SMCA Live Presents

All India Scholastic Online

Chess Championship 2022

20th February 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 has seen growing

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

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Schedule of the Tournament
The Tournament will be held on 20th February 2022 on
Tornelo.com. Zoom meeting id shall be shared separately.
Last date to register is 19th February 2022.
The duration of the game will be 15 min+ 10 secs each per
participant.
Demo on Sunday at 9;30AM.
There will be total 6 rounds.
Sunday 20 Feb, 2022 1st round 10:00 AM IST

Sunday 20 Feb, 2022 2nd round 11:00 AM IST

Sunday 20 Feb, 2022 3rd round 12:00 AM IST
Sunday 20 Feb ,2022 Lunch Break 01:00 - 01:30PM IST
Sunday 20 Feb, 2022 4th round 01:30 PM IST
Sunday 20 Feb, 2022 5th round 02:30 PM IST
Sunday 20 Feb, 2022 6th round 03:30 PM IST
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Prizes
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 1st rank holders of the age group shall receive

all the above-mentioned prizes and scholarship
worth Rs. 4000.

Top 3 Boys and Girls of each age group will be

awarded with trophies and medals.

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)

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 Registration Team & Payment Details
Tournament Arbiters :
FA Pravin Thakare & IA Anand Babu VL

Tournament Officials :
Abhilash Reddy & FIDE Instructor Pawan BNB

Registration Team :
Runali : 9136607126 Jagruti : 9987727784

Bank Details for Online Transfer:

-9821493956 Entry fee is Rs 500/- for each participant.
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

You can also register on :

Chessfee.com/Easypaychess.com/Signinchess.com/
Chezzcircle.com/cbsportzfoundation.com
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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.
The maximum duration of the a game shall be
around 30-45 minutes. Participants are expected
to keep their zoom mic, camera and screen share
on until their game is on. Arbiter has complete
authority to disqualify the participant who fails
to do so. 1 warning shall be given.

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Rules and Regulations
Presence of the participant on Tornelo.com and
zoom is mandatory.
Participants should have access to windows
computer/laptops with a good internet connection
Participants using Mac computer/laptops should
mandatorily use side camera (connect zoom from
additional device) which should cover their hands
and laptop screen visibility
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

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Rules and Regulations

Participants under the age of 6 are

requested to keep an additional camera on
as they would require additional tech
support.
Arbiter has the authority to ask any
participant playing on top boards for set
up of a side angle camera. Participants
are suggested to keep their speaker
volume not less than 20% to be able to
listen to the arbiter’s guidelines and
requests.

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Rules and Regulations
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.

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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