On September 28th we will organize the 3rd TCIS School Chess Championship – a big inter-school competition which will be hosted by the Thai-Chinese International School. We are happy to invite all junior players born 2007 or younger to join this event. We will have U6, U8, U10, U12, U14 and U18 age groups. We will award the top 3 players in each age group with trophies and the 4th and 5th place players with medals. The 3 best school teams will receive trophies too.
Please find the Registration Form below. Before submitting the registration form please scroll down and read the Tournament Regulations.
TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
1. INVITATION
1.1 Red Knight Chess Club has the pleasure to invite you to the 3rd TCIS School Chess Championship that will take place on September 28th in the Thai-Chinese International School in Bangkok, located at: 101/177 Moo 7 Soi Mooban Bangpleenives, Prasertsin Road, Bangplee Yai, Samut Prakan 10540.
1.2 The tournament is open to all players who are born in 2006 or later. We will accept maximum 200 players.
1.3 The players can join in one of the following age groups:
Under 06 boys and girls born 2019 or later
Under 08 boys and girls born 2017/2018
Under 10 boys and girls born 2015/2016
Under 12 boys and girls born 2013/2014
Under 14 boys and girls born 2011/2012
Under 18 boys and girls born 2007/2008/2009/2010
1.4 IMPORTANT: Players can play in higher age group if they choose to. For example, a player born in 2013, who should be playing in U12 age group, can choose to play in U14 or U18 age groups instead.
2. AWARDS
2.1 Individual awards
- In each age group, we will award trophies to the Winner, the 1st and the 2nd Runners-up.
- In each age group, we will award medals to the 3rd and 4th Runners-up.
- Digital certificates for participation will be sent to all the players who will attend the tournament.
2.2 Team awards
- We will award team trophies to the: BEST SCHOOL TEAM, 1st and 2nd Runners-up School Teams. The results will be calculated based on the top 5 performing players of each school team.
2.3 IMPORTANT: This is primarily an individual competition. The players are being registered by their parents, not by their schools. All schools that will have minimum 5 participants will have a school team, and all the players from those schools will be a part of their respective school teams by default.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINES
3.1 You can register by filling in the registration form on this link: https://redknightchess.com/tcis
3.2 Registration fees are as follows:
- Early Bird - 1000 baht, paid by September 07.
- Late Registration - 1250 baht, paid between September 08 and 22.
- Last Call Registration - 1500 baht, paid between September 23 and September 26.
3.3 IMPORTANT: We will close the registrations on September 26th at 13:00h, and we will not accept anymore players after that. We will close the registrations even earlier in case of reaching the maximum number of 200 players.
4. LUNCH
4.1 The registration fee does not include lunch. The host will provide lunch boxes for purchase from the school canteen or from outside vendors.
5. PERMISSIONS
5.1 By registering for the tournament, you give consent that you might appear on a promotional photo or video materials that will be published on TCIS and RKCC websites and/or social media pages. Where this applies to a minor, the parents give consent by submitting the registration form.
6. PAYMENT, CANCELLATIONS AND REFUND POLICY
6.1 In order to submit the registration, you will need to upload the proof of payment (a screenshot, a photo or a pdf file, not exceeding 1 megabyte) in the Registration Form. You will not be able to complete the Registration Form without uploading the proof of payment.
6.2 Please find the details of the bank account:
Kasikorn bank, Sukhumvit 33 branch
Account number: 062-1-75111-5
Red Knight Chess Co., Ltd.
6.3 The registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.
7. SCHEDULE
07:30 - 08:30 Arrival and confirmation of presence.
9:00 Pairings and Technical Meeting
9:30 Round 1
10:20 Round 2
11:10 Round 3
A break after Round 3
13:00 Round 4
13:50 Round 5
14:40 Round 6
16:00 Awarding Ceremony
8. TIME CONTROL, PAIRINGS AND TIE BREAKS
8.1 The time control for the Primary division (U6, U8, U10 and U12 age groups) will be 15 minutes per player, with no time increment. 6 rounds will be played by SWISS Pairing System.
8.2 The time control for the Secondary division (U14 and U18 age groups) will be 15 minutes per player with an increment of 5 seconds per move. 6 rounds will be played by SWISS Pairing System.
8.3 Depending on the size of the age groups, the organizer might make some changes, which will be printed and published at the playing venue.
9. DATE OF BIRTH
9.1 Parents do not need to send us a proof of birth of their children. However, parents should present a proof of the date of birth of their child, if the arbiters request it. Please make sure that you write the correct year of birth in the Registration Form. Only the year of birth is relevant for the age categories, not the date of birth.
10. DRESS CODE
10.1 With exception of those students who study in schools in which there are no school uniforms, the students are requested to appear in their school uniform, or
10.2 Students can also play in their school team Chess T-Shirt, if they are studying in a school that has a chess team.
11. CONTACT
- If you need more information about the tournament, before calling us please either:
- Send us an email at redknightchessbkk@gmail.com , or,
- Contact us by our official Line account @RedKnight (with @) or through our social media pages (You can find us on Facebook as RedKnightChess and Instagram as RedKnightChessClub).
- Contact phone number (English and Thai): 085-313-3300 (Available on LINE and WhatsApp).Looking forward to seeing you soon at TCIS!