Schedule
The Championships run from the 2nd January to the 13th January 2009. Players should be able to leave late in the afternoon on the 13th, and have time to reach the Queenstown Classic in New Zealand, should they wish to play there too. The schedule is:
Date Event Extra
Friday 2nd Jan Registration 11.30am
Opening Ceremony  1:15pm
Round 1  1:30pm		  
Saturday 3rd Jan Round 2  1pm
  
Sunday 4th Jan

Round 3  9am

Round 4  2pm

  
Monday 5th Jan Rapid tournament  
Tuesday 6th Jan Round 5  1pm Novice Open & U12
Wednesday 7th Jan Round 6  1pm Novice Open & U12
Thursday 8th Jan Round 7  1pm Novice Open & U12
Friday 9th Jan Round 8  1pm Novice Open & U12
Saturday 10th Jan Problem Solving competition 10am
Lightning tournament  1pm		  
Sunday 11th Jan Round 9  1pm  
Monday 12th Jan Round 10  1pm  
Tuesday 13th Jan Round 11  9am
Closing Ceremony  4pm		  

Points to note:

a) Each tournament is scheduled to have 11 rounds but this may be changed with the Girls Tournaments depending on entries. If there are 14 or less players, the tournament will be a 7 round Swiss; if there are between 14 and 18 players, it will be a 9 round Swiss and anything more than 18 players, the tournament will be run as an 11 round Swiss.

b) A double round is cheduled for the 3rd day - before the rest day.

c) Two Novice events will be held over 4 days in the middle of the tournament - these are to give players who feel they are not strong enough or do not have the time to play in the major events a chance to play alongside and be part of a serious tournament. These will be played at a time rate of 30 minutes per player for the whole game - and there will be two games per afternoon - the first at 1pm and the second at 2.15pm - the players will leave the Hall as soon as they finish their first game and reassemble at 2.15pm

 

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