2025 Box Hill Chess Club Championship

A 9 Round Robin (Division 1) and 9 Round Swiss tournament (Division 2)

Eligibility: 2025 BHCC membership or 2025 CJCC membership is required

2025 Club Membership: $85 for Adults and $70 for families and Concession

2025 Online Registration and Payment for Membership: to Try Booking

2025 Box Hill membership: https://www.trybooking.com/CWYGL

2025 Canterbury Junior membership: https://www.trybooking.com/CWNPR

Tournament Entry Fee: $70

Free entry for GM, WGM, IM, WIM

FM & WFM entry fee discount to $35 if registration is received by Friday 14^th March

Online Registration and Payment for Tournament: TryBooking (https://www.trybooking.com/CZSVR)

Venue: 21A Electra Avenue, Ashwood 3147

Rate of Play: Division 1 and 2:  75 min. / player / game plus 30 sec. per move from move one

Forfeiture time: 30 minutes from start time.

ACF & FIDE Rated

Playing Schedule

Round 1: Friday March 28  7:15 pm

Round 2: Friday April 4  7:15 pm

Round 3: Friday May 2   7:15 pm

Round 4: Friday May 9  7:15 pm

Round 5: Friday May 16  7:15 pm

Round 6: Friday May 23  7:15 pm 

Round 7: Friday May 30  7:15 pm

Round 8: Friday June 13  7:15 pm

Round 9: Friday June 20  7:15 pm

Total Prize Pool: $4650

Division 1 will be a 10 player, 9 round robin tournament. Higher rated players are invited to apply for this tournament (apply to the organiser, Peter Tsai  chess@t-s-a-i.com – up to 26 March 5 pm). Winner of the 2024 Club Championship Div 2 (Haran Salasan or Ved Jathar) is an automatic entry. Closing date for Division 1 entry is 26 March 5 pm. The highest 9 FIDE rated players (March FIDE rating) will be accepted by Wednesday 26 March 5 pm

Division 1 Prizes: 1st $1500, 2nd $800 3rd $400 4th $200

Division 2 Prizes: 1st $700 2nd $400 3rd $200. 3 ratings prizes of $150 each

Division 2 will be open to all other players until a limit is reached or sold out.  The winner of Division 2 will automatically qualify for Division 1 in the 2026 Club Championship.

Half Point Byes: A maximum of two half point byes only will be permitted for rounds 1 to 7 (Division 2 only).
Pairings will be published on Wednesday. Arbiter must be informed by Tuesday COB if you require a bye for the following round
 

Tournament Organiser & Arbiter:   IA Dr Peter Tsai  Telephone 0419 324 870  chess@t-s-a-i.com

LOCATION

Box Hill Chess Club, 21A Electra Avenue, Ashwood, Vic 3147