Best 4 people from Open IIT would be representing IIT Kgp Chess Team in Inter IIT Chess Meet (organized in parallel with 51st Inter IIT Sport Meet) at IIT Madras.
Inter IIT Chess Meet 2015
15-19th December 2015
hosted by IIT Madras Chess Club
Schedule and format-
1.Format(swiss system or round robin) will
be decided later depending on the number of participating teams.It will be
mailed to the participants as soon as we close the registration.
2.It will be team championship with each
IIT represented by 4 players.
3.Games will be played from 15th
December onwards until 19th,with some days having only 1 round while
some days will have 2 rounds(maybe all days will have 2 rounds!) depending on
number of participating teams.
4.Most of the Participants have to
reach IIT Madras by 14th,however
if 1 or 2 members of the team have some project or intern,it is ok if they
reach in time for the 1st round on 15th.It is requested that the participants arrive along
with their contingent of the inter IIT sports meet,so that they can get
adjusted to the environment and our co-ordinators can show them the way to the
playing hall and mess.
5.Whatever may be the schedule of games,the
prize distribution will be at 6pm,on 19th December.Participation
certificates will also be given at that time.The players can make arrangements
to leave accordingly.We may also have to keep 2 rounds on the last day.
Rules and regulations-
1.The inter IIT chess meet is not connected
to the inter IIT sports meet .It is an independent event organised by a
student’s club of IIT Madras at the same time as the inter IIT sports meet for
obvious reasons.
2.The time control will be 90 minutes per
player for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move
number 1.
3.Writing the score sheet is mandatory.
4.The latest FIDE Laws of chess shall be
followed.
5.The expected arbiter is former national
sub-junior champion, and head of Chess Mate ,Mr Arvind Aaron.He has also played
and won against former world champion Vishwanathan Anand and he is the son of
India’s first International Master,Manuel Aaron.
6.The arbiter decision shall be final and
binding in case of any dispute.
7.The issue of mobile phone and other
electronic devices being allowed in the playing hall shall be discussed in the
players meeting along with some other things
Registration,food and accommodation-
1.The entry form has been attached along with the same
mail.Four copies of the entry form have to be made,filled up with details of
respective players,scanned and mailed to the Students Gen Sec of IIT M-the same
mail id from which the entry forms were obtained.All four forms should be sent
in a single mail.Players please give
correct mail id as all the information shall be communicated to the players through mail once the
registration is completed.The last date to send your entry by mail is 22nd
November(Sunday).Entries after 22nd November shall not be accepted.
2.The arrangements for the food and
accommodation shall be same as the inter IIT sports meet.However,since chess is
an independent event,we cannot assure that you will be staying in the same
hostel as your main contingent.It may be the case that all participants of
chess shall be in a different hostel.
3.An amount of Rs 500/- per person per day
shall be charged for the above.This is the same amount that is being collected
for the inter IIT sports meet.Kindly make the arrangements for this sum from
your respective institutes.
Prizes-
1st Rs 8000/- + Gold Medals +
Trophy
2nd Rs 6000/- + Silver Medals
3rd Rs 4000/- + Bronze Medals.
Board prizes on each board Rs 500/- each.
Participation certificates to all
participants.
Contact Information-
As the inter IIT chess meet is not a part
of the inter IIT sports meet,kindly do not call the organising committee of the
inter IIT sports meet for queries.
Contact student’s general secretary IIT
Madras-who sent this mail.
The participants may also contact Nitin M
Pai,Chess captain and Chess club convener of IIT- M for any doubts or points
which have been left out in this.
Mob-09087863795.
