Tournament Details

Guidelines:

• Games will be played in Swiss League format.
• Tournament will be played on Sunday, Aug 10th starting 9AM in CH
• Registration & Confirmed payment by Aug 7th is mandatory. Withdrawal will be allowed on or before Aug 7th only by sending an email to sports_ch@aprcp3.in, no refunds will be entertained post that. 
• In case of any conflicts the Sports Committee's decision will be final.
• To register in another category you will have to fill up applicable form again.  

Sports Fest Rules:

•  Min 4 participants required in each category for event to be conducted. Failing which event will be cancelled and refund issued to participant. Sports SC decision will be final in this regard.
• Registration/Withdrawal only allowed upto previous Tuesday preceding the event weekend (Sat/Sun). E.g.: For event scheduled on weekend of Aug 23^rd/24^th, last day for registration/withdrawal will close by previous Tuesday, Aug 19^th
• For category eligibility, 1/Aug/2025 will be considered as the benchmark date. No exceptions will be possible
• No Spot Registration.
• Decision of Sports SC will be final in case of conflicts
• In case of multiple categories, a participant is allowed to participate in max of 3 categories only/sport

Guidelines and Rules of Tournament:

1. A player will be declared lost if he/she does not come 15 minutes after the start of game.
2. If a player touches a piece, they must move it.
3. Castling should be done by using only one hand and King should be moved first. 
4. No one is allowed to interfere when a game is in progress.
5. If a player makes TWO illegal moves, then the game will be declared as 'lost' and opponent wins.
6. After the game is over, please report your result.
7. Maximum 1 hour per game
8. If the game is progressing slowly, after 40 mins. Chess Clock will be introduced with 10 mins for each player. These applies for all the categories. 
9. Chief Arbiter's call will be final in all situations