Hong Kong Chess Championship 2012 Preliminaries
Schedule:
Jan 5 Entry
Jan 9 Round 1
Jan 12 Round 2
Jan 16 Round 3
Jan 19 Round 4
Jan 30 Round 5
Feb 6 Round 6
Feb 13 Round 7
Feb 20 Round 8
Feb 27 Round 9
No postponment and adjourment of games allowed.
Games will start at 6:30 pm
Venue: Committee Rooms, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Time Control: 90 mins plus 30 sec per move made
Format: Swiss System, FIDE rated
No. of rounds: 9 rounds
Tie-breaks: 1. Buchholz (BH) 2. Median Buchholz (BH -1) 3. Berger (SB)
Entry Fee: HK$65; (HKCF full members waived for entry fee)
Chief Arbiter: Jackson Li
Event Controller: Mingo Lam
How to register: Send your name to Mingo Lam (email: Mingo Lam) on or before Jan 5, 2012.
Note: Arthas QIAN, Brian DEW, David OR and Luen Wah LUK are pre-qualified for the Finals. The other eight places in the Finals will be automatically selected from the top rank order of players from this Prelims. All participants in the Finals are subject to full membership or entry eligibility.