25th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023
12th – 22nd December 2023, Al Ain, UAERegulations
1.

Invitation
The Al Ain Chess Club on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), FIDE andUAE Chess Federation has the honor to invite all Asian National Chess
Federations to participate in the 2023 Asian Youth Chess Championships andAsian Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships, which will be held from 12th (arrival)
to 22nd (departure) December 2023 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

2.

Eligibility of Participants

2.1 To be eligible, players must not have reached his/her respective birthday before
January 1st, 2023:
Under 8: Born on or after 1st Jan 2015
Under 10: Born on or after 1st Jan 2013
Under 12: Born on or after 1st Jan 2011

Under 14: Born on or after 1st Jan 2009
Under 16: Born on or after 1st Jan 2007
Under 18: Born on or after 1st Jan 2005

2.2 Every Asian National Chess Federation can register only one Official Player ineach category (maximum of 12 official players). No replacement from othercategories can be made in case there is no Official Player in one category.
Playing in a higher age category for an official place shall be treated as anadditional player.
2.3 All Champions in Standard chess in last year’s edition are entitled with personal
rights to play in this year’s event according to their eligible category as Official
Players if the stipulation of article 2.1 is met. One Head of Delegation (HOD) isaccommodated at the expense of the Organizing Committee (OC).
2.4 Other than Official Players, federations may register players who shall beclassified as Additional Players. A FIDE endorsed chess academy can send its
trainees (maximum one player per category) as Additional Players.
2.5 All persons, besides the players and Head of Delegation (HOD), shall beclassified as Accompanying Persons. A federation may register any number ofAdditional Players and Accompanying Persons but only upon confirmation ofAYCC-2023 Al Ain-Regulations

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availability by the Organizing Committee (OC). The National Federation shall be
responsible for the costs of their Additional Players and Accompanying Persons.

3. Registration and Travel
3.1 Registration shall be by web portal to be published in asianchess.com. National

3.2

3.3
3.4
3.5

4.

federations shall be provided username and password. Individual registration
shall be accepted subject to no objection from the respective national federation.
Only members of Asian federations are entitled to participate.
Each participant shall register with the OC by 12th November 2023 which is theregistration deadline. The participant must pay a registration fee, which iscompulsory and represents confirmation of participation. This is for accreditationand transportation from Dubai, Sharjah or Abu Dhabi international airports, andfor transportation between official hotel and playing venue.
After the registration deadline, no official and additional players will be accepted(see article 5.1 and 5.2).
All travel expenses must be paid by the participants or their Federation
For security and organizational reasons and in accordance with FIDE tournament
regulations, National Delegations shall use the official hotel(s) designated by theOC.

Visa Applications

4.1 Those who need visas must submit the necessary documents before thedeadline of 12th November 2023. The application process starts from the day
you submit the form. The visa will be issued within 45 days. For timely
processing, please submit visa applications early. Unclear copies and photos
may result in delay.
4.2 Visa fee is $75 per person.
4.3 Late visa applications may be accepted by 25 th November at the latest withadditional $25 penalty fee for best effort but no assurance.
4.4 The OC will issue invitations only after all the pre-payments are made (see article
5.3).

5.

Financial Regulations & Payments

5.1 Entry Fee:The Entry Fee is USD 75 for an Official Player and USD 150 for an
Additional Player. After the deadline of 12th November 2023, the OC reserves theright to refuse late registration, or accept subject to availability with a latepenalty of USD 50 for each entry.
5.2 Registration Fee:
The Registration Fee is USD 110 for all participants (official player, additional
player, HOD, and accompanying persons) payable by 12th November 2023. The
OC reserves the right to refuse or decline late registration.

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5.3 Prepayment:
Cost for board and lodging (hotel at full board basis) must be paid by thedeadline of 12th November 2023.
5.4 On receipt of payment, the OC will send to the participating federation theconfirmation of the hotel reservations. All confirmed registrations will be notified
via email.
5.5 All payments must be finalized before arrival. Players will not be registered until
all payments and fees are cleared.

6.

Venue & Hotel – Board & Lodging

6.1 The Official Hotel (5 stars) is the Danat in Al Ain with limited number of rooms.
6.2 Federations should book through the Organizing Committee (OC). Selection ofthe Hotel will be done by the OC on a first-come first-served basis.
6.3 If there is increased demand or late registrations accepted, the OC may offer
additional hotels with minimum 4 stars having the same fees mentioned below.
6.4 Official players and one Head of Delegation are offered full board
accommodation from 12th December 2023 (arrival) to 22nd December 2022
(departure). Any additional dates will be charged at full rate of the hotel subject
to availability. Hotel Rates for additional players and accompanying persons on
full board basis are as below:
SingleDouble/Twin
Triple7.

US$125 per day
US$90 per person per day
US$75 per person per day

Technical Regulations

7.1 The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 9 rounds. Where
there are fewer than 10 players from at least 5 federations in a category, thatcategory shall be merged with another according to FIDE regulations to qualify
for direct titles.
7.2 The rate of play will be:a. Standard 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per
move starting from move one.
b. Rapid 15 minutes + 10 seconds and 7 rounds.
c. Blitz 3 minutes + 2 seconds and 9 rounds.
7.3 In the last round of standard chess tournament, players from the same
Federation who have scored more than 50% shall not be paired to play eachother if alternate pairings are available, unless the Chief Arbiter announces
otherwise before the start of the age group / category.
7.4 Tiebreak: The final ranking order of players is determined by the number of points
scored. The tiebreak shall be decided as follows:a. Direct Encounter,b. Buchholz Cut 1,
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c. Buchholz,
d. Sonnenborn-Berger system,e. Greater Number of Wins, forfeits counted (a pairing bye is not a forfeit).
7.5 In case the above still does not produce a decision, tied players shall play one
Armageddon game.
8.

Schedule:

8.1 Note UAE time is GMT +4
Day/DateTime
Tues. 12 Dec.
After 12:00
21:00
Wed. 13 Dec.
14:00
21:00
Thurs. 14 Dec.
16:00
Fri. 15 Dec.
16:00
Sat. 16 Dec.
10:00
16:00
Sun. 17 Dec.
10:00
16:00
21:00
Mon. 18 Dec.
10:00
16:00
Tues. 19 Dec.
16:00
Wed. 20 Dec.
16:00
Thurs. 21 Dec
10:00
20:00
Fri. 22 Dec.
Before 12:00

9.

Remarks
ArrivalTechnical Meeting
Rapid Chess 7 rounds
Opening Ceremony & Rapid Awards
Standard round 1
Standard round 2Standard round 3
Standard round 4
Standard round 5
Blitz Chess 9 rounds
Blitz Awards
Standard round 6
Tour / Cultural Night
Standard round 7
Standard round 8
Standard round 9
Standard Awards
DepartureAwards

9.1 The top three players in each event will be awarded gold, silver and bronze
medals.
9.2 Three best Federations overall, by ranking of medals collected in all categories
in Standard Chess, will receive a trophy. For ranking, the number of gold medals
will be considered first, and if there is a tie, then the number of silver medals, andif there is still a tie, then the number of bronze medals. If finally this is still tied,then the total number of medal winners in Standard, Rapid and Blitz applies.
9.3 Three best federations among boys and among girls in standard chess shallreceive trophies calculated as above.
9.4 Team Medals - will be awarded based on the total score of the top three playersof a country. Countries with less than two players will not be eligible for a teamaward. In case of any tie, the tie-break scores of each player shall be considered.
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9.5 The champions of Asian Youth Championships in standard chess shall have thepersonal right to participate in the World Youth Championship of thecorresponding age-category or a higher age-category if the stipulated age limit
is met. This privilege may be exercised once exclusively in the subsequent year
following the year of qualification.
9.6 E-Certificates of Participation shall be given to all participants.
9.7 Cultural Evening
Trophies and medals shall also be awarded for the best cultural presentations.
Delegations are invited to present group or individual performances by theirplayers with a short presentation.

10. Direct Titles10.1 Gold medalists of U18 categories shall be awarded the title of InternationalMaster (IM)/Woman International Master (WIM). 1st equal player shall get IMnorm. The Silver & Bronze Medal winners shall be awarded the FIDE Master(FM)/Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title.
10.2 Gold medalists of U16 category shall be awarded the title of FM/WFM and an
IM/WIM norm. 1st equal player will get FM/WFM title. The Silver & Bronze Medalwinners shall be awarded the Candidate Master (CM)/Woman Candidate Master(WCM) title.
10.3 Gold medalists of U12 & U14 categories shall be awarded the title of FM/WFM.
The Silver & Bronze Medal winners shall be awarded the CM/WCM title.
10.4 Gold, Silver & Bronze Medal (after tie break up to 3 players) winners of the U8 &U10 categories shall be awarded the CM/WCM title.
10.5 For a direct title to be awarded immediately, an applicant has to have achievedat some time or other a minimum rating as follows: IM 2200, WIM 2000, FM 2100,
WFM 1900, CM 2000, WCM 1800.
CATEGORY

IM/WIM

FM/WFM

CM/WCM

U-18

1st-Title
1 equal-Norm

2nd & 3rd-Title

N.A.

U-16

1st-Norm

1st equal-Title

2nd & 3rd-Title

U-14 & U-12

N.A.

1st-Title

2nd & 3rd-Title

U-10 & U-8

N.A.

N.A.

1st & 2nd & 3rd-Title

stN.A.: Not applicable

11. Officials
11.1 The Technical Delegate, Appeals Committee and Chief Arbiter shall be
appointed by the Continental President as well as other Arbiters.
11.2 The Appeals Committee shall be composed of three members and two reserves,
all from different Federations, chosen from among the representatives ofNational Federations present. No member shall take part in a decision affecting
a player of his/her own federation (unless both parties are from the samefederation).
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11.3 A protest against the decision of an Arbiter or the Chief Arbiter must be submitted
to the Appeals Committee Chairman in writing within 15 (fifteen) minutes after
the end of the playing session together with a protest fee of USD 200 in cash forwhich the appellant should receive a receipt as proof of payment.
11.4 The Appeals Committee may also decide to refund the fee if it considers theappeal has merit. The decision of the Appeals Committee is final, binding andtakes effect immediately.
11.5 No Appeal shall be accepted in Rapid and Blitz chess. The decision of the Chief
Arbiter is final.

12. Dress CodeAll Players should wear uniforms that represent their national federation and/or
the national flag. Shorts and slippers, sunglasses, sport caps and revealing attire
are not allowed. Award winners should follow the dress code at the closing
ceremony.
13. Contact:

Al Ain Chess Club Organizing Committee
Email: asianyouth2023@gmail.com
What’s App Message: +971 3 7633387
Al Ain Chess Club

Asian Chess Federation

Co-Ordinator: Mr. Ahmed Al Hamli
What’s App Message: +971 50 8404082

Executive Director: Casto Abundo
What’s App Message: +971 55 5154554
Email: asianchessfederation@yahoo.com

Financial Matters: Mohammad Abbas
What’s App Message: +971 55 7046469
PRO: Rafiq Thengil
What’s App Message: +971 50 6726261

Administrator: Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh
What’s App Message: +971 50 6649280
Co-Ordinator: Sami Khader
What’s App Message: +962 7 95513345

Secretary: Nominzul Ganzorig
What’s App Message: +971 56 8049395
UAE Chess Federation
Mohammad Abdullah:
What’s App Message: +971 50 6464015

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FIDE:
Kema Goryaeva (Russian Speakers):
What’s App Message: +7 905 4002628

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