2023 MCC City of Melbourne Open

Location
Melbourne Chess Club - 66 Leicester St, Fitzroy

Format
9 Round Swiss Tournament, ACF and FIDE rated

Time Control
90 minutes per game + 30 seconds per move.
Forfeit time is 30 minutes after the advertised start time.

Entry Fee
$80 Full Member, $70 Concession / Junior Member (add $15 for Non-Members).
Early bird discount of $10 if paid by Saturday 29th April.
Club member GMs/WGMs, IMs/WIMs, and FMs/WFMs free.
Non-Victorian GMs/WGMs and IMs/WIMs not resident in Victoria free.

Timetable
Round 1: Mon 1st May, 7.15pm
Round 2: Mon 8nd May, 7.15pm
Round 3: Mon 15th May, 7.15pm
Round 4: Mon 22nd May, 7.15pm
Round 5: Mon 29th May, 7.15pm
Round 6: Mon 5th Jun, 7.15pm
(No round on Mon 12th Jun due to Victorian Open)
Round 7: Mon 19th Jun, 7.15pm
Round 8: Mon 26th Jun, 7.15pm
Round 9: Mon 3rd Jul, 7.15pm

Byes
Player may take up to two half point byes for rounds 1-7.
If you want a round 1 bye you must have have fully paid your entry to be paired.
Refunds are available if notified 24 hours before the start of the event.

Prizes (Provisional)
$2,100 prize pool

1st: $600
2nd: $400
3rd: $200
Rating 1: 1st-$200, 2nd-$100
Rating 2: 1st-$200, 2nd-$100
Rating 3: 1st-$200, 2nd-$100
Brilliancy prize: $40 book voucher at club bookshop

Results/Pairings
In Chess Chat tournament discussion thread

Arbiter: Alexej Khamatgaleev (0426 731 726, lehak10@hotmail.com).

Organiser: Thai Ly (0421 912 296, melbchessclub@gmail.com).

Further Questions
melbchessclub@gmail.com

Registration of entry can be done by Registering on Tornelo at

Tornelo 2023 City of Melbourne

or by contacting the Tournament Organiser or by entering in person at MCC prior to the scheduled close of entries.