10th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2014 in Taipei Aug 23

Hello chess friends, 

The Chinese Taipei Chess Association under the auspices of FIDE and Asian Chess Federation, have the honor to invite all FIDE affiliated Asian National Chess Federations to participate in the 10th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2014 (under-5, under-7, under-9, under-11, under-13, under-15 & under-17 Open and Girls) in Taichung, Taiwan from 23rd August (arrival) to 30th August (departure) 2014.

Invited (official) Players - Every Asian National Chess Federation can register one official player in each category (under 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 & 17 years old, open and girls), totalling a maximum of fourteen (14) invited players. No replacement from other categories can be made in case there is no official player in one category.

Additional Players- All additional players are welcome to participate in the championship. Additional players are responsible for all their own costs

The players must be below the respective age groups on or before 1st January 2014.

The complete registration form must include the surname/s, first name/s, FIDE ID number, FIDE rating and title, and passport number of each player and each accompanying person. The registration form must also include a copy of the passport page with photograph. It must also include the name and telephone/ email/ fax number of the Delegation chief and of the person in charge in the Federation. Both member Registration forms and federation registration form must be filled and returned to the Organizers by the National Federations, no later than 15st July 2014.

For detailed regulations check the official notification.

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8th Asian Schools Chess in New Delhi from Dec 13

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Hi everyone,

The next big chess tournament for children coming up is in Asia. It's the 8th Asian Schools Chess Championships to be held in New Delhi, India from December 13 (arrival) to December 20 (departure). The 8th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2012 will be held in the following categories: under-5, under-7, under-9, under-11, under-13, under-15 & under-17.

 

Participation
Each National Federation can enter one (1) player in each of the under 5,7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 (open and girls) categories, totaling a maximum of fourteen (14) invited players. They will play three events in Standard, Rapid and Blitz.

Additional Players - Additional (extra) players can also be registered. In order to ensure proper tournament standards, all invited players and all additional (extra) players must submit their registration through their National Federations not later than the 12th November 2012 (registration deadline). The players should be below the respective age groups on or before 1st January 2012.

Entry Fees
An Entry Fee of US $75 is required for each Invited Player. Their National Federation must send this amount to the organisers. For each Additional (extra) player, an Entry Fee of US $150 is required. Their National Federation must also send this amount directly to the organisers. Entry Fee for Indian Additional (extra) Players is Rs.8500/- Entry forms must be filled from the National Federations and returned to the organisers not later than November 12. Find more details at the Fide website.

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