OPEN FISCHER RANDOM (CHESS 960) RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT (AGE 10 & ABOVE),

RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR BELOW 10 26TH

– 27TH

MAY 2018

ORGANISED BY –PUNE CHESS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTED BY –BUDDHIBAL KREEDA TRUST,

RECOGNISED BY- PUNE DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION

1. FIRST 160 ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR OPEN FISCHER RANDOM (CHESS 960) RAPID

CHESS TOURNAMENT (ABOVE 10) 2. FIRST 120 ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR BELOW 10 (BORN ON OR AFTER 01-01-

2008) RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT

1) Date

26th – 27th May 2018

2) Venue

3) Timing

: Manohar Mangal Karyalay, Erandawane, Near Mhatre Bridge, Pune – 411004 Reporting at tournament hall on 26th May at 8.30 a.m. Players meeting at 8:45 am and 1st Round on 26th May at 9:30 am, Prize distribution on 27th May at 6:00 pm (All players participating in Open Fischer Random Chess Tournament must attend players meeting for the rules of the tournament) (First round pairing will be displayed on www.chess-results.com on 25th May, 2018 at 9.p.m.)

4)Prizes

:Total Prize fund Rs.45,000/-

Prizes for Open Fischer Random Rapid Chess Tournament: 1) Rs. 10,000/- 2) Rs. 6,000/- 3) Rs. 4,000/- 4) Rs. 2,500 5) Rs. 1,500/-

6) Rs. 1,000 7) Rs. 800 8) Rs. 700 & 9th to 20th Rs. 500/- each, Consolation Prizes

1)Best Veteran 2) Best Women 3) Best Below 4) Best Below 5) Best Unrated

Rating 1400 Rating 1200

1st Rs. 1,000 1st Rs. 1,000 1st Rs. 1,000 1st Rs. 1,000 1st Rs. 1,000

2nd Rs. 700 2nd Rs. 700 2nd Rs. 700 2nd Rs. 700 2nd Rs. 700

3rd Rs. 500 3rd Rs. 500 3rd Rs. 500 3rd Rs. 500 3rd Rs. 500

4th Rs. 500 4th Rs. 500 4th Rs. 500 4th Rs. 500 4th Rs. 500

Prizes for Below 10 Rapid Chess Tournament

1) Rs. 1,000/- + trophy 2) Rs. 700/- + trophy 3) Rs. 500/- + trophy 4) Rs. 300 + trophy &

5th to 10th Medals

Consolation Prizes

1)Best Girl 2) Best U-8

1st Rs. 1,000 & trophy 1st Rs. 1,000 & trophy

2nd Medal 2nd Rs. 500 & Trophy

3rd Medal 3rd to 5th Medal

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5) Entry Fee

:

Below 10 Rapid Chess Tournament - Rs.200 (Born on or after 01-01-2008) Open Fischer Random Rapid Chess Tournament – Rs. 400

Entry fee can be credited in the following bank account: Account name – Kunte Prakash Trimbak Account no. – 370002010008147 Bank – Union Bank of India Branch – Karve Road, Pune – 411004 IFSC Code – UBIN0537004

After sending entry fee to bank, please send details of players via e-mail along with the acknowledgement of the bank transfer

6) Last date :- 23rd

May 2018,or after receipt first 120 entries for below 10 rapid chess tournament and after receipt of first 150 entries for Fischer Random rapid chess tournament, whichever is earlier.

7) Time Control : 35 Minutes to each Player & 5 Seconds increment from first move.

8) No. of Rounds: 8/9 Rounds Swiss league Format.

9) Rules & : 1) For Chess 960, rules will be displayed on notice board for round 1. For below 10 rapid chess tournament, latest FIDE rules will be applied .

Regulations 2) Any other Rules will be displayed on notice board before 1st round 3) In case of any dispute Chief Arbiter’s decision will be final and binding on all 4) For Chess 960, random position for each round will be decided and declared or shown by

Chief Arbiter before starting which will be same for all the boards for that round. For every round there will be different position.

5) For Chess 960, one illegal move is allowed and second is lost with the exception of ‘Castling’ move in Fischer Random format (Open Group). It is advisable for players to declare Castling before playing the move or call the Arbiter if any doubt to avoid further disputes (in random format only) 6) Any U-10 rated player having rating of 1100 and above who desires to participate in

Open Fischer Random Rapid Chess Tournament, will be permitted to take part in the tournament with entry fee Rs. 400.

10) Rights of admission :- The organizers reserve the rights to admit or refuse any entry , without Assigning

any reason. They also reserve the rights of admission to the venue.

Entry forms are available on following places and forms also can submit there.

1) Entry fee is to be paid to Shri.P.T.Kunte,”Pratik”, 32/1 Erandawane, Plot No.11 Karve Road, Pune (Behind Mehendale Garage) Mb. 9881077293.

2)Khaire Ketan;- 566/15/A2 Kedar Appartment, Bibvewadi-Kondhava Road, Pune 37 Mb.9822039267 3)Joseph D’Souza Chess Academy

1138, Sadashiv Peth, Near Perugate Police Station. Mb.9850218662. 4) Kunte’s Chess Academy

302 “Sanskriti Pratibimb”, 3rd floor, Near Jog School, Above DurgaCafé.Mayur Colony, Kothrud, Pune 411 038. (between 2p.m. to 7.30 p.m.Except, Sunday.) Ph 020 65601600

5) Shri VivekBhagwat ( for Pimpri,Chinchawad, Akurdi Area) 2 OmkarApartment ,38/271 Shridhar Nagar Chinchwad , Pune 411033. Mb9371267694 6) Shri. Abhijit Joshi, Mb. 9850023202

Ketan Khaire Prakash Kunte

1. OPEN FISCHER RANDOM (CHESS 960) RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT (ABOVE 10),

2. RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR BELOW 10

26TH

– 27TH

MAY 2018 Organized by- Pune Chess Association, Supported By- Buddhibal Kreeda Trust

Recognized by – Pune District Chess Association

ENTRY FORM 1)Name : ________________________________________________________________________________

2)Full Address:____________________________________________________________________________

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3) Mobile:_________________ 4)Email _________________________5)Date of Birth______________________ 6)Fide Rating ___________ 7) Fide ID________ ___________

8) Category 1. Under 10 Rapid Chess Tournament. 2. Fischer Random Open Rapid Chess Tournament

Date

Signature of the player

RECEIPT Received from _______________________________ Rs. 200 or Rs. 400 by Cash as entry fee for Below 10

Rapid Chess Tournament or Open Fischer Random Rapid Chess Tournament, to be held at Manohar Mangal

Karyalay, Erandawane, Near Mhatre Bridge, Pune - 411004.

Place: - Pune: Date

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Dear Chess Players,

About Fisher Random (Chess960) Chess

Fisher Random(Chess960) is a variant of Chess invented & advocated by former World Chess Champion Bobby

Fisher, publicly announced on June 19,1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It employs the same board & pieces as

standard chess; however the starting position of pieces on the players’ Home Rank is randomized. This random setup

renders the prospect of obtaining the advantage through memorization of opening lines impracticable, compelling

players to rely on their talent & creativity.

The opinion about this concept may differ from player to player (Including World’s high ranked players) & long

lasting debate can be possible .However in 2008 FIDE added ‘Chess 960’ to an Appendix of the rules of chess (Please

refer Laws of Chess – Appendix F) ‘ Chess 960’ is popular on online chess playing websites & no of chess 960 tournaments are being played physically in leading chess playing countries.

Even event like Chess 960 World Championship had been organized for 7 years -----

Year World Chess 960 Champion

2001 Peter Leko (4.5-3.5) vs Michael Adams

2003 Peter Svidler (4.5-3.5) vs Peter Leko

2004 Peter Svidler (4.5-3.5) vs Levon Aronian

2005 Peter Svidler (5-3) vs Zoltan Almasi

2006 Levon Aronian (5-3) vs Peter Svidler

2007 Levon Aronian (2-2,1.5-.5) vs Vishy Anand

2009 Hikaru Nakamura (3.5-.5) vs Levon Aronian

And last but not the least, the Unofficial World Championship was played recently after a gap of 9 years at Norway in Feb. 2018; between World Champion Magnus Carlsen & Hikaru Nakamura; the Former Champion in this format.

Magnus won it convincingly with score 14-10.

Convinced with the idea, we have decided to organize this Rapid ‘Chess 960’ Tournament which is for the 1st time

organized by Buddhibal Kreeda Trust and Pune Chess Association and this maybe 2nd time in Maharashtra and even in India.

So please think, decide, participate & enjoy playing.

Expecting your positive response,

Organisers

Comments of World Champion Bobby Fisher & Some World’s Top Players about ‘Chess 960’

"I don't know when, but I think we are approaching that [the end of chess] very rapidly. I think we need a change in the rules of chess. For example, I think it would be a good idea to shuffle the first row of the pieces by computer ... and this way you will get rid of all the theory. One reason that computers are strong in chess is that they have access

to enormous theory [...] I think if you can turn off the computer's book, which I've done when I've played the

computer, they are still rather weak, at least at the opening part of the game, so I think this would be a good

improvement, and also just for humans. It is much better, I think, because chess is becoming more and more simply

memorization, because the power of memorization is so tremendous in chess now. Theory is so advanced, it used to

be theory to maybe 10 or 15 moves, 18 moves; now, theory is going to 30 moves, 40 moves. I think I saw one game in

Informator, the Yugoslav chess publication, where they give an N [theoretical novelty] to a new move, and I recall

this new move was around move 50. [...] I think it is true, we are coming to the end of the history of chess with the

present rules, but I don't say we have to do away with the present rules. I mean, people can still play, but I think it's

time for those who want to start playing on new rules that I think are better." – Bobby Fischer (September 1,

1992)[19]

"Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when

there is a set in color?" – Bobby Fischer, in the only meeting with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, responding

to the latter advocating "step by step" changes mindful of the heritage of chess

"If accepted on a professional level, this innovation would mean a return to the golden age of chess: the age of

innocence and creativity will return, without us losing any of the essential attractions of the game we love." –

Valery Salov

"No more theory means more creativity." – Artur Yusupov

"[...] the play is much improved over traditional chess because you don't need to analyze or memorize any book openings. Therefore, your play becomes truly creative and real." – Svetozar Gligorić

"Finally, one is no longer obliged to spend the whole night long troubling oneself with the next opponent's opening moves. The best preparation consists just of sleeping well!" – Péter Lékó

"The changes in chess concern the perfection of computers and the breakthrough of high technology. Under this influence

the game is losing its charm and reducing more and more the number of creative players. [...] I am a great advocate of

Fischer's idea of completely changing the rules of chess, of creating a practically new game. It is the only way out, because

then there would be no previous experience on which a machine could be programmed, at least until this new chess itself

becomes exhausted. Fischer is a genius and I believe that his project would save the game." – Ljubomir Ljubojević

"Of course, if people do not want to do any work then it is better to start the game from a random position." – Garry Kasparov

"Chess is already complicated enough." – Vassily Ivanchuk