Please see the Flyer. Click on 'SHOW FLYER' above.

Payment: https://www.trybooking.com/DDEUG

*We are on the lookout for an assistant arbiter to Rick Keuning as chief arbiter. Please email the organiser Colin Rowlison at gsparra@gmail.com if you are qualified and interested. Thanks!

Affirmation:

Players understand and accept that entry to this tournament implies accepting the decisions of the organisers.

When: Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of October

Where: Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive Gosford. Parkview Room.

The Central Coast Leagues Club is a licensed venue. Under 18s are not allowed to leave the playing venue unless in the company of a responsible adult. Children should be supervised by an adult.

Outside food and drink should not be brought and consumed inside the Club. A players own discrete drink bottle (or club non-alcoholic drinks) at the chess table are acceptable.

No food or alcohol to be consumed at the chess tables.

Tea, Coffee and biscuits will most likely be made available.

Organiser: Colin Rowlison

Enquiries: gsparra@gmail.com

Chief Arbiter: Patrick Keuning

Rated:  FIDE Standard and ACF Classical rated.

https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=430955

The use of FIDE Baku acceleration will be at the discretion of the Organisers.

Maximum Entries: 64

The organisers reserve the right to increase the maximum number of entries.

Entry Fee

Adults: $50     Concession: $40     Juniors: $35     Gosford Chess Club Members: $10 discount

Concession for these card holders: Pensioner Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Health Care Card, Low Income Health Care Card, Veteran Card, Full time students attending Australian educational institutions. Concession cards should be shown at registration on Saturday morning.

Only members of Gosford Chess Club are eligible for the Gosford Chess Club $10 discount.

Juniors are under 18 years of age.

Free entry GM’s, WGM’s, IM’s and WIM’s provided capacity has not been reached. The organiser must be emailed before Friday 24th of October 9pm. No entries on the day.

Rounds: 6

Byes

Two half point byes given only with adequate notice. No half point bye given for Round 6.

Player eligibility

All players are required to supply their date of birth when applying for entry via Trybooking.

Foreign players will need to obtain a FIDE id number from their National Federation and enter it when applying for entry via Trybooking. All foreign players must have a FIDE Id number. Foreign players without a FIDE id number will not be accepted.

Foreign players not on holiday in Australia must join the NSWCA to play in this tournament.

To enter this tournament, you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or have a FIDE id. Adult players from NSW must be members of the NSWCA or affiliated Australian state or territory chess association or join on the day.

Junior players (Under 18) should be members of the NSWJCL or affiliated state or territory junior chess association.

Payment: https://www.trybooking.com/DDEUG

All entries through Trybooking.

Entries close: Friday 24th of October at 9pm. (No entries on the day).

Time Control: 60min plus 30sec increment from move 1

Prize Pool: $2080 (Guaranteed if over 40 entries)

Open: 1st $500 2nd $300 3rd $200

Rating Band 1: 1st $150 2nd $90

Rating Band 2: 1st $150 2nd $90

Rating Band 3: 1st $150 2nd $90

Rating band 4: 1st $150 2nd $90

Best Junior: $70

Best Unrated: $50

The Open will have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The FOUR additional rating bands will have 1st and 2nd prizes awarded in each. No tiebreaks: prizes will be shared in the usual way. A player may only win one prize. Unrated players cannot win any Rating Band prizes, but are eligible for the Open, Junior (if under 18) and Unrated prizes.

Rating Bands will be determined and posted at the latest on the 26th of October, Sunday morning, before the commencement of Round 4, in the playing room.

The Prizes pool may be reduced if less than 40 entries.

The first prize and all other prizes, although guaranteed if over 40 entries, means that the first prize of $500 and all the other prizes may be shared between players on the same score. No tie-breaks. This sharing is done in the usual way. For example, if 2 players tie for first in the Open they will receive $400 each (provided there are over 40 entries).

Playing sessions

Saturday

Registration: 9.30am

Round 1: 10am

Round 2: 1pm

Round 3: 4pm

Sunday

Round 4: 10am

Round 5: 1pm

Round 6: 4pm

Presentation: 7pm

Playing session times may change at the discretion of the organisers.

There is no specified lunch break. Players may not eat at the chess tables.

This information concerning the 2025 Gosford Open Weekender expands and clarifies the information on the flyer ‘2025 Gosford Open Weekender’. See link 'SHOW FLYER' above.