NSWCA Council 2010

 

 

Note:          Anyone wishing to contact the NSWCA can do so via the Secretary,

                   Tom Accola via email – tomaccola@optusnet.com.au

 

Team Captains:      Please ensure your players have joined the NSWCA for 2009.

                                 Membership fees can to be sent to The Treasurer,

                                 NSWCA, GPO Box 2418, Sydney NSW 2001.

 

Membership Enquiries:       Peter Cassettari, email pcass@zeta.org.au

 

Ratings Enquiries:      Barry Cox, email ratings@nswca.org.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Country Teams Tournament Rules

 

1.  TEAMS

 

1.   Teams consist of 3 players for each match. Reserves are allowed.

 

2.   Players (including reserves) must be placed in board order, according to their rating in the September 2009 rating list, a discrepancy of up to 50 points is allowable. No dispensations beyond this will be granted.

 

3.   A player can only play one board per match.

 

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2.  RATINGS

 

1.   The September 2009 ACF rating list published on the ACF web site will be used.  Inactive players remain on the ACF Master file rating list – available on the ACF web site http://www.auschess.org.au/. If you have any queries about a player’s rating, contact the NSWCA Ratings Officer prior to the 5^th of December. A player is only “unrated” if never rated (here or overseas). New arrivals to Australia with overseas ratings must declare them.

Ratings Enquiries:       Barry Cox, email ratings@nswca.org.au

 

2.   The team captain must indicate using ‘unr’ unrated player on the result card. Only official ACF ratings should be listed on the result card.

 

 

3.  PLAYERS

 

            All players must be or become full financial members of the NSWCA for 2009. Juniors can play, provided they are members of the NSWJCL.

            Membership Enquiries:        Peter Cassettari, email pcass@zeta.org.au

 

4. TIME CONTROLS

 

1.   Rate of play: 60 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from the start.         

 

 

5.  NUMBER OF ROUNDS, Byes & FORFEITS

 

 

1.   The tournament shall be played over six Rounds

 

2.   A game is lost by a player arriving at the board more than 15 mins after the start time of the round.

 

3.   Any team receiving the Bye is awarded 2 points. Lowest average rating team receives the bye if necessary in the first round.

 

 

 

 

 

6.  COLOURS

 

            The home team (the first-named team) has White on Board 2.

 

         

 

7.  DUTIES OF CAPTAINS

 

1.   Be conversant with the current (July 2009) FIDE Laws of Chess. In particular, nobody is allowed to point out a flagfall except the two players playing the game. Team captains must not point out flagfalls in any games but their own.

 

      

2.   Supervise the sensible and ethical conduct of their teams. There should be no talking, analysing or distracting the opponents in any way whatsoever.

 

 

3.   Record teams and results as follows:

 

                   Win:   1        Loss: 0

       Forfeit win:   1F      Forfeit loss:   0F

                Draw:  ½

 

4.   Each captain must advise the results promptly to the Director of play

 

8.  JUNIORS

 

1.   Juniors are most welcome to play in this competition.

 

2.   Teams with junior players, must advise the organisers in advance.

 

3.   The organisers will ensure that junior players are catered for.

 

 

 

9.  DISABLED PLAYERS

 

1.   Disabled players are most welcome to play in this competition.

 

2.   Teams with disabled players, must advise the organisers in advance.

 

3.   The organisers will ensure that disabled players are catered for.

 

 

 

 

10.  MOBILE PHONES

 

1.   If a player’s mobile phone rings in the playing venue during play, that player shall lose the game. This includes but is not restricted to phone alarms or sounds when waking up or shutting down.

 

2.   The above rule does not apply to pagers provided that a player having a pager in the playing venue has informed the Director of play prior to making his first move.

 

 

 

 

11.  DISPUTES & APPEALS

 

1.   Any disputes should be referred by the captains to the Director of play.

 

2.   Appeals against the Director of play decisions must be made in writing within 7 days concerning:

 

(a)     The Laws of Chess - to the appeals committee, via the NSWCA

 

(b)    The Competition Rules - to the NSWCA.

 

 

12.  TIE-BREAK PROCEDURE

 

1.   If two or more teams finish equal first, there will be no tie-break procedure applied. The teams will be declared joint champions.

2.   Best team of the bottom half. Tie break Medium Buchholz

 

13.  SMOKING

 

            Smoking in the playing area is NOT permitted.

 

 

 

14.  Arbiter

 

            Address all disputes and appeals to:

 

Country Teams Tournament Arbiter

NSWCA

GPO BOX 2418

SYDNEY 2001

or

pcass@zeta.org.au