Tachikawa Chess Open ２０２０Regulations
1.

【Dates】 Feb.８th～Feb.9th，2020

2. 【Playing Venue】
2020.2.8(Sat) Minato City Hall of Commerce and Industry (1Chome4-28 Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo)
２０２０.2.9（Sun） Tachikawa City Women’s General Center AIM (2chome-36-2 Akebonocho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo)
3. 【Time Control】
60minutes + 30seconds increment per move, starting from move1
4. 【Entry fee】
Regular：10,000yen/person【Early-bird discount】: 2,000yen discount（Until Jan. ２８ｔｈ，２０２０）【Repeater discount】 2,000yen discount for the repeater *Repaeter:
Who have participated in events organized by Tachikawa Chess Clubin the past）
The two discountｓ can be used together.
5. 【Entry Criteria】 Ratings for Under 2200（FIDE）.You can participate
even if your chess nationality is not Japanese.
You need to be a member of National Chess Society of Japan (YearlyNCS Membership: Adults 6,300yen, U23 4,200yen, U19 3,200yen,
U15 2,200yen; 1-time membership: Adults 2,200yen, U15 1,200yen)
in order to play at this tournament. For a more detailed descriptionof 『NCS membership』 please see the link below
https://japanchess.org/en/2019/11/2020-membership-fees/
6. 【Registration】
tachikawa.chess@shinran.info
Registration Deadline: Feb. 6ｔｈ, 2020;
Early-bird Registration Deadline: Jan. ２8th, 2020.

Payment Deadline: Feb. 6th, 2020;
Early bird Payment Deadline: Jan. ２8th, 2020.
【Account】
Account Name: Tachikawa Chess ClubBank Name: MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
Branch Ｎａｍｅ: Tachikawa BranchＢａｎｋ Aｃｃｏｕｎｔ NO.： 3050726
7. 【Playing Schedule】
DateTime

Feb．８th，

9：10

Venue OpenMinato City Hall of Commerce and Industry

２０２０

9:30

R1

(1 Chome-4-28 Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo)

（Sat）

13:00

R2Feb. 9th，9:10Venue OpenTachikawa City Women’s General Center

2020

9:30

R3AIM (2-chome-36-2 Akebonocho, Tachikawa

13:00

R4City, Tokyo)

16:30

R5（Sun）

VenueAward and closing ceremony after the final round is finished.
8. 【Default time】 30min from the start of each game.
If any player is not present within half an hour after the game isstarted, He/she shall lose the game by default. The game is not rated.
9. 【 Prizes 】 1 ｓ ｔ Place 10,000yen, 2nd Place 8,000yen, ３ ｒ ｄ Place
6,000yen, ４ ｔ ｈ Place 5,000yen, ５ ｔ ｈ Place 4,000. １ ｓ ｔ Place ofWomen 5,000, １ｓｔ Place of senior(Over 50years old) 5000yen.
10. 【Tie-breaks】

1. Direct encounter, 2. Buchholz Cut-1, 3. Buchholz,

4. Sonneborn-Berger, 5. Sum of the rating of the opponents.
11. 【Pre-registered byes】 0.5 point bye requests will be accepted until
18:00 on the Feb.6th, 2020. The players will not receive 0.5 points
for the last 2 rounds. If a player has more than 2 pre-requested
byes, the player will not qualify for prizes. Pairing-allocated bye willbe 1 point.

12. Players must record all the moves made by both players until theend. When the game is finished, check the results, sign the score
sheets and report the result to the arbiter.
13. All electronic devices have to be turned off and stored away, not to
be touched or carried out of the playing room during the game. If aplayer is found with a mobile device during his/her game, the player
loses the game.
14. Spectators are allowed to take photos for the first 10minutes ofeach game, including the use of a mobile but after 10minutes, allmobiles have to be put away by the spectators and they are notallowed to use them in the playing room.
15. This is a FIDE rated tournament. The pairings will be done according
to the FIDE rating. If there are 2 players with the same rating, thealphabetical order of the players will be used.
16. The tournament will follow FIDE rules unless otherwise stated above.
(1st illegal move – 2 extra minutes are given to the opponent. 2ndillegal move – loss of the game. Etc.)
17. The organizer will provide chess equipment including clocks.
18. The organizer reserves the right for changing the above conditions
in case of reasonable cases before the first round begins. Andplease be advised that photographs will be taken at the event foruse on the website and else. By entering this event, you consent tothe National Chess Society of Japan & Tachikawa Chess Club
photographing and using your image and likeness.

Parings and results will be on chess-results.com.
Organized by Tachikawa Chess Club
Supporter: NCS, Selling Vision Corp.