Calendar 2014
A calendar of Hamilton Chess club events is below, first for club championship events run on club nights (Tuesdays) then weekend events. Scroll down to a week by week breakdown of club night events, formats, and eligibility crtiteria
| Championship | ||||
| Dates | Event | NZCF Rated? | Rate of play | Rounds |
| 12/3 – 16/4 | Club Championship (Open) | No | 45 + 10 | 6 |
| 12/3 – 16/4 | Club Championship (Junior) | No | 45 + 10 | 6 |
| 20/5 – 21/10 | Club Rapid Championship | No | 25/5 | 6 |
| 6/5 – 26/8 | Club Blitz Championship | No | 5/3 | 6 x 6 |
| Weekend | ||||
| tba | St Pauls Rapid | Yes | 25/5 | 6 |
| 27/6 – 29/6 | Waikato Open, FIDE rated | Yes | 90/30 | 6 |
Week by week timetable for club nights:
| 18/02/2014 | Casual Blitz 5 + 3 |
| 25/02/2014 | Doubles |
| 04/03/2014 | Casual |
| 11/03/2014 | Club Champs Round 1 |
| 18/03/2014 | Club Champs Round 2 |
| 25/03/2014 | Club Champs Round 3 |
| 01/04/2014 | Club Champs Round 4 |
| 08/04/2014 | Club Champs Round 5 |
| 15/04/2014 | Club Champs Round 6 |
| 22/04/2014 | Casual Blitz 3 + 3 |
| 29/04/2014 | Casual Blitz 5 + 3 |
| 6/05/2014 | Blitz Round 1 |
| 13/05/2014 | Blitz Round 2 |
| 20/05/2014 | Club Rapid Round 1 |
| 27/05/2014 | Club Rapid Round 2 |
| 3/06/2014 | Club Rapid Round 3 |
| 10/06/2014 | Club Rapid Round 4 |
| 17/06/2014 | Winter Cup Round 1, 2 |
| 24/06/2014 | Winter Cup Round 3, 4 |
| 1/07/2014 | Winter Cup Round 5, 6 |
| 8/07/2014 | Blitz Round 3 |
| 15/07/2014 | Blitz Round 4 |
| 22/07/2014 | Openings Rounds 1, 2 |
| 29/07/2014 | Openings Rounds 3, 4 |
| 5/08/2014 | Openings Rounds 5, 6 |
| 12/08/2014 | Openings Rounds 7, 8 |
| 19/08/2014 | Blitz Round 5 |
| 26/08/2014 | Blitz Round 6 (final) |
| 2/09/2014 | Club Rapid Round 5 |
| 9/09/2014 | Graded Round Robin Rounds 1 ,2 |
| 16/09/2014 | Graded Round Robin Rounds 3, 4 |
| 23/09/2014 | Graded Round Robin Rounds 5, followed by AGM |
| 30/09/2014 | Lightning 3 + 2 Round 1 |
| 7/10/2014 | Lightning 3 + 2 Round 2 |
| 14/10/2014 | Club Rapid Round 6 |
| 21/10/2014 | Club Rapid Round 7 |
| 28/10/2014 | Spring Cup Rounds 1, 2, 3 |
| 4/11/2014 | Spring Cup Rounds 4, 5, 6 |
| 11/11/2014 | Spring Cup Rounds 7, 8 |
| 18/11/2014 | Momentum Blitz A |
| 25/11/2014 | Momentum Blitz B |
| 2/12/2014 | Final Night |
Eligibility:
Guests/Non-members can play: Blitz, Spring Cup, Winter Cup, Super Blitz, Doubles, Momentum Blitz
Members only can play: Club Rapid, Openings, Graded Round Robin, Handicap
Format:
| Club Champs | 45 + 10 | 1 game per night |
| Super Blitz | 3 + 2 | 8 games per night |
| Club Blitz | 5 + 3 | 6 games per night |
| Club Rapid | 25 + 5 | 1 game per night |
| Spring Cup | 6 @ 15/0, 2 @25/0 | 3 games per night |
| Winter Cup | 25 + 0 | 2 games per night |
| Openings | 25 + 0 | 2 games per night |
| Momentum Blitz | 3 @ 3/2, 4 @ 5/3 | 7 games per night |
Novelty Rules:
Openings
Prespecified opening, first 7 moves played, one game as white, one as black same opening
Graded Round Robin
A and B grade: Groups of six players based on club ranking. C grade: 6 round swiss
Doubles
Players compete against an opponent on two boards simultaneously, one as black and the other as white, each with a separate clock. The time control is7 minutes + 2 seconds on each of the two clocks with a total of five rounds meaning 10 games in all.
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