National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2020

National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2020 – Colombo Event

Organized By Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

This year a team is organized for the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2020.

The National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2020 – Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, Galle and Jaffna Divisions will be held on 25th and 26th of January 2020.

Venues will be notified Later

Event: 12 separate individual events as Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years, Open and Girls.

Time Control:
25th-Rapid -15 Minutes + 10 Second In.
26th -Blitz -3Minutes + 2 Second In.

Eligibility: Those who fall into the respective age group on the 1st of January 2020 are eligible to participate in that age group. Rated players (Including rapid and Blitz Ratings), will get a direct entry for the finals. They are not allowed to play this event.

Registration: All those who are interested should register with their regional CFSL Officials or by sending an email to undersigned on or before 9.00 pm on 23rd January 2020. (eroshj@yahoo.com)

All players who register via email will have to pay the entry fees before the end of the second round at the latest. The Players are expected to hand overpayments and not wait for the Arbiters to come asking for payments. Failure to do so will result in the name being excluded from the subsequent pairings. Arbiters have been instructed to strictly enforce this condition.

Entry Fee: Rs. 800/= for both events or Rs. 500/= per event. The players who do not have CFSL registration have to pay 1,000/= per one event and 1,600/= for Both.

Number of Rounds: Will vary on the number of participants from 5 to 7.

All players are requested to report to the tournament arbiter before 8.15 am on 25th for Rapid Event.

Blitz 26th Sunday at 8.30a.m.

For 1st Place in the event of a tie with both players having Total possible points, a Playoff will be played before the other 4 tiebreakers are considered.

Inquiries

CFSL 0713775756
Erosh Jayasinghe
eroshj@yahoo.com

Luxman Wijesuriya
Hony. Tournament Secretary – CFSL
General Secretary – South Asian Chess Council
General Secretary – Commonwealth Chess Association
Vice President – Asian Chess Federation