The ACT Junior Chess League

 presents the

 

2009 ACT Junior Championship

 

 

            The ACT Junior Championship is our major junior chess tournament for the year.  It is a three-day rated tournament, played with long time controls and players are expected to record moves.  This event is suitable for players with past tournament experience.  Perpetual trophies are awarded to the ACT Junior Champion & Junior Girls Champion as well as the Under 12 Champion & Under 12 Girls Champion.

 

When:                         Monday 28th September – Wednesday 30th September 2009.  Monday registration 9.00 am. Play by 9.30am.  Tuesday and Wednesday play will start at 9am.   Players may request any number of byes before the commencement of play.  Byes will not be granted in the final round.  Presentation at 5pm, 30th September. Because of the time controls used, exact start times for each round, and our finish time each day, are not fixed.  Most players will be finished about 5pm each day.

 

Where:                        ACT Junior Chess Centre, Campbell High School, Treloar Crescent, Campbell.

 

Who:                           Open to all boys and girls born on or after 1 January 1989. 

 

Cost:                           $40-00 per player ($50-00 if not a current ACTJCL member). Third and subsequent children from one family are free.         

 

Time Limits:               75 min per player, per game plus 10 secs a move from the start.

 

Entries:                       To Charles Bishop at ceb@o2c.com.au or 0414 485 132 by Saturday 26 September 2009, including the player’s full name, date of birth and a telephone number where a parent can be contacted during the tournament.

 

Lunch:                        Pizza and soft drink is available for $7 per player per day and a limited range of snack foods will also be available for purchase.

 

Notes:                         Under new FIDE rules for long time control tournaments, a forfeit time of 30 minutes after the commencement of each round of games will apply. Players are encouraged to be on time for their games!

 

Parents, please provide details to the organiser of any medical or custodial issues for your child. This should include any known allergies, chronic medical conditions and behavioural issues that may have an impact on your child's participation in, and enjoyment of, our activities.  Please make us aware of any medication that your child carries – we will require them to self-administer any medication. Children are not supervised when playing outside the hall at Campbell High. If in doubt please stay and enjoy the tournament with your child.

 

Find out more about junior chess in the ACT at www.actjcl.org.au/actjcl/