Western Asia Youth Chess Championships

Open & Girls under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18

18-20 September 2021
Invitation

The Sri Lanka Chess Federation under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF)
and the International Chess Federation (FIDE), has the honor to invite Western Asia National
Chess Federations in FIDE Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.7 to participate in the 2021 Western Asia
Online Youth Chess Championships Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 to be played online on
Tornelo from 18-20 September 2021.

General Rules & Regulations

The Western Asia Online Youth Chess Championships 2021 are individual and team
championships combined and shall be governed by the FIDE Online Chess Regulations. Team
championships in each age group will be awarded considering the score of the best 3 players
from a country. The countries not having 3 or more players in a category cannot claim team
medals. Top three Federations according to the number of medals will be awarded overall
awards based on the greatest number of Gold, then Silver and then Bronze (considering
individual Medals only) awards in all age categories.

Participation

There shall be 6 categories namely Under-08, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16 and
Under-18 with separate events for Open and Girls.

The players must be members of their Federation per detailed eligibility rules in FIDE
Handbook Reg. B.04.

Entitled to participate are players in the following age groups:

Under-08: Born on or after 1 January 2013

Under-10: Born on or after 1 January 2011
Under-12: Born on or after 1 January 2009
Under-14: Born on or after 1 January 2007
Under-16: Born on or after 1 January 2005
Under-18: Born on or after 1 January 2003

Each Western Asia National Chess Federation can register any number of players for each
category.
Registration must be made by the national chess federations. Individual registrations will not
be accepted. All players must have FIDE ID & Tornelo Account before registration.

The Chief of Delegation represents the Federation and takes full responsibility for the conductof
members of its delegation. They should teach players how to open Task Manager Always on Top
and to register Player Profiles on Tornelo.

By 10 September 2021, each federation accepting the invitation will send its entry using the
attached Entry Form to the organizing federation with copies to the Asian Chess Federation.

Financial Regulations

The Entry Fee is $25 per player. The fee must be paid together with registration by 10
September 2021. After this deadline, a late registration fine for each entry shall be $25 per
player.

Payments should be paid (bank charges paid by sender) to:

Account Name: Asian Chess Federation
Bank: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Address: Al Murabba Branch, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
US Dollar Account Number: 11381190
SWIFT Code: abdiaead
IBAN: AE640500000000011381190

Sri Lanka players are given a discounted rate of Rs. 4,000/= per player and may pay the
amount to the following Bank details:
Account Name – Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
Address – 151/12, Siridhamma Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
Bank – Bank of Ceylon
Branch - Bambalapitiya
A/C Number – 718386

All payments must be finalized on or before 10 September 2021. Players will not be paired
until all payments and fees are cleared.

Tournament System

The tournaments shall be conducted as Swiss System competitions of 9 rounds and will be
played according to FIDE Regulations for Online Chess with Supervision.

Fair Play Rules

Players may play only on laptop or desktop. Players should log into Zoom with their 3-letter
country code, age category and name. The Zoom Arbiters per Age Category shall virtually
inspect the Setup of Playing Devices and Zoom Set up of players before the start of each game.
Only players are allowed access to his / her playing area.

Each player shall be monitored by cameras, front videocam and panoramic side camera. Only
players with approved cameras and device set up will be allowed to play. The camera should
show clear view of the player.

In each playing venue, the fair play measures should be applied in accordance with the FIDE
Anti- Cheating Regulations and FIDE Anti-Cheating Protection Measures. Players shall be
monitored by Tornelo Live Fair Play Reports.
Unless authorized by the arbiter, it is forbidden for anybody to use a mobile phone or other kind
of communication or electronic device in the playing venue, or any contiguous area designated
by the Zoom Arbiters.

The Zoom Arbiters should see that each player is connected to Zoom. Front Audio in Zoom
should always be open during live games. Close the audio of the side camera to avoid feedback.
It is not allowed for players to use headphones, earphones or virtual Zoom background. Playing
venue should be well lit. There should be no external noise.

All participants shall comply and cooperate with the Fair Play rules. Players may be removed
from the Championship at any time on final decision of the Chief Arbiter based on fair play
rules.

All the players agree that they have no right to appeal the aforementioned actions either through
arbitration, consultation or in a court of law within any jurisdiction. Participants have no right
to appeal for pairings made during the Championship.

By registering in the Championship, players will not have the right to claim any financial
compensation or redress related to the Championship.

For the success of the event the Organizer has the right to change the schedule with due notice,
update the regulations or decide for any matter that is not mentioned in the current regulations.

Video Conferencing System (Zoom) Arbiters

Before the game starts the VCS Arbiters assigned for each federation should make it mandatory
that all computers run only one tab in one browser. No other website, application or software
can be open on the playing device except Tornelo and Zoom.

Players should share their desktop screen in Zoom and make Task Manager “Always on top”.
The images of the video conferencing platform may be recorded by the organizer. It must be
ensured that only the Chief Arbiter, the panel of experts, if any, and the members of Ethics and
Disciplinary Commission (EDC) and Fair Play Commission (FPL) may access it if deemed
necessary.

Time Control:

Time control is Rapid Play - Each player shall have 15 minutes for the game with the addition
of 10 seconds per move starting from the first move. The clocks of all games shall be started by
the Chief Arbiter.

Pairings:

Swiss pairings shall be made on Javafo (Tornelo/Swiss Manger). The highest seed shall receive
White in the first round.

In the last round, players from the same federation who have more than 50% shall not be paired
together if alternate pairings are available. Forbidden pairings shall be controlled by Swiss
Manager. Pairings will be published in chess-results.com as soon as possible after each round
unless there are pending appeals.
Schedule:

Date Sri Lanka Event

Time
Saturday, 11 September 2021 11:30 Technical Meeting
Sunday, 12 September 2021 11:30 Tornelo Trial Run
Saturday, 18 September 2021 10:00 Set – up of Devices
11:00 Opening
11:30 Round 1
13:00 Round 2
14:30 Round 3
Sunday, 19 September 2021 11:30 Round 4
13:00 Round 5
14:30 Round 6
Monday, 20 September 2021 11:30 Round 7
13:00 Round 8
14:30 Round 9
Thursday, 23 September 2021 11:30 Awards Ceremony

Scoring

Individual results will be calculated by game points. Scoring is one (1) point for a win, half
(1/2) point for a draw and zero (0) for a loss.

Individual Tie-break System

The final ranking order of the players is determined by the number of points scored. If at the
end of the tournament two or more players are tied for the first place or for any prize, the tie
shall be broken in accordance with the following:-

1. Direct Encounter (if tied players have played against each other)
2. The greater number of wins
3. The greater number of games with black (un-played games shall be counted as
played with white)
4. Buchholz cut 1
5. Buchholz

Prizes
Electronic Certificates of Achievement will be awarded to the top 3 players (Gold, Silver and
Bronze) in each category. Electronic Certificates of Participation shall be given to all players.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals shall also be awarded to the individual and team categories.
But, medals will be sent when it is possible according to the COVID Situation.

Three best Federations, by ranking of medals collected in all categories, will receive an
Electronic Certificate of Recognition with replicas. (The order will be decided according to
most number of Gold, then Silver, then Bronze)

Appeals Committee

The Chairman of Appeals shall be appointed by the Asian Chess Federation President including
two other members and two reserves from different federations.

No member of the committee shall have the right to vote on questions concerning his own
federation. However, every member is entitled to participate in the discussions.

Any protest must be submitted in writing to the Chief Arbiter, within 10 minutes after the end
of the respective game with copy to [email protected] together with the protest
fee which is refundable if the protest is upheld.

A protest fee of USD100 shall be paid to Asian Chess Federation. Payments may be sent by
Paypal to [email protected].

The decision of the Appeals Committee is final, binding and takes effect immediately.

Chief Arbiter and his Assistants

The Asian Chess Federation President will - after consultation with the organizing federation -
appoint the Technical Delegate and the Chief Arbiter, as well as the necessary assistant arbiters
and other officials.

The Chief Arbiter may, in consultation with the Asian Chess Federation, issue additional written
regulations to take care of other details not covered by these regulations.

Organizing Committee

Chairman and Tournament Director – IA Mr. Luxman Wijesuriya, [email protected]

President, Sri Lanka Chess Federation +94715397829

ACF Technical Delegate: IA/IO Casto Abundo, [email protected]

Executive Director, Asian Chess Federation

Chief Arbiter: IA Malith Akalanka, [email protected]

Appeals Committee Chairman:

Chairman: IA/IO Abdulrahim Mahdi, [email protected]

Fair Play officer

IA/IO Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, [email protected]

We expect all the countries in the region may battle for the supremacy in Chess in Western
Asia!

Luxman Wijesuriya
President – CFSL
General Secretary – South Asian Chess Council
General Secretary – Commonwealth Chess Association
Vice President – Asian Chess Federation