The 2013 Bond University
Australian Junior Chess Championships

 

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Detailed schedule

Championship sign in

Championship time controls

Championship forfeit time

Problem solving

Lightning

Key dates & championship sign-in times

Event Date Duration Sign-in time on 1st day
U16 / U18 Open 19 to 27 Jan 9 days 9am
U12 / U14 Open 23 to 27 Jan 5 days 9am
U8 / U10 Open 19 to 21 Jan 3 days 9am
U16 / U18 Girls 23 to 27 Jan 5 days 9am
U12 / U14 Girls 23 to 27 Jan 5 days 9am
U8 / U10 Girls 25 to 27 Jan 3 days 9am
Problem solving 22 Jan ½ day 10am
Lightning 22 Jan ½ day 2pm
AusJCL AGM 25 Jan 2.30pm  

Detailed schedule

Click the link here for a print friendly version of the schedule.

U16/U18 Open

Saturday, 19 January
Welcome 10am
Round 1 11am
Sunday, 20 January Round 2 10am
  Round 3 3pm
Monday, 21 January Round 4 2pm
Tuesday, 22 January Problem Solving 11am - 1pm
Lightning, 11 rounds
(approx 3 hours)
3pm
Wednesday, 23 January Round 5 2pm
Thursday, 24 January Round 6 2pm
Friday, 25 January Round 7 2pm
Saturday, 26 January Round 8 2pm
Sunday, 27 January Round 9 9am
Play offs 2pm - 4pm
Problem solving & lightning presentation 4pm
Closing ceremony 4pm
U12/U14 Open
Tuesday, 22 January Problem Solving 11am - 1pm
Lightning, 11 rounds (approx 3 hours) 3pm
Wednesday, 23 January
Welcome 10am
Round 1 11am
Round 2 3pm
Thursday, 24 January Round 3 10am
Round 4 2pm
Friday, 25 January Round 5 10am
Round 6 2pm
Saturday, 26 January Round 7 10am
Round 8 2pm
Sunday, 27 January Round 9 9am
Play offs 2pm - 4pm
Problem solving & lightning presentation 4pm
Closing ceremony 4pm
U8/U10 Open
Saturday, 19 January
Welcome 10am
Round 1 11am
Round 2 1.30pm
Round 3 4pm
Sunday, 20 January Round 4 10am
Round 5 12.30pm
Round 6 3pm
Monday, 21 January Round 7 10am
Round 8 12.30pm
Round 9 3pm
Play offs 5.30-6.30pm
Championship closing ceremony (U8/U10) 6.30pm
Tuesday, 22 January Problem Solving 11am - 1pm
Lightning, 11 rounds (approx 3 hours) 3pm
Sunday, 27 January Problem solving & lightning presentation 4pm

U16/U18 Girls

Tuesday, 22 January

Problem Solving

11am - 1pm

Lightning, 11 rounds 
(approx. 3 hours)

3pm

Wednesday, 23 January

Welcome

9am

 

Round 1

10am

 

Round 2

3pm

Thursday, 24 January

Round 3

10am

 

Round 4

3pm

Friday, 25 January

Round 5

10am

 

Round 6

3pm

Saturday, 26 January

Round 7

10am

 

Round 8

3pm

Sunday, 27 January

Round 9

9am

Play offs

2pm - 4pm

Problem solving & lightning presentation

4pm

Closing ceremony

4pm

U12/U14 Girls

Tuesday, 22 January

Problem Solving

11am - 1pm

Lightning, 11 rounds

(approx. 3 hours)

3pm

Wednesday, 23 January

   

Welcome

10am

Round 1

11am

Round 2

3pm

Thursday, 24 January

Round 3

10am

Round 4

2pm

Friday, 25 January

Round 5

10am

Round 6

2pm

Saturday, 26 January

Round 7

10am

Round 8

2pm

Sunday, 27 January

Round 9

9am

Play offs

2pm - 4pm

Problem solving & lightning presentation

4pm

Closing ceremony

4pm

U10/U8 Girls

Tuesday, 22 January

Problem Solving

11am - 1pm

Lightning, 11 rounds

(approx. 3 hours)

3pm

Friday, 25 January

   

Welcome

10am

Round 1

11am

Round 2

1:30pm

Round 3

3:30pm

Saturday, 26 January

Round 4

9am

Round 5

11am

Round 6

1:30pm

Round 7

3:30pm

Sunday, 27 January

Round 8

9am

Round 9

11am

Play offs

2pm - 4pm

Problem solving & lightning presentation

4pm

Closing ceremony

4pm

Championship sign in

You must sign in before your first round - see schedule for sign in times.

Championship time controls

U16 / U18 Open & Girls: 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move from move 1

U12 / U14
Open & Girls: 60 minutes plus 30 seconds per move from move 1

U8 / U10
Open & Girls: 60 minutes plus 10 seconds per move from move 1

Championship forfeit time

30 minutes from the round's scheduled start time.

Problem solving

This is a two hour written paper where competitors solve as many written problems as they can.

See an introduction to problem solving by Nigel Nettheim for examples. Nigel has kindly allowed us to make available his problem-solving report from the 2012 Australian Juniors Tournament, including the problems and solutions, here.

Lightning

11 round lightning competition - 5 minutes each on the clock.