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Protect Pairing will be used so that players from the same region/team
will not be paired against each other.
M. Champions of the Individual Standard Category in Secondary Division
(Boys/ Girls) shall be awarded as National Master (NM). Champions of the
Individual Standard Category in Elementary Division (Boys/ Girls) shall be
awarded as Candidate National Master (CNM).
N. Coach who will put this tournament into disgrace shall be expelled/
disqualified from the competition.
O. Trainer, parents, coaches are prohibited to enter the playing area while
the game is in progress.
b. Using Short Pants / Sando
II.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
A. STANDARD CHESS
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1. Time Controls:
Blitz Category- Three (3) Minutes with two (2) seconds increment
Per move.
Standard Category- Sixty (60) Minutes with thirty (30) seconds
Increment per move.
2. Recording of moves in Algebraic Notation is mandatory throughout
The Standard Games. Violation of this rule shall be considered as
An offense.
3. Illegal moves. Wrong movement of piece, exposing the King to an
Attack, King remaining under check, capturing the opponent’s King, using
two hands in making a move, non-replacement of piece after pawn
promotion, and pressing the clock before making a move.
Penalties:
For Standard CategorV:
1t offense-plus 2 minutes to the opponent’s time
2nd offense. Loss of the game
For Blitz Categorv:
1st offense-plus 1 minute to the opponent’s time
2nd offense-loss of the game
INFRINGEMENT: INFRINGEMENT MADE BY APLAYER SUCH AS
DISPLACEMENT OF PIECES ON THE CHESS BOARD, USE OF FORCE IN
PRESSING THE CLOCK MPROPER CLOCK HANDLING,AND NON-
RECORDING OF MOVES SHALL BE PENALIZED AS FOLLOWS:
Penalties:
For Standard Category:
1st offense & 2nd offense-oral warning
3rd offense additional 2 minutes to the
Opponent’s time
4th offense loss of the game
Penalties:
For Blitz Category:
1st offense & 2nd offense-oral warning
3rd offense additional 1 minute to the
Opponent’s time
4th offense -loss of the game
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B. GAME POINTS SCORING SYSTEM
A player is credited 1 point for a win,.5 for a draw, and O for a loss.
C. TIE-BREAKS
The following Tie-Break systems (in descending order of priority) shall be
applied to determine the final ranking.
1. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
i. Direct Encounter
ii. Buchholz System
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iv. Sonnen Berger (SB) System
v. Greater number of victories (Forfeit Counted)
2. TEAM RESULTS
vi. Combined Buchholz Tie Breaks of the members of the Team
vii. Combined Median Buchholz Tie Breaks of the members of
the Team
vii. Combined S.B. Tie Breaks of the members of the Team
ix. Combined Greater Number of Victories of the members of the
Team
x. Score of the player with the highest number of points.
In Standard Category, a Rapid Game shall be played to resolve the
tie if ties still occur after applying all the tie breaks. A corresponding
game shall be played in Blitz Category.
I. TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS AND APPEALS COMMITTEE
A. The Tournament Officials:
Tournament Director-NI/LA Reden A. Cruz (Central Luzon)
Assistant Tournament Director - NA Jun T. Uka (BARMM)
Tournament Consultant - FST / GM Jayson O. Gonzales (NCFPChief
Executive Officer)
Evaluator for Elementary Division/ Arbiter - FAJ Jay Pattugalan (NCFP)
Evaluator for Secondary Division / Arbiter-(NCFP)
Chief Arbiter for Elementary Division -FA John Eric Abaro (NCFP)
Chief Arbiter for Secondary Division-FA Rudy Ibanez (NCFP)
Deputy Chief Arbiter for Elementary Division -FA Hanz Tutica (NCFP)
Deputy Chief Arbiter for Secondary Division -(NCFP)
Pairing Arbiter / Specialist - FA Joel Tatad (NCFP)
Pairing Arbiter / Specialist-(NCFP)
Arbiters from 17 Regions -(DepEd)
B. The decision of the Chief Arbiter on a Point of Law is Final.
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C. Any protet on the decision of the Chief Arbiter on a point of fact shall
be submitted duly signed by the team coach and Regional Sports Officer
in
writing not more than 30 minutes (Standard Category) and 10
minutes (Blitz Category) after the conclusion of the game in question.
D. The members of the protest committee for the boys' division are the
coaches of the top five (5) rank teams of the girls' division before the start
of the round in question and vice-versa.
E. If a protest committee member is from the same division of the
involved
party the next team in rank shall take his/her place, and so on.
F. All deliberations of the protest committee shall be presided by the
Tournament Director and NSA Representative of who shall have no voting
Power.
G. The decision of the Protest Committee on a point of fact is final.
IRREGULARITIES AND PENALTIES
A. Mobile phones and other means of electronic communications are
strictly
Prohibited inside the playing area. A player who will violate this rule shall
lose his/her game.
B. A team whose member is giving unsolicited advice or assistance to his
Teammate while the games are in progress shall lose their match. C.A
player who will bring the game into disrepute shall be penalized
Expulsion from the competition.
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cOLLATILLA
A. All other matters not covered in this rule shall be decided by the
Organizer
(Chess Tourmament Committee)who reserves the right to amend,
Change oralter any provision of the above-mentioned Rules and
Regulations for the success and interest of the tournament.
B. These technical guidelines, rules and regulations are based on facts by
the
Palarong Pambansa Chess Technical Officials.