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1 2015 AFRICAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 th December 2015 to January 6 th 2016 Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles INVITATION Under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation (ACC), the Seychelles Chess Federation has the honour of inviting African Federations affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to participate in the 2015 African Junior Chess Championships

2 Dear Friends, 1. INVITATION Under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation, the Seychelles Chess Federation has the honour of inviting all African Federations affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to participate in the 2015 African Junior Chess Championships. The Championships will be held at the Ex-Assembly Hall of the National Library as the Playing Venue whilst the Accommodation Venue will be the Maison de Football Roche Caiman on Mahe Island of the Seychelles, from December 27, 2015 (arrival) to January 6, 2016 (departure). 2. PARTICIPANTS In accordance with FIDE regulations, entitled participants are those players born on or after 1 st January The tournament will be played in two sections, namely an Open Section and a Girls Section. The host federation will provide full board and lodging for two players, one boy and one girl, from each FIDE affiliated African National Federation. Additional players may be accepted on application subject to a maximum of 4 players per federation in each category. The host Federation is entitled to enter up to 5 players in each section with an option of a sixth player in the event of an odd number of entries. 2.1 Criteria In accordance with FIDE regulations, the African Junior Chess Championships are open to all players born on or after 1 st January 1995 from Federations within the African Continent which are affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE). 2.2 Official Players Each African Federation is entitled to register one official player in each Section; resulting in TWO official players. 2.3 Personal Right The top three placed players in the previous Championships shall each have a personal right to participate in the tournament provided that they fulfil the condition of Article 2.1

3 2.4 Additional Players Each African Federation will be allowed to enter up to four additional players in each Section. These additional players will be responsible for payment of their board and lodging in addition to the prescribed Registration Fees and FIDE/ACC Fees. Subject to agreement with the organisers, the Continental President may allow further additional players; subject to payment of their board and lodging as well as other prescribed fees such as Registration Fees and FIDE/ACC Fees. 3. REGISTRATION AND ENTRY FEES 3.1 The registration forms must be completed for all players, accompanying persons and the Head of the Delegation. 3.2 The registration forms must be filled and returned to the Organising Committee by each Federation no later than December 13, A copy of passport and an ID photo (in JPG/JPEG format) must also be sent to the organizers by the indicated date. 3.3 A FIDE/ACC Entry Fee of 70 Euro is required for each official player and 140 Euro for each additional player. 3.4 A Registration Fee of 100 Euro each must be paid by all players (official and extra), every accompanying person and all other members of delegation including the Head of the Delegation. 3.5 The Registration Fee includes provision for an Accreditation Badge and transportation from/to the airport to the official accommodation venue on the official arrival date of December 27, 2015 as well and on the official departure date of January 6, Late entries after December 13, 2015 will be subject to availability and at the discretion of the organizers. If accepted by the organizers, late entrants will have to pay a penalty fee of 50 Euro per person. 3.7 Federations of the respective participants must arrange for the funds to be sent to the account of the Seychelles Chess Federation. 3.8 Players will not be paired until all payments have been settled. 3.9 All travel expenses to Mahe, Seychelles will be for the account of the participants or their Federations Players may not be paired if they do not arrive at the official venue before the scheduled start of the Technical Meeting.

4 4. VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION 4.1 The accommodation venue will be at the Maison de Football Roche Caiman on Victoria, Mahe Island of the Seychelles. 4.2 The Championships will be played in the Ex-Assembly Hall of the National Library on Victoria, Mahe Island in the Seychelles. 4.3 Board and Lodging will be provided by the Organising Committee at the Maison de Football Roche Caiman on Mahe Island of the Seychelles. 4.4 All participants and all accompanying persons are obliged to lodge at the official accommodation venue. Bookings for the official accommodation for the event must be done through the Organising Committee. 4.5 All official players (one player per Federation in each category) are entitled to free full board and lodging for 10 nights starting from December 27, 2015 to January 6, 2016 at the official hotel in shared rooms. 4.6 All officials, accompanying persons and additional players from participating federations will lodge at 45 Euro per person per day (sharing) or 60 Euro per person per day (single room). These rates include full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner). 4.7 All payments related to board and lodging must be paid before the December 13, 2015, which will be the deadline. 4.8 Players, officials and accompanying persons who arrive before December 27, 2015 or depart after January 6, 2016 will be expected to arrange their own accommodation or pay for the additional days. 5. BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS All payments for Registration Fees, FIDE/ACC Fees and accommodation charges should be remitted to the bank account of the Seychelles Chess Federation, which is indicated here below: Account Name: SEYCHELLES CHESS FEDERATION Bank: BARCLAYS BANK (SEYCHELLES) LTD SCR Account Number: SWIFT Code: BARCSCSC Address: INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, VICTORIA, MAHE, SEYCHELLES PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TRANSFERS SHOULD BE NETT ANY BANK CHARGES AS THESE ARE FOR THE ACCOUNT THE SENDER.

5 6. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS 6.1 Format and Time Control It is intended that the Championships will be played in accordance with FIDE regulations as a 9 Round Swiss System tournament. Time control will be 90 minutes for the game for each player, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one (1). The games will be played using DGT clocks; and pairing will be published on Swiss Manager will be used for the Championship, and players from the same Federation will not be paired together in the last round. Should the number of participants in any section be 10 players or less the affected section will be adjusted to a Round Robin tournament. 6.2 Tie Break In case of a tie for the overall winner or other places, the tie will be broken as follows: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) By the results between the players involved in the tie; Buchholz, the highest number wins; Median Buchholz, the highest number wins; Number of wins, the highest number wins; and The highest rating. In the case of a Round Robin, the second tie break will be as follows: by the result of the players involved in the tie, then the Sonneborn-Berger, highest number of wins, highest rating. 7. AWARDS 7.1 Medals The players taking the first three places in each Section will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively. 7.2 Qualification The winners in each section (both Open and Girls) will be awarded personal rights to participate at the 2016 World Junior Chess Championships.

6 7.3 Titles The winners in each Section will also be awarded FIDE titles as follows: Open: IM Girls: WIM In the event of joint winners, i.e. players sharing the same points, the players will get titles as indicated below up to maximum of 3 players: 1 player in 1 st position: IM or WIM title 2 players in 1 st position: 1 st player IM or WIM title, 2 nd player FM or WFM title 3 players in 1 st position: 1 st player IM or WIM, 2 nd Player FM or WFM and 3 rd player FM or WFM The order of the players in the ranking is determined according to the number of points obtained. If at the end of the tournament two or more players are tied for the first place or other places, then a tie break will come into effect. Any player achieving clear first place in the Open Section will also be awarded a 9 round Grandmaster norm. 8. CHIEF ARBITER The Chief Arbiter for the 2015 African Junior Chess Championships will be nominated by the ACC President. The Deputy Chief Arbiter and Section Arbiters will be appointed in consultation with the Organising Committee. 9. APPEALS COMMITTEE The Chairperson of the Appeals Committee for the 2015 African Junior Chess Championships will be nominated by the ACC President. The Appeals Committee will consist of 3 members. The other two members and two reserves will be chosen from among officials from the participating Federations. Protests should be submitted in writing to the Chief Arbiter within two hours (2 hours) after the end of the round, with a 100 Euro deposit. If the appeal is successful the deposit will be refunded.

7 10. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE The tournament schedule is as follows but subject to some changes if need be. However any change to the schedule will be communicated during the Technical Meeting before the start of 1st round. Table 1: Schedule Dates Time Activities From 10h00 Official Arrival Sunday, December 27, h00 19h00 Opening Ceremony Monday, December 28, h30 12h30 Technical Meeting 15h00 19h00 Round 1 10h00 Tuesday, December 29, h00 Round 2 17h00 21h00 Round 3 Wednesday, December 30, h00 14h00 Round 4 Thursday, December 31, h00 14h00 Round 5 Friday, January 1, 2016 Free day Saturday, January 2, 2016 Sunday, January 3, 2016 Monday, January 4, 2016 Tuesday, January 5, h00 19h00 15h00 19h00 15h00 19h00 10h00 14h00 17h00 19h00 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony Wednesday, January 6, 2016 From 10h00 Official Departure

8 11. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS All traveling arrangements and cost to and from Seychelles International Airport are to be taken care of by respective Federations or respective players participating in the tournament. Organizers will meet participants and accompanying persons at Seychelles International Airport provided that the full itinerary for each participant and their accompanying persons is communicated to the organizer in advance; not later than December 20, LOCAL CURRENCY The local currency of the Seychelles is the Seychelles Rupee (SCR) which currently stands at an Exchange Rate of SCR = EUR1 or SCR = US$1. The Exchange Rate occassionally fluctuates on account of demand and supply arising from the Country s highly competitive tourism activities. This indicated rate is as at the end of September VISAS For delegations coming from countries requiring entry visas into Seychelles, these can be obtained from the Seychellois Embassies or Consulate Offices in the respective countries. The Organising Committee will supply an official invitation to delegations that require it in order to facilitate applications for those coming from countries that need special invitations. Should there be any problems in obtaining entry visas; the intending traveller should urgently contact the host federation for assistance, either by phone or , in this regard. It is advisable that travellers carry the invitation letter and visa documents during travelling. 14. ORGANISING COMMITTEE i. Chairman: Benjamin Hoareau Mobile: seychess@yahoo.com ii. Chief Executive Officer : Antonio Gopal Mobile: antonio.gopal@gmail.com

9 iii. iv. Tournament Director : Robert Stravens Mobile: rstravens@gmail.com Tournament Secretary: Ragul Pillay Mobile: rpillay412@gmail.com 15. COUNTRIES AFFILIATED TO THE AFRICAN CHESS CONFEDERATION Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe We welcome you to our beautiful island with open arms. Yours in Chess SEYCHELLES CHESS FEDERATION Benjamin Hoareau PRESIDENT

10 2015 AFRICAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 th December 2015 to 6 th January 2016 PLAYER REGISTRATION FORM - OPEN SECTION NATIONAL FEDERATION: FAX: REGISTRATION INFORMATION FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME BIRTH PASSPORT NUMBER ISSUE EXPIRY PLACE BIRTH FIDE ID NUMBER TITLE Duly Completed Registration Forms should be sent to seychess@yahoo.com by December 13, 2015

11 2015 AFRICAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 th December 2015 to 6 th January 2016 PLAYER REGISTRATION FORM - GIRLS SECTION NATIONAL FEDERATION: FAX: REGISTRATION INFORMATION FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME BIRTH PASSPORT NUMBER ISSUE EXPIRY PLACE BIRTH FIDE ID NUMBER TITLE Duly Completed Registration Forms should be sent to seychess@yahoo.com by December 13, 2015

12 2015 AFRICAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 th December 2015 to 6 th January 2016 FICIALS/ACCOMPANYING PERSONS REGISTRATION FORM NATIONAL FEDERATION: FAX: REGISTRATION INFORMATION FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME BIRTH PASSPORT NUMBER ISSUE EXPIRY PLACE BIRTH FIDE ID NUMBER TITLE Duly Completed Registration Forms should be sent to seychess@yahoo.com by December 13, 2015

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