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Friday, October 16, 2015
UM-IPT Chess Tournament 2015, 13-15th Nov 2015
16th Oct 2015, Kuala Lumpur – The UM-IPT Chess Tournament 2015 is approved and it is back on this website. It will be held on 13th-15th Nov 2015 at University Malaya for players from local Institutions of Higher Learning. So read on..
UM-IPT CHESS TOURNAMENT 2015
INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this tournament is to provide a Fide-rated standard time control tournament for chess players from local Institution of Higher Learning.
ELIGIBILITY:
This tournament is by invitation only. Anyone who fulfilled the following requirements can apply to participate in this tournament. The application must be send to the organizing committee before 26th of October 2015. For the successful applicants the invitation will be send by 29th of October 2015.
1. Must be a Malaysian studying in an Institute of Higher Learning in Malaysia which includes
i. Institute of Higher Learning (Public / Private)
ii. Community College
iii. Polytechnic
iv. College
2. Procedures for shortlisting the players
i. Only a maximum of 50 Males and 50 Females will be invited.
ii. Fide rating less than 2200.
3. Any IHL can send as many players as possible as long as their players fulfill the criteria. Priority of shortlisting
a. Have fide rating
b. Top 4 players (boys and girls) from each university
c. First come first serve.
The others will be in the KIV list.
4. If any of the players do not accept the offer by the 3rd of November, this offer will be given to the other players in the KIV list.
5. The committee decision is final and no appeal will be entertain.
ENQUIRIES AND CONTACT:
For further enquiries, please send an email to Dr. Ng Siew Cheok (siewcng@um.edu.my) or contact Mrs. Nurfadhilah at 03-79676980 (diylladania@um.edu.my).
TOURNAMENT DETAILS:
This Tournament is organized by University Malaya, Sport Centre. There will be only one event. However, there are separate prizes for males and females. The details of the event are as follows:
DATE : November 13th to November 15th, 2015
VENUE : Multipurpose Hall Sports Centre, UM Arena,
University of Malaya (May be subjected to changes)
FORMAT : 7 round Swiss System
TIME CONTROL : 90 minutes per person (no increment)
REGISTRATION FEES : RM10.00/person
METHOD OF PAYMENT : Bank In to BENDAHARI UNIVERSITI MALAYA
(14400004005-05-3) CIMB Bank.
TENTATIVE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME |
| 13th November | 1430 | Players’ meeting |
| 1500 | Round 1 | |
| 1900 | Round 2 | |
| 14th November | 0900 | Round 3 |
| 1300 | Round 4 | |
| 1700 | Round 5 | |
| 15th November | 0900 | Round 6 |
| 1300 | Round 7 | |
| * | Play-off | |
| 1700 | Closing Ceremony |
TIE-BREAK
1. Personal Encounter
2. Play-off (only for the champion)
a) If only 2 players
i. 2 rounds of blitz (5 min per player).
ii. Armageddon (white 6 min against black 5 min.)
b) More than two players
i. Round robin blitz (5 min per player).
PRIZES (GIVEN SEPARATELY FOR BOTH THE MALE AND FEMALE)
| PLACING | PRIZE |
| CHAMPION | RM700 + Trophy |
| SECOND | RM350 |
| THIRD | RM200 |
| FOURTH | RM150 |
| FIFTH | RM100 |
| SIXTH | RM90 |
| SEVENTH | RM80 |
| EIGHTH | RM70 |
| NINTH | RM60 |
| TENTH | RM50 |
| ELEVEN | RM50 |
| TWELVE | RM50 |
| THIRTEEN | RM50 |
| FOURTEEN | RM50 |
| FIFTHTEEN | RM50 |
*If 2 or more players are tied for a certain placing, the prizes will be evenly split.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Date | Activity |
| 26/10/2015 (before) | Submit Entry Form |
| 29/10/2015 | Invitation |
| 3/11/2015 (before) | Accept invitation |
| 6/11/2015 | Invitation to KIV list |
| 13-15/11/2015 | Tournament days |
ENQUIRIES AND CONTACT:
For further enquiries, please send an email to Dr. Ng Siew Cheok (siewcng@um.edu.my) or contact Mrs. Nurfadhilah at 03-79676980 (diylladania@um.edu.my).