UPCOMING EVENT - FRIENDS OF CHESS FESTIVAL 2016 (FIDE RATED)
The Friends of Chess Festival starts on Thursday the 24th of March at the Chevron recreation centre, Gbagada Lagos.
The classical event is over 3 days starting on the 24th with 2 games daily starting at 10 am on Thursday, 9 am on Friday while the start time for Saturday will be communicated to participants during the event (in view of the fact that we are not sure if the day will be an Environmental Saturday or not)
The RATED section will be open to players with a FIDE rating over 2000, players with a FIDE identification number and also players who have a FIDE rating less than 2000 who so desire to play in the section.
The UNRATED section will be open to player not rated or players with a FIDE rating of less than 2000. The female players in the unrated section will be paired against each other in the last 2 rounds as far as this is possible and will be the only ones eligible to win the female prizes.
Time control for both events will be 90 minutes for the entire game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1
The Rapid tournament will also be in RATED and UNRATED categories with the only provison that if you have a rapid rating of over 2000, you must play in the rated section likewise if you don't have a rapid rating but a regular rating of over 2000, if you want to play in the rated section of the rapid, you must either have any kind of FIDE rating or a FIDE identification number. In the last 2 rounds, the female participants in the unrated section will be paired against each other and they are the ones who will be eligible for the female prizes Time control will be 20 minutes plus 10 seconds added on per move for the entire duration of the game.
The tournament for kids will be open to all kids who were not aged more than 15 as at the 1st of January, 2016. Players will play 6 games each, 3 on Friday the 25th and 3 on Saturday the 26th with a flat time control of an hour each per player. All players would be required to record their moves (parents, guardians and coaches please take note!)
The blitz tournament (if it should take place ) will have a time control of 5mins plus 2seconds per participant, the TEAM BLITZ (If it should take place) will comprise of 2 players per team with a time control of 4mins plus 4 seconds per move. Number of rounds for each of these events will be communicated before the start of each event. For the team blitz an innovation will be that one partner will call out the name of a piece to be moved which will be audible to all 4 players in a game and his/her partner has to move such a piece except it is an illegal move.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Clasical Rated
N3000
CPAN Members N2300
CPAN Member, Up to date with Payments N1800
Clasical Unrated
N2500
CPAN Members N2100
CPAN Member, Up to date with Payments N1600
Rapid Rated
N2000
CPAN Members N1500
CPAN Member, Up to date with Payments N1200
Rapid Unrated
N1500
CPAN Members N1200
CPAN Member, Up to date with Payments N1000
Kids
N1500
CPAN Members N1000
Players who have a FIDE rating in excess of 2200 will have a 50% discount on whatever they are meant to pay
Participants can pay their entries and outstanding CPAN dues into either of the following Accounts
DASHMANN VENTURES --- Guaranty Trust Bank --- 0014497811
Chess Players Association of Nigeria --- Zenith Bank --- 1013517608
Entries after the 22nd of march will attract a late registration fee of 500Naira.
After payment please send an email to nigeria.foc@gmail.com, stating your name, the category you want to play and which account you paid into. You would get a reply within 24 hours. there will be an appeals committee constituted before the event starts, members will be announced to all participants at the start .
CHECK http://focnigeria.com/calender.html

@Lalasticlala

@Akinov thanks for the info. But the prize money is the most important factor. What's that like??
I heard it's N1 million,500k and 250k.Please confirm.

Choi, see coded chess event... nawa you oh Mr. Chessguru.

Where can get this board @chessguru