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St Joseph’s College of Engineering
36^th PREMIER NATIONAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Organised by Mount Chess Academy
On behalf of
ALL INDIA CHESS FEDERATION
Under the aegis of
Tamil Nadu State Chess Association & Kanchi Dist Chess Association.

From 02^ndto 12^th December, 2009

Prize Money: Rs.2, 50,000/-

I) Rs. 75,000/-	II) Rs. 50,000/-	III) Rs. 30,000/-
IV) Rs. 20,000/-	V) Rs. 15,000/-	VI) Rs. 12,000/-
VII) Rs. 10,000/-	VIII) Rs. 08,000/-	IX) Rs. 07,000/-
X) Rs. 06,000/-	XI) Rs. 05,000/-	XII) Rs. 04,000/-
XIII) Rs. 03,000/-	XIV) Rs. 02,500/-	XV) Rs. 02,500/-

Sponsored by
St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 119

Eligibility: All Woman Grandmasters, Top 06 (including WGMs) from Previous National Woman ‘A’, top 20 from Current National ‘B’ held at Nagpur, the National Junior Girls Champion and two nominees of AICF Secretary.

Venue : St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Jeppiar Nagar (Near Sholinganallur)Chennai-600 119

Entry Fee : Rs.1000 should be send by DD favouring Mount Chess Academy payable at

Chennai to : Mr. V. Ravichandran,No.48, Alamalu Manga Flats, Gopinathan Street, Ullagaram, Chennai – 600 091. Mobile No: 09444210914 044-22424299

Last Date of Entry : 18^th November, 2009. (Entries received after last date will not be entertained)

Schedule :

Days	Date		Time
Tuesday	Dec.1	Arrival
Wednesday	Dec.2	Player’s Meeting Inauguration	11.00 am 01.00 pm
Wednesday	Dec.2	Round 1	03.00 pm
Thursday	Dec.3	Round 2	09.30 am
Friday	Dec.4	Round 3	09.30 am
Saturday	Dec.5	Round 4	09.30 am
Sunday	Dec.6	Round 5	09.30 am
Monday	Dec.7	Round 6	09.30 am
Tuesday	Dec.8	Round 7	09.30 am
Wednesday	Dec.9	Round 8	09.30 am
Thursday	Dec.10	Round 9	09.30 am
Friday	Dec.11	Round 10	09.30 am
Saturday	Dec.12	Round 11 Prize Distribution	09.00 am 02.00 pm

Lodging : As per AICF Rules players have to make their own Lodging and Boarding arrangements. However, the organizers have made arrangements for free Lodging (Non A/C Two per room) and Boarding for all the participants. Kindly inform by 18^th November whether you need the above arrangement.

Further, there are Hotels near the college whose addresses are given below.

Anitha Park Hotel No 3/80, Semmencherry, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Sholinganallur, Chennai – 600119.Ph 9445219048 (opposite to college)

Angel’s Nest Hotel,School Road,Sholinganallur,Chennai 119, Ph 044-24802799,044-24802899, 09003051620 (4kms from the venue)

Southern Residency Hotel, No 1/122, Off IT Highway, Kovalam Road, Kelambakkam, Pin– 603103 Ph 044 27475151,2745071,47415000 (10kms from the venue)

You are kindly requested to make your bookings directly or in case you need assistance you can contact the organizers well in advance.

Registration of Players :

All the participants in the National Championship should be the registered with AICF. Registration forms will be available at the venue on payment of Rs. 250/- for the year 2009-2010. Those already registered should produce the Proof. Unregistered player will not be entitled to participate in the National Championship.

Tournament Regulations:

The Championship shall be played under the Laws of Chess and FIDE Swiss Rules. Totally eleven rounds shall be played. The Time Control is 90 minutes each for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 sec per move from move number one.

Tie Break: Buccholz System will be followed.

Tournament Committee: A Tournament Committee consisting of Chief Arbiter, Hon. Secretary of AICF or his representative and the Organising Secretary and one member of the host association shall be constituted before the commencement of the championship.

Protests : Protests, if any, against the decision of the Chief Arbiter, shall he made in writing with protest fee of Rs.500 within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the incident. The amount shall be refunded if the appeal is upheld.

Appeals Committee: Before the commencement of the Championship a three member Committee of Appeal with two reserves shall be formed from amongst the senior participants at the player’s meeting to be held at the venue on the inaugural day. All the three members and reserves shall be from different states. No member of the committee can vote on a dispute in which a player from his own unit is involved and in such case the reserve member(s) shall take his / their place in the committee.

Disqualification: No participant will leave the venue before the prize distribution function without the permission of the Chief Arbiter. The participants disregarding this rule will be suspended for one year.

Interpretation: For interpretation of Rule(s) and deciding any point not covered by rules, the decision of the Tournament committee shall be final and binding. The Tournament committee has every right to make any addition or amendment to these rules without prior notice. However, such changes will be displayed at the Championship venue.

Advisory Committee

Dr.B.Babu Manohran, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.,   Director, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering
Shri D V Sundar,          Hon Secretary, All India Chess Federation
Shri K Muralimohan, General Secretary, Tamilnadu State Chess Association
Dr N Vijayan,                President, Kanchi District Chess Association
Shri K R Seshadri,        Vice President, Kanchi District Chess Association

For Further Details Please Contact:

Mr.V.Ravichandran,
Organising Secretary,
36^th Premier National Women Chess Championship,
Ph: 09444210914 / 044-22424299

Mr M.Muthukumar, Secretary, Kanchi Dist Chess Assn : 09444045289
Mrs.Bhuvanswari, Jt Secretary, Kanchi Dist Chess Assn : 09962844535

For Emergency Contact:

Mr K. MuraliMohan,
General Secretary,
Tamil Nadu State Chess Association,
Hall No.75, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,
Chennai – 600 003.
Mobile: 99400 94717.

Email : mountchess@rediffmail.com & chessravichandran@gmail.com
Website:-www.tamilchess.com & www.mountchess.com

Note:- Qualified players are requested to send their contact details, biodata and Photograph to the organizing secretary by e-mail at the earliest.