In addition to the main events, the Championship section, the tournament will also incorporate the under 15 years (boys and girls) - players born on or after January 1, 1998
The Championship event will be for the title of the 2013 Heroes and Unity Chess Champion whilst the age group events will produce the national under 15 boys and girls champions for the year 2013.
All the event sections of the 2013 Heroes and Unity Chess Championships will be FIDE RATED.
The tournament will be played over eleven rounds starting from Saturday, June 28 to Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
The time control will be ONE HOUR for each player, with no increment, for completion of the game.
The entry fee will be KR 70.00 each for the Championship section, whilst the entry fee for the youth age group section will be KR 40.00 each.
Registration is to be conducted at four centers:-
i) The OYDC in the Chess Coordinator’s office, June 18 to June 28, 2013
ii) The Treasurers office (through Aaron Banda), June18 to June 28, 2013
iii) At the tournament venue, OYDC on Friday, June 28, 2013
iv) Through online registration on http://www.zambiachess.com/online-registration.html
All entry fee payments must be made by the deadline of the close of registration.
The deadline for registration is 16.00 hours on Friday June 28, 2013.
The deadline for the close of registration applies to both the Championship section and the youth age group section.
Pairings for Round One will be available by 18:00 hours on Friday, June 28, 2013.
Any player registering after the deadline will be required to pay a late registration fee of KR 20.00 in addition to the Tournament Registration Fee.
All players completing the registration process after the deadline will not be paired for Round One and will only be allowed to enter the tournament in the Second Round.
The tournament schedule will be as follows:-
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Round 1 = 08:00hrs – 10.00hrs
Round 2 = 11.00hrs – 13.00hrs
Lunch = 13.00hrs – 14.00hrs
Round 3 = 14.30hrs – 16.30hrs
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Round 4 = 08:00hrs – 10.00hrs
Round 5 = 11.00hrs – 13.00hrs
Lunch = 13.00hrs – 14.00hrs
Round 6 = 14.30hrs – 16.30hrs
Monday, July 1, 2013
Round 7 = 08:00hrs – 10.00hrs
Round 8 = 11.00hrs – 13.00hrs
Lunch = 13.00hrs – 14.00hrs
Round 9 = 14.30hrs – 16.30hrs
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Round 10 = 08:00hrs – 10.00hrs
Round 11 = 11.00hrs – 13.00hrs
Lunch = 13.00hrs – 14.00hrs
Prize Giving = 14.30 hrs – 15.30hrs
The prize distribution for the Championship section will be as follows:
Championship (Section A)
First Prize – KR 2,500.00 + Trophy
Second Prize – KR 1,800.00
Third Prize – KR 1,300.00
Fourth Prize – KR 800.00
Fifth Prize - KR 500.00
Championship (Section B)
First Prize – KR 1,500.00
Second Prize – KR 1,200.00
Third Prize – KR 800.00
Fourth Prize – KR 400.00
Fifth to Tenth Prize - K 150.00
Championship (Women’s Section)
First Prize – KR 800.00
Second Prize – KR 400.00
Best over 40 years (Madala’s Section)
First Prize – KR 800.00
Second Prize – KR 400.00
For any queries or clarification kindly contact:
Aaron Banda, Chess Federation of Zambia Tournaments Director - +260 978 020557
Chanda Nsakanya, Chess Federation of Zambia National Secretary - +260 955 997735
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]