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Up Coming Tournaments
2025 Gosford Winter Rapid
Tournament: 2025 Gosford Winter Rapid
Venue: Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive Gosford. Parkview Room
Start Date: 28 Jun, 2025
Duration: 1 day
Details:

Entry Fee:
Adults: $30 Juniors: $25 Gosford Chess Club Members: $10 discount
Payment: https://www.trybooking.com/CZPXQ Payment Gosford Chess Club

Entries close: Friday, June 27th 2025, at 5pm sharp. No entries on the day.

FIDE and ACF rated.

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

Time Control: 15 minutes plus 10 second increment

Rounds: 7 

Registration Opens - 9:30 am
Round 1 - 10:00 am

(Note: The starting times of Rounds 2-7, and prize giving may vary)

Open Division
1st - $300 2nd - $200 3rd - $150
Division 1
1st - $100 2nd - $50
Division 2
1st - $100 2nd - $50
Division 3
1st - $100 2nd - $50
Best Junior - $40 Best Unrated Player - $30

Prizes:
Rating prizes will be based on ACF quick ratings. For those without an ACF quick rating, their ACF classical rating may be used if available (Ratings found on the ACF Quick Rating Vega file). In addition to the Open division the organisers will form 3 additional division bands based on players ratings. These bands will be posted before Round 5. The Open Division will have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The 3 additional division 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 division prizes, but are eligible for the open, Junior and unrated prizes.
(Note: Organisers reserve the right to vary prize amounts depending upon the number of entries. The following
prize amounts totalling $1170 are guaranteed if more than 40 entries).

A player may only win one prize.

Brochure: Download Brochure
Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gosfordchessclub

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Players in NSWCA tournaments are reminded and encouraged to show courtesy and respect to opponents, which includes being present at the starting time for each round, and if you are unable to make it to your game, be sure to notify the DOP well before the round begins. For more, read the NSWCA Code of Ethics.
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