2023 ACA Interclubs Schedule
2023 ACA Interclubs Schedule
Auckland Chess Association’s interclubs in 2023 would be played according to the following schedule:
| Start Time | Day | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 18th June 2023 | A-Grade round 1 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 2nd July 2023 | A-Grade round 2 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 9th July 2023 | A-Grade round 3 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 30th July 2023 | A-Grade round 4 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 20th August 2023 | A-Grade round 5 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 3rd September 2023 | B-Grade round 1 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 17th September 2023 | B-Grade round 2 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 1st October 2023 | B-Grade round 3 |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 8th October 2023 | B-Grade round 4 |
| 9am | Saturday | 28th October 2023 | Junior |
| 6.15pm | Sunday | 29th October 2023 | B-Grade round 5 |
| 9am | Saturday | 9th December 2023 | Blitz |
If fewer rounds are required due to fewer teams participating, then the dates would be brought forward.
Venue for all 2023 ACA interclub tournaments shall be:
17 Cromwell Street, Mount Eden.
2023 ACA A-Grade Interclubs
Eligibility
This is a tournament between teams of 6 players where each of the 8 ACA member clubs are entitled to form a team resulting in a maximum of 8 teams participating. Prior to the start of the first round, each team must supply a “team list” that would be the pool of players (maximum 30 players) out of which 6 players would be playing for the team per round. Players in the team list must be members of the team’s club and cannot represent another club in any other ACA tournament. No more players may be added to the team list once the first round has started.
Format
Single round robin of up to 5 rounds for up to 6 teams. If there are more than 6 teams participating, the tournament would be a Swiss of 5 rounds.
Board Order
Team board order determined through the following rating priority.
- FIDE standard
- NZCF standard
- NZCF rapid
- Chief Arbiter’s estimate.
Ratings are from the relevant published rating list that is current at start of tournament.
Time Control
75 minutes per player, 30 seconds increment per move.
Games would be NZCF rated if possible.
Scoring System
Standings would be determined by match points.
Any ties broken through tiebreaks in the following order:
- Game points
- Direct encounter
- Weighted boards.
- More tiebreaks may be utilised if required.
Tournament administration software would be Orion that would perform all calculations.
Personnel
Chief Arbiter/Organiser: IA Keong Ang
Link to A-Grade Interclubs webpage.
2023 ACA B-Grade Interclubs
Eligibility
This is a tournament between teams of 6 players where each of the 8 ACA member clubs are entitled to form a team resulting in a maximum of 8 teams participating. Prior to the start of the first round, each team must supply a “team list” that would be the pool of players (maximum 30 players) out of which 6 players would be playing for the team per round. Players in the team list must be members of the team’s club and cannot represent another club in any other ACA tournament. No more players may be added to the team list once the first round has started. All players must have current published rating(s) that are all, as defined under “Board Order” under 1800.
Format
Single round robin of up to 5 rounds for up to 6 teams. If there are more than 6 teams participating, the tournament would be a Swiss of 5 rounds.
Board Order
Team board order determined through the following rating priority.
- FIDE standard
- NZCF standard
- NZCF rapid
Ratings are from the relevant published rating list that is current at start of tournament.
Time Control
75 minutes per player, 30 seconds increment per move.
Games would be NZCF rated if possible.
Scoring System
Standings would be determined by match points.
Any ties broken through tiebreaks in the following order:
- Game points
- Direct encounter
- Weighted boards.
- More tiebreaks may be utilised if required.
Tournament administration software would be Orion that would perform all calculations.
Personnel
Chief Arbiter/Organiser: IA Keong Ang
Link to B-Grade Interclubs webpage.
2023 ACA Junior Interclubs
Eligibility
This is a tournament between teams of 4 players where each of the 8 ACA member clubs are entitled to form up to 2 teams resulting in a maximum of 16 teams participating. Prior to the start of the first round, each team must supply a “team list” that would list the 4 players who are playing exclusively for that team in all rounds. Players in the team list must be members of the team’s club and cannot represent another club in any other ACA tournament. No more players may be added to the team list once the first round has started. All players must be under the age of 14 (not attained age 14 or above in 2022)
Format
Swiss system tournament of 6 rounds. Number of rounds would be reduced or format changed into single round robin if an insufficient number of teams participate.
Board Order
Team board order determined through the following rating priority.
- FIDE rapid
- FIDE standard
- NZCF rapid
- NZCF standard
Ratings are from the relevant published rating list that is current at start of tournament.
Time Control
25 minutes per player, 5 seconds increment per move.
Games would be FIDE and NZCF rated if possible.
Scoring System
Standings would be determined by match points.
Any ties broken through tiebreaks in the following order:
- Game points
- Direct encounter
- Weighted boards.
- More tiebreaks may be utilised if required.
Tournament administration software would be Orion that would perform all calculations.
Personnel
Chief Arbiter/Organiser: IA Keong Ang
Link to Junior interclubs webpage.
2023 ACA Blitz (Lightning) Interclubs
Eligibility
This is a tournament between teams of 4 players where each of the 8 ACA member clubs are entitled to form a team resulting in a maximum of 8 teams participating. Participating clubs may submit more teams if not all clubs are participating. Players in the team list must be members of the team’s club and cannot represent another club in any other ACA tournament.
Format
If 8 teams participate, 2 groups of 4 teams would be formed. An A grade and a B grade.
- Each team has 4 players.
- Teams would be paired against all other teams within the group (Round Robin system).
- Each player of a team would play 2 games (once per colour) against every player of the opposing team (Scheveningen system).
Board Order
Team board order determined through the following rating priority.
- FIDE blitz
- FIDE standard
- NZCF rapid
- NZCF standard
Ratings are from the relevant published rating list that is current at start of tournament.
Time Control
Blitz. 3 minutes per player plus 2 seconds increment per move.
Games would be FIDE rated if possible.
Scoring System
Standings would be determined by game points.
Personnel
Chief Arbiter/Organiser: IA Keong Ang
