37th NATIONAL UNDER-7 OPEN & GIRLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2024

AICF Event Codes: Open > 374841/KAR/2024 & Girls > 374842/KAR/2024
KSCA event code: KSCA/N001/2425

• Date: 01st September to 05th September 2024
• Organized by: MM CHESS DEVELOPMENT TRUST (R) MYSORE CHESS CENTER, TUMAKUR CHESS ACADEMY & MANDYA CHESS ACADEMY
• Supported by : Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Authority of India
• Venue: Sambrama Convention Hall , CA 14/A, 80 Feet Rd, Vijay Nagar 2nd Stage, Mysuru, Karnataka 570017
• Total Prize Fund: ₹5,00,000/-
• Age Limit: Players should be born on or after 01.01.2017
• Entries/Entry Fee: All entries including special entries should come through the concerned State Association. The entry form should be sent together with attested copy of original date of birth certificate (Birth Certificates from Panchayat/ Municipality/ Corporation only accepted)
• Time Control: The rate of play shall be 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move number 1
• Contact: Mr. Ritin Ravela (DI, NA:- 91215 26779), Mr. Chethan Kowndinya (NA, SNA:- 9743988888)

National Under 7 Tournament Schedule:

PRIZES

The cash prizes will be awarded to 20 players in each category amounting to Rs.2,50,000/- as given below:

Eligibility: Subject to age limit following players can participate:

• Two players in each category from every affiliated State Association of AICF. If any association fails to send its quota, the vacancies so caused will not be filled.
• Top four players from 2023 National under 7 Open & Girls Chess Championships are eligible to participate as seeded players in their respective categories subject to age stipulation.
• World Champion in any over the board category in 2023, subject to age stipulation.
• No. 2 & 3 in the World Under 8 Championships 2023, subject to age stipulation.
• Top three rankers in the Asian Under 8 Championships 2023, subject to age stipulation.
• Current over the board National Champion in any higher category subject to age stipulation.
• Any other player who remits the prescribed special entry fee of Rs.6,250/-. Such entries should come through the respective affiliated State Association.
• Host Karnataka State Chess Association is entitled to fill two additional players in each category.
• The AICF Secretary has a discretionary seat in each category in this Championship.
• Two players in each category approved by AICF will be permitted from areas where no State Association exists.
• If the number of participants at the start of the championship is an odd number in a category, the host association can add one entry to make it even.
• Only Indian nationals are eligible to participate in the championships.
• In addition to the above, three additional entries from the state which won `Gold, two entries from the State which won the Silver and one additional entry from the State which won the Bronze in the National Under-7 Chess Championships shall be accepted.
• Open: West Bengal (Gold) 3, Tamil Nadu (Silver) 2 & Uttar Pradesh (Bronze) 1
• Girls: Maharashtra (Gold) 3, Karnataka (Silver) 2 & Karnataka (Bronze) 1.
• And these entries from the State Associations shall be given only from the rank list of their respective State Championships with proof and not to anybody else.
• Players shall not agree for a draw without the consent of the arbiter, before each player makes 30 moves.
• Protest, if any, against the decision of the Chief Arbiter shall be made in writing with a protest fee of Rs.3000/- within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the incident. The protest fee will be refunded if the appeal is upheld.
• All participants in the National Championship shall be registered with AICF for the year 2024-25 before the registration on AICF Online portal for the entries. Online AICF registration can be done at the website www.aicf.in/players
• All arrears of affiliation fee/tournament fee including those of the current year must be cleared by the affiliated Association at the time of submitting the entries; otherwise, the entries are liable to be rejected.
• All electronic items including wrist watches (all type of watches) are not allowed in the tournament hall. Players in possession of the items will be declared lost.
• If any player withdraws from the last two rounds in any National Championship on medical grounds, he/she should undergo treatment by a doctor recommended and supervised by the tournament committee.
• 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.

System of Play:

The Championship will be played under FIDE’s Laws of Chess and the Swiss system. A
total of nine rounds shall be played. Players from the same state shall not be paired against each other in
the last round. However, they may be paired if there is no compatible opponent with the same point group
or score group with a maximum difference of 1 point. It is applicable only for the top 50% score of the
penultimate round.

Tie Break:

Following is the order of tie-break:
(a) Buchholz Cut1
(b) Buchholz
(c) Sonneborn Berger
(d) Direct encounter
(e) The greater number of wins (forfeit included)
(f) The greater number of wins by black
(g) In case of tie, cash prizes will not be shared.