SMCA Live Presents

All India Scholastic

Online Chess
Championship 2022
17th July 2022, Sunday

Chess is everything: Art, Science and Sport.

ABOUT All INDIA SCHOLASTIC ONLINE
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The All India Scholastic Online
Chess Championship is being organized
by South Mumbai Chess Academy on a
pan-India level since December 2020.
The previous edition of the championship was
a huge success with over 500 participants
from all over India and even from countries
like Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates
and Singapore.

The championship hasz been growing

popularity evr since the 1st Edition and
we hope to see more in coming years.

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Schedule of the Tournament
The Tournament will be held on 17th July 2022, Sunday on
lichess.org.
The last date to register is 16th July 2022.
The duration of the game will be 15 min+ 10 secs each per
participant.
There will be a total of 6 rounds.

Sunday 17th July, 2022 1st round 10:00 AM IST

Sunday 17th July, 2022 2nd round 11:00 AM IST

Sunday 17th July, 2022 3rd round 12:00 AM IST
Sunday 17th July,2022 Lunch Break 01:00 - 01:30PM IST
Sunday 17th July, 2022 4th round 01:30 PM IST
Sunday 17th July, 2022 5th round 02:30 PM IST
Sunday 17th July, 2022 6th round 03:30 PM IST

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Prizes
First rank holders of each age group will receive
scholarships worth Rs.4000.

Top 3 Boys and Girls of each age group will be

awarded with trophies and medals.

All the students will receive an E-Certificate of

participation signed by One of the Best Chess
Coach in India, FIDE Master and FIDE Trainer,
Balaji Guttula , Founder of SMCA.

The trophies and medals will be sent either by

courier to the winners or they can collect it from
SMCA Centres or our Corporate Office in Mumbai.

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Prizes
First rank holders of each age group will receive
scholarships worth Rs.4000 as follows:
1 Hour of One on One Game Analysis Session
with SMCA's professional coaches for free
(worth Rs 1500/-).
2 Free Tickets for participating in SMCA Live’s
Sunday Chess Tournament (Held every Sunday.
This scholarship cannot be redeemed in the
Inter-School Tournament). (Worth Rs 1,000/-).
3 Hours of Group Sessions conducted on
Saturdays. (Scheduled by SMCA) The
scholarships should be redeemed within 2
months.

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 Criteria for Participation
Age Criteria for participation is 5 yrs and above.
There will be separate categories for Boys and
Girls.
Each category will have the following
7 sub-categories:
1. Under-6 (Born on or after 1st Jan 2016)

2. Under-8 (Born on or after 1st Jan 2014)

3. Under-10 (Born on or after 1st Jan 2012)

4. Under-12 (Born on or after 1st Jan 2010)

5. Under-14 (Born on or after 1st Jan 2008)

6. Under-16 (Born on or after 1st Jan 2006)

7. Above -16 (Born on or before 1st Jan 2006)

NOTE: If there are less number of players in any group, groups will be clubbed.
There will be no separate prizes for clubbed groups

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Rules and Regulations
Participants are requested to enter their
correct fide id and rating in the registration
form. In case of wrong information being found
by the arbiters, the arbiter may disqualify the
participant for the round and change the
results of all the past games played, if required.
Presence of the participant on lichess.org is
mandatory.
Participants should have access to windows
computer/laptops, mac or mobile phone with a
good internet connection.

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Rules and Regulations

The time shall be controlled by an online chess

clock, no time shall be added if the participants
fail to join the round late nor the game shall be
restarted. Thus, participants are requested to be
active 15 minutes before the start of the first
round.
This is an official chess tournament
conducted by the team of FIDE as well as
international arbiters. Any misconduct or
cheating caught during the tournament shall
be communicated across all association of
chess.

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Rules and Regulations

The event is been handled by an expert

team of National, International, FIDE
Arbiters. Arbiter’s decision shall be final.
Organisers will not interfere with the
decision of the arbiters.

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Right to Protest
The right to protest is given to the participants to allow them to raise their
concerns if they feel that their opponent has cheated or the arbiter's decision
was not correct for their game according to the partipant.
To raise the protest officially kindly mail smca.tournament@gmail.com with
the complete details including the age group, round number, board number,
and opponent's name. You are suggested to write about the incident briefly.
To raise the protest, kindly gpay Rs. 2000 as protest fees to 9821493956 (Balaji
Guttula, SMCA) and share the payment screenshot in the same protest mail,
the protest has to be done within 15 mins of end of the round. No protests
post the stipulated time shall be entertained. This is because of the pairings
that are scheduled as per the points earned in the previous rounds
If the protest was successful and the opponent is found cheating, you shall
receive the points as well as Rs 2000 as refund.
If not then we shall retain Rs. 2000/-.
No other mode of communication shall be accepted for protesting.

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 Registration Team & Payment Details
Tournament Officials :
FIDE Instructor Pavan BNB Veeresh Tammi Reddy

Registration Team :
Nivedita : 9136607126
For chess coaching inquiry contact: 8693080798
Bank Details for Online Transfer:
-9821493956
Bank Name : State Bank of India
Account Name : South Mumbai Chess Academy PVT Lt
Account number : 37752636015
IFSC code : SBIN0006945
Branch : Nariman Point, dalamal house

ENTRY FEES
You can also register on :
Chessfee.com/Easypaychess.com Rs 500/-

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