry form please. Entries can be e-mailed or posted to Po. Box 1841, Cape Town, 8000.
5. Contact Detail

Entries
Lyndon Bouah     Tel  021 483 3811   Cel   073 2609214   Email    lbouah@pgwc.gov.za
Eldo Smart             Tel  021 951 8650   Cell  084 3000728  Email    miaclothing@webmail.co.za
No telephonic entries will be accepted.

6.  Acommodation

Contact the organisers - Accommodation is available at various guest houses around Cape Town.

7. Programme
All rounds will start as scheduled and the player's clocks will be started immediately after the round has started.
Times are as follows 28 November 2008 Registrations confirmed 16:00 to 17:00
Team Captain’s Meeting 17:15 to 17:35
Supper Break 17:35 to 18:20
Round 1 (players seated 18:25) 18:30 to 20:30
Round 2  21:00 to 23:00

29 November 2008
Round 3  08:30 to 10:30
Round 4  11:00 to 13:00
Lunch Break 13:00 to 13:50
Round 5  14:00 to 16:00
Round 6  16:30 to 18:30
Supper Break 18:30 to 19:30
National Inter Club Team Blitz 19:30 to 21:30

30 November 2008
Round 7 08:30 to 10:30
Prize Giving  11:00

8.  Rate of Play All Rounds (1 to 7)  60 Minutes per player per round. (60:60).
9.  Equipment Teams must supply their own chess clocks. Players having the white pieces in any round must provide clocks for that round. Chess clocks must be in good working order. The organizers will supply the boards and sets needed.

Chess Western Province