Notice

Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2024

26-04-2024
MoriyasuYuichiro

Regulations

Dates/Venue/Format

  • Date(s): Sat , 29 June 2024 – Sun, 30 June 2024
  • Venue: Shinagawa Ward General Kumin Hall “Curian” 5F
    5-18-1 Higashi-Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo (地図) https://www.shinagawa-culture.or.jp/curian/access.html
    About 2 min walk from Oimachi Station on JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokyu Oimachi Line & Rinkai-sen
    About 15 min walk from Aomono-Yokocho Station on Keihin-Kyuko Line
  • Format: 9R Swiss, 15min+10sec/move, National & FIDE Rapid Rated

 

Registration

  • Entry criteria: 
    (1) If your chess nationality is Japan, you must be an annual member of the Japan Chess Federation and purchase ticket A below
    ＊Members must make sure that their membership is valid until the day of the tournament. If you are not a member, purchase tickets through Peatix and complete the membership registration as soon as possible.
    ＊In cases where a player has never participated in a FIDE tournament and does not currently have chess nationality, those who intends to acquire Japanese chess nationality shall be treated as (1).

    (2)     If your chess nationality is other than Japan, you must purchase ticket B below.
    ＊However, if you are an annual member of the Japan Chess Federation at the time the regulation is published, you may buy Ticket A for (1), regardless of your chess nationality.
  • Entry Fee: 
    Ticket (A) 
    Normal ticket (for annual membership) : 8,000 yen (Limit: 130 players)
    U22 5,600 yen
    ＊U22 refers to players who have not reached the age of 22 by January 1, 2024. (i.e. were born in and after 2002.

    Ticket (B)
    Foreign Chess Nationality Ticket : 10,000yen (Limit: 30 players）
    ＊Foreign Chess Nationality Ticket may be purchased by players whose chess nationality is not Japan (JPN) and who are not annual members of the Japan Chess Federation. The person who has purchased this ticket may participate only in this tournament. 
    ＊For Ticket (B), there will be no U22 discount nor waiting list tickets.
  • Registration: Purchase tickets through [Peatix] during the registration period.（Limit: 160 players)
    If ticket (B) has fewer than 30 applicants by June 14, and if the maximum number of applicants for ticket (A) (130 players) has been filled, the applicants for the waiting list tickets will be considered as participants in order.
    A “waiting list” ticket will be sold at the same price along with the “participation ticket” on Peatix.
    “Waiting list tickets” can be purchased only when the capacity has been reached and regular tickets are sold out. If a cancellation occurs, the participants will be allowed to participate in the tournament in the order in which they purchased their “waiting list tickets,” and the purchase price will be applied directly to the entry fee. If the waiting list is not filled by one week prior to the tournament, the purchase price will be refunded.
    If a waiting list ticket purchaser becomes eligible to participate in the tournament, he/she will be notified via his/her registered email address.
    ＊This ticket will be provided only for Ticket A.
  • Registration Period: From 18:00 on Thurs, 26 April 2024 to 23:59 on Sun, 23 June 2024

 

Schedule

Sat, 29 June

11:50-12:35  Check-in

12:35 Opening Ceremony

13:00 R1

14:30 R2

16:00 R3

17:30 R4

 

Sun, 30 June

09:30  R5

11:00  R6

13:00  R7

14:30  R8

16:00  R9

18:00  Prize Giving

 

Prizes

  • Players will be split into two groups, Open and U1700
  • Open:
    1st 30,000 yen, 2nd 15,000 yen, 3rd 10,000 yen, 4th 8,000 yen, 5th 5,000 yen
    6th~10th 2,000 yen
  • U1700:
    1st~3rd Plaques
    *Excluding players who have won prizes in Open.
  • Upset Prizes (Excluding unrated players): ChessMood Prizes
    *Given to players who won against higher-rated players, whose rating difference was the largest. For example, if Player A with a rating of 1400 won against Player B with a rating of 1800, the rating difference will be 400, and if there were no other player with a larger difference, player A will win the Upset prize. If there were multiple players with the same rating difference, the player with the lowest rate will win the prize.
  • Player who is 1st in Open will be qualified for Japan Chess Championship 2025.
  • The player who finished the highest with a Japan Chess Nationality will be Japan Rapid Chess Champion 2024.
  • Tie-breaks will be used to determine winners. No two players will share the prize.

 

Other Regulations

Tournament Rules

  • Tie-breaks:
  1. Buchholz Cut-1 (Sum of the opponents’ points excluding the lowest)
  2. Buchholz (Sum of the opponents’ points)
  3. Sonneborn-Berger (Sum of the defeated opponents’ points and halves of drawn opponents’ points)
  4. Sum of the ratings of the opponents
  5. Drawing of lots
  • Default time: If any player is not present within 10 min after the game starts, she/he shall lose the game by default. The game is not rated.
  • Pre-registered Byes: Bye requests will be accepted until 18:00 on the day before the tournament by filling in the Bye Request Form. 0.5 points will be awarded for pre-requested Byes, and 0 points for Bye requested after the deadline. The requested Bye for the final 2 rounds shall be given 0 points. If a player has more than 2 requested byes, the player will not qualify for prizes.
  • Pairing-allocated bye will be one point.
  • Pairings of the first round will be published between 18:00 and 24:00 on the day before the tournament.
  • If you wish to declare a bye or cancel your participation in the tournament after the closing time of the previous day, please contact japanchess.info@gmail.com .
  • If a player missed the last round without prior Bye report,  and does not contact the above address by email before the pairings of the next round is published, he/she will be disqualified and will be excluded from the tournament.
  • The organizer will provide chess equipment including clocks and score sheets. Players must use them.
  • Players need not record all moves. Once the game is finished, both players sign both score sheets and hand over the original score sheets to the arbiters. Make sure the results are correct before signing.
  • All electronic devices including smartphones, tablets or smartwatches must be turned off and stored away. Players are not allowed to keep it on him/her or take it outside of the venue in a bag. When a player breaks these rules, his/her game shall be immediately lost. It is forbidden for anybody to use a mobile phone or any kind of communication device in the playing venue.
  • The pairings will be done in order of the FIDE ratings, the National ratings, titles, and the alphabetical order of the players.
  • The tournament will follow FIDE rules unless otherwise stated above. For example, an illigal move will be penalised and the second illegal move will result in the loss of the game. Pressing the clock by mistake or pressing it with the other hand which touched the pieces will also be judged as an illegal move.

 

Media Related Rules

  • The tournament results will be posted on the Internet (chess-results.com) for reporting purposes. The game record may also be published on the Internet. Participants agree to the publication of their real names, results, and game records.
  • Observers are allowed to take photos for the first 10 minutes of each round. No photos are allowed after 10 minutes, except for the case with special permission.
  • Individuals who wish to use photos or videos of participants (during games, award ceremonies, etc.) must be careful to protect their privacy. In addition to obtaining comprehensive consent in advance, for example, in the case of minors, the permission of their guardians must be obtained, and due consideration must be given to the protection of personal information and portrait rights.
  • The organizer will take photos, record videos, and broadcast the event live. These may be published and used in media such as websites, SNS, video sites, and journals managed by Japan Chess Federation. Participants shall agree to the publication and live broadcast of these photos and videos.

 

Other Rules

  • The organizer reserves the right for changing the above rules with adequate reasons before the first round starts.
  • Due to the spread of spread of infection, natural disasters, or other unforeseeable reasons, there may be unavoidable changes to the duration of the rounds or the event may be cancelled.
  • If a player has high temperature or is feeling sick, the player must tell the staff and get out of the venue immediately upon sportsmanship and to prevent the spread of diseases. If the organizer determines that the player is sick, the organizer may order the player to get out.
  • Players may put on their masks on their own decision. If a player is coughing or sneezing, the organizer may order the player to put on their masks.
  • Cancellation must be noticed to japanchess.info@gmail.com. If cancellation is made 8-days before the registration deadline and the number of participants has not reached to the maximum number, a refund will be made. We do not refund from 7-days before the registration deadline. We do not refund once the number of applicants has reached the maximum.
  • Japan Chess Federation shall not be responsible for any troubles between individuals.
  • If there is a discrepancy between English and Japanese, Japanese version prevails.

 

Organizer

Japan Chess Federation

 

Sponsors

 

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