The Sydney University Chess Club and Stratagem Computer Contractors Pty Ltd

invite you to participate in:

Australian Universities Rapid Championships 2006

 

Dates: Wednesday 12th – Thursday 13th July 2006

Venue: Level 4, Wentworth Building, Sydney University

Corner of City Road and Butlin Avenue, Darlington, NSW

Tournament Format: Open Swiss

Time Limit: 20 minutes per side + 10 seconds per move from move 1.

Format: Universities may send as many players as they like. (Bona fide under graduate and post graduate students). The player finishing first will be the Australian Universities Rapid Champion and receive a trophy. There will be trophies for second and third place as well.

Any university is eligible for the Team prize. However the best 3 scores will be added together to determine the Australian Universities Rapid Team Champion. There will be trophies for the teams finishing first, second and third.

Social Evening: A social get-together will be held after the first day. The emphasis is on the social side as well as the chess for this competition! There will be pizza, beer and soft-drinks and will start immediately after the last round on the 12th. There is no cost involved and all entry fees after the trophies and incidental costs will be added to the sponsorship and put towards the social evening.

Entry fee: $10 per person, payable on the day.

Director of Play: International Arbiter Dr Charles Zworestine.

Website: http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~jchan3/succ/index.html

Main Organiser: Jenni Oliver. Phone (02)6253 2848 (all reasonable hours) or

Email: jenni@stratagemcc.com.au

Sydney University Chess Club contact: Jason Chan.

Email: su_chess_club@student.usyd.edu.au