NVIDIA.com Commonwealth & South African Open 2011

 
     
SCHEDULE

 

The Championship Section and the B-Section will be run in parallel.  Both events will be played according to the schedule below.

 

Date Time Activity
Friday 24 June 14:00

15:00

16:00

19:00

22:00

Late entry stand opens

Lecture - GM Nigel Short (open to public)

GM Simul exhibition (Entry required - limited space available)

Tournament entries close (NO EXCEPTIONS!)

Draw for round 1 posted

Saturday 25 June 08:45

09:30

10:00

17:00

Players arrive to be seated for opening ceremony

Opening ceremony & announcements

Round 1

SA Blitz Chess Championship

Sunday 26 June 10:00

17:00

Round 2

Round 3

Monday 27 June 10:00

17:00

Round 4

Round 5

Tuesday 28 June 10:00

15:00

FIDE Trainers Seminar (Session 1)

Round 6

Wednesday 29 June 10:00

15:00

20:30

FIDE Trainers Seminar (Session 2)

Round 7

Function for officials and VIP's

Thursday 30 June 10:00

15:00

FIDE Trainers Seminar (Session 3)

Round 8

Friday 1 July 10:00

15:00

FIDE Trainers Seminar (Session 4)

Round 9

Saturday 2 July 07:30

09:00
15:00

CHESSA National Council Meeting

CHESSA Arbiter & Trainer Exams
Round 10

Sunday 3 July 10:00

16:00

Round 11

Prize giving

Monday 4 July 10:00 Departure of foreign players


Lectures and simultaneous exhibitions by top Grandmasters will also be arranged during the course of the tournament. Further details for all Grandmaster events will be announced in due course.