DREAMHACK RAPID & BLITZ

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

Under The Aegis of :

Telangana Chess Association

Total Prize Fund : Rs. 5,00,000

Rapid Prize Money Blitz Prize Money
Rs. 3,00,000 Rs. 2,00,000
Time Control : 15 Minutes + 10 Seconds Increment (Fischer Mode) for Rapid
3 Minutes + 2 Seconds Increment (Fischer Mode) for Blitz
Entry Fee : Rs. 1299/- for Both Events Contact: ChessAtDreamhack@nodwin.com

Venue : HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hitex Road,

Izzathnagar, Kothaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 500084
 RAPID EVENT
Total Prize Fund : Rs. 3,00,000/-
Dates :
15th & 16th Nov 2024

PRIZE STRUCTURE :
MAIN PRIZES
Winner : INR 60000/- Runner Up : INR 40000/- Third Place : INR 24000/-
4th Place : INR 16000/- 5th Place : INR 12000/- 6th Place : INR 8000/-
7th Place : INR 6000/- 8th Place : INR 5200/- 9th Place : INR 4800/-
10th Place : INR 4000/- 11th - 15th Place : INR 3200/- 16th - 20th Place : INR 2800/-
21st - 25th Place : INR 2000/-

RATING CATEGORY PRIZES

RATING : 1801-2000 RATING : 1601-1800 RATING : 1400-1600 Best Unrated

1st Place : INR 3000/- 1st Place : INR 3000/- 1st Place : INR 3000/- 1st Place : INR 3000/-

2nd Place : INR 2400/- 2nd Place : INR 2400/- 2nd Place : INR 2400/- 2nd Place : INR 2400/-

3rd Place : INR 2000/- 3rd Place : INR 2000/- 3rd Place : INR 2000/- 3rd Place : INR 2000/-

4th Place : INR 1600/- 4th Place : INR 1600/- 4th Place : INR 1600/- 4th Place : INR 1600/-

5th Place : INR 1200/- 5th Place : INR 1200/- 5th Place : INR 1200/- 5th Place : INR 1200/-

6th - 10th : INR 1000/- 6th - 10th : INR 1000/- 6th - 10th : INR 1000/- 6th - 10th : INR 1000/-

AGE CATEGORY PRIZES BEST FEMALE PLAYER

Under 07 Under 09 Under 11 Under 13 Under 15 1st Place : INR 6000/-

1st : Medal 1st : Medal 1st : Medal 1st : Medal 1st : Medal 2nd Place : INR 4000/-

2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 3rd Place : INR 3200/-

3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 4th & 5th Place : INR 3000/-
 BLITZ EVENT
Total Prize Fund : Rs. 3,00,000/-
2,00,000/-
Date :
17th Nov 2024

PRIZE STRUCTURE :

MAIN PRIZES
Winner : INR 40000/- Runner Up : INR 30000/- Third Place : INR 20000/-
4th Place : INR 15000/- 5th Place : INR 10000/- 6th Place : INR 7000/-
7th Place : INR 6000/- 8th - 10th Place : INR 5000/- 11th - 15th Place : INR 3000/-
16th - 23rd Place : INR 2000/- 24th - 25th Place : INR 1000/-

RATING CATEGORY PRIZES

RATING : 1801-2000 RATING : 1601-1800 RATING : 1400-1600 Best Unrated

1st Place : INR 2000/- 1st Place : INR 2000/- 1st Place : INR 2000/- 1st Place : INR 2000/-

2nd Place : INR 1500/- 2nd Place : INR 1500/- 2nd Place : INR 1500/- 2nd Place : INR 1500/-

3rd Place : INR 1000/- 3rd Place : INR 1000/- 3rd Place : INR 1000/- 3rd Place : INR 1000/-

4th Place : INR 800/- 4th Place : INR 800/- 4th Place : INR 800/- 4th Place : INR 800/-

5th Place : INR 700/- 5th Place : INR 700/- 5th Place : INR 700/- 5th Place : INR 700/-

AGE CATEGORY PRIZES BEST FEMALE PLAYER

Under 07 Under 09 Under 11 Under 13 Under 15 1st Place : Medal

1st : Medal 1st : Medal 1st : Medal 1st : Medal 1st : Medal 2nd Place : Medal

2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 2nd : Medal 3rd Place : Medal

3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 3rd : Medal 4th - 5th Place : Medal
 RULES & REGULATIONS
Tournament Schedule
15th November 2024 16th November 2024 17th November 2024

Reporting & Final Call for Round 5 ( Rapid ) 11 : 30 AM Opening & Player’s Meet for

Registration : 11 : 00 AM Round 6 ( Rapid ) 01 : 00 PM Blitz Event : 11 : 30 AM

Players Meet : 02 : 00 PM Round 7 ( Rapid ) 02 : 00 PM Blitz First Round : 12 : 00 Noon

Round 1 ( Rapid ) - 02 : 30 PM Lunch Break Prize Distribution : 05 : 00 PM

Round 2 ( Rapid ) - 03 : 30 PM Round 8 ( Rapid ) 04 : 00 PM

Round 3 ( Rapid ) - 05 : 00 PM Round 9 ( Rapid ) 05 : 00 PM

Round 4 ( Rapid ) - 06 : 00 PM Prize Distribution : 07 : 00 PM

Rules
1. Tiebreaks : Latest AICF approved Tiebreaks will be used.

2. Time Control : 15 + 10 for Rapid & 3+2 for Blitz

3. Default Time : 15 Minutes for Rapid & 3 Mins for Blitz

4. Cash Prizes : Cash Prizes will not be shared. One player will be eligible for only one Higher Prize.

5. ELECTRONIC DEVICES : PLAYERS ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO BRING ANY ELECTRONIC

DEVICES INCLUDING ALL SORT OF WRIST WATCHES TO THE TOURNAMENT HALL.

IF FOUND DURING THE GAME ON PERSON’S BODY, THE PLAYER WILL BE DECLARED LOST.

6. DISQUALIFICATION : IF ANY PLAYER FOUND CONCEALING HIS IDENTITY (CONCEALING RATING/PLAYING

WITH A DIFFERENT NAME THE PLAYER CONCERNED WILL BE

EXPELLED FROM THE EVENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER NOTICE.

7. FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS : PLAYERS WHOSE OPPONENTS HAVE NOT

TURNED UP IN THE FIRST ROUND MAY BE PAIRED MANUALLY TO AVOID WALK OVERS.

8. CORRECTIONS : PLAYERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ANY CORRECTIONS

IN THEIR NAMES, FIDE ID, RATING, DOB, MAIL ID, GENDER ETC BEFORE SECONDROUND.
 RULES & REGULATIONS
9. CERTIFICATES WILL BE GENERATED AND FIDE ID’S WILL BE CREATED
ACCORDING TO THE DATA AVAILABLE FROM THIRD ROUND PAIRINGS.
10. FIDE FPP REGULATIONS : FIDE FAIR PLAY PROCEDURES WILL BE ENFORCED IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
No request towards wavier or refund of entry fees will be entertained.
11. In case of any dispute then Chief Arbiter decision is final and binding on all.
12. PROTEST : Protest (s) if any shall be made in writing against the decision of
Chief Arbiter within 15 minutes of the occurrence of the event with the protest fee of Rs. 1500/-
which will be refunded back if the Protest is Upheld.
13. The tournament will be conducted as per the FIDE Laws of chess and
played with 9 round in Swiss-System of play with pairing software Swiss Manager.
14 . Organizer have right to accept or reject any entry without assigning any reason.
15. All Female players (Under 07 onwards) are eligible for Female Category prizes.
16. Prize Money will be transferred to Bank account of the players.
For the Winnings above INR 10,000/- (Collective of Both Events), Indian Income Tax Rules will be applicable.

Disclaimer : This Chess Tournament is part of e-Gaming Festival - Dreamhack 2024. We expect noise from
Nearby play zones during the Rounds and chess players shall accept this fact before they enrol for the event.

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