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TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

Arbiters: IA Bob Gibbons (New Zealand; Chief Arbiter), IA Charles Zworestine (Australia), Craig Hall (Christchurch).

Rating: The New Zealand Chess Federation will submit the tournament to FIDE (the World Chess Federation) for rating.

Registration: All players present in Queenstown on the 14th January must register between 6 pm and 8 pm at the tournament venue, or otherwise make contact by telephone.

Closing Ceremony: All prizewinners must attend the closing ceremony.

Prizes: No player may win more than one prize.

Short Draws: For games on any of the top 10 boards each day, agreed draws in under 30 moves are banned. This includes tacit advance agreements to draw (ie deliberate repetitions) and pre-arranged draw agreements. The aim of this rule is to encourage a competitive, fighting tournament, and we trust all players will adhere to this in a sportsmanlike manner. Genuine draws by repetition are allowed.
Penalties:
For infringements of this rule, the following prizemoney penalties will be automatically applied to both players: 1st offence, a deduction of 50% of any prizemoney won; 2nd offence, a deduction of 100% of any prizemoney won.

Appeals: A player may appeal against the decision of an arbiter. An Appeal Committee will be formed, chaired by an arbiter not involved in the dispute, with two other members selected from participants in the tournament. An appeals fee of $75 will apply, to be refunded if the appeal is successful.

Grades: Grades used to determine grading prize eligibility are, in order: New Zealand grades, Australian grades, FIDE (World Chess Federation) grades, and national grades of other countries. Unrated players with past tournament experience must give an indication of playing strength and may be assigned a grade at the discretion of the arbiters. The applicable list in each case will be the most recently published (i.e. FIDE list of 01/01/2009 will apply).