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Organization : Coimbatore District Chess Association
Competition Name : 17th State Under- 25 Boys and Girls Fide Rated Chess Championship 2015
Applicable Status :All India
Event Date : From 15th July to 19th July 2015
Last date : 11thJuly 2015
Venue : Maharaja College Campus, Arasur, Coimbatore

Website : http://www.cbe64.in/
Notification : www.contest.net.in/uploads/830TN%20State%20U-25%20prospectus-1.pdf

Entry Fee: Open: Ordinary : Rs. 700/- Special : Rs. 1000/-
Women: Ordinary : Rs.600/- Special : Rs. 800/-

Rules and Regulations:
Age Eligibility :
** Those born on or after 1.1.1990 are eligible to participate. Age proof is required. Certificate should be from the Panchayat/Municipality or corporation obtained soon after birth. Players without the date of birth certificate will not be allowed to participate.
** As per the rules of AICF, only players whose dates of birth are registered within one year of their birth are permitted to take part in respective age group state/nationals. Other country passport holders shall not be allowed to participate in the State Chess Championship.
Lodging:
** Free dormitory type of lodging will be provided to seeded/selected players plus one team manager (nominated by the District Chess Association) from 15th July to 19th July 2015 and those who want to avail the lodging are requested to intimate the organizer on or before 8th July 2015.
** Please bring your own beddings.
** All special entries and accompanying persons have to arrange accommodation of their own.
Registration of Players with AICF:
** All the participants of 17th TN State Under-25 and 14th TN State U-25 Girls Chess Championship must be registered players of All India Chess Federation.
** Those who are already registered with AICF must produce proof thereof. The AICF registration fee for the year 2015-2016 is Rs. 250/-.
** Entries without AICF registration fee will be rejected.
Registration of Participants with TNSCA:
** Participants at all TN State Championships are required to register themselves with TNSCA by paying Rs. 100/- as registration fee for the year 2015-2016,
** the players have to submit their Date of Birth Certificate copy and one passport size photo along with the duly signed TN players’ Registration Form.
Zero Tolerance:
** The “Zero Tolerance” rules will be followed. i.e: “Any player who arrives at the chess board after the start of the session shall lose the game.
** Thus the default time is Zero minutes”.
Rules:
** FIDE rules in force shall apply.
System of play:
** The Tournament shall be conducted on a Nine rounds Swiss System.
Time Control:
** 90 minutes each plus 30 seconds increment from the move one.
Tie-break
** Buchholz tie-break rules will be applied. In case of tie, prizes will not be shared.
Chess Clocks:
** Each Association is requested to provide at least two chess clocks for every four players.
Appeals Committee:
** An Appeals Committee comprising of five members plus two reserves will be formed at the managers meeting.
** All the members and reserves shall be from different districts. No member of committee can vote on dispute in which a player from his own district/states is involved and in such case(s), the reserve member takes his place.
** The decision of the appeals committee is final and binding on all players concerned.
Tournament Committee:
** The tournament committee consisting of the General Secretary, TNSCA or his representative, and representative from another district to be nominated by the TNSCA shall decide on all emergency matters.