Rules and Conditions
Players must be current members of CAWA
Check your current CAWA membership status using the member list posted on the CAWA website cawa.org.au. If you are not already a CAWA member at the time of registration, then at the commencement of the tournament you will need to pay $10 for a 6-month CAWA membership (July - December 2020).
Entry into the tournament is an implied agreement to abide by these rules and conditions.
Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry to a player.
There is no analysis in the playing hall.
FIDE Rules
The competition will be run in accordance with the FIDE Laws of Chess, which can be found on the FIDE website here.
The Under 14 and Under 16/18 divisions must write down their moves on the scoresheets provided.
Ratings
Under 14/16/18 division will be ACF classic rated.
Under 12, under 10 and under 8 divisions will be ACF quick rated.
Pairing system
All the pairings will be done with Vega software https://www.vegachess.com/ns/home
All the pairings and results will be published on vega results portal https://www.vegaresult.com/vr/event.php?id=237
BYEs
If a player is unable to play a round (for any reason), they may request a bye from the organisers.
Such a request must be made before the start of the previous round to the round concerned (i.e. a request for a bye in round 3 must be made before the start of round 2)
If such a request is approved, a player will receive half a point (0.5) for that round with the following exceptions:
1. In the final two rounds a player shall receive no points (0) for that round
2. A player may only receive a maximum of one requested (1) half point bye.
The organisers reserve the right to refuse any request for a bye.
Forfeit time
30 minutes from the scheduled start of the round will result in forfeiture.
Mobile phone policy
We will be enforcing a strict No Mobile Phone usage during the event policy. All mobile phones and other communication devices are to be switched off in the tournament hall. This includes tablet computers, PDAs, MP3 players and any other devices that can receive external transmissions.
A breach of this rule will result in the automatic loss of the game in the case of a player (if a game is in progress), or the exclusion from the tournament hall until the start of the next round (in the case of player who has finished their game), or for the rest of the day (in the case of a spectator).
Disputes Procedures
A protest against a decision of an Arbiter must be submitted to the Chief Arbiter within 15 minutes after the end of the relevant playing session.
The Chief Arbiter will investigate the appeal and make a ruling. This decision will be final.