Nagoya Rapid Chess Open – Nagoya Chess Club

This is a tournament that is gaining popularity every year with some great cash prizes!

Rapid Chess Open 2019

Dates: July 21 2019 (Sun)
Venue: Nagoya City Performing Arts Centre
1-3-27 Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya city Aichi
3 min walk from Subway “Shinsakae” station
Time Control: NCS rated tournament, 6 rounds, 25min +10sec/move

Prizes: Total cash prize – 100,000yen
Open: 1st place – 40,000yen and plaque,  2nd place – 25,000yen and plaque, 3rd place – 15,000yen and plaque
A group (U1800): 1st place – 10,000yen and plaque
B group (U1500): 1st place – 10,000yen and plaque
*In case of a tie, prize money will be shared
All participants will receive a gift

Entry criteria: NCS members (membership registration is required before the tournament)
Entry fee: 8,000yen (U18 – 6,000en) Payable at the venue. If the fee is transferred before July 16th, there is a discount of 1,000yen. 
Bank info: Yuucho 12120-79242231 Nagoya Chess Club
TD: Takahiro Horie
Registration Deadline: July 20th 2019
Registration: email  nagoyachessclub@gmail.com
phone: 052-671-0393

Schedule:
Registration 9:00
Pairings 9:30
R1: 9:40
R2: 11:00
R3: 12:50
R4: 14:10
R5: 15:30
R6: 16:50
Prize ceremony around 18:30

Tie-breaks: Buchholz, Sonnerborn-Berger, Performance Rating
Remarks:
Pairing allocated bye will be 1 point
If absent at the start of a game, we may receive a bye (0.5). 
Schedule may change.