Sports >>Chess

Chess

Venue: VIP 1-3 Surasammanakham Building, Suranaree University of Technology
Technical Meeting: 21 Jan 2008, 2000 hrs

Classification

- Ambulant
- Wheelchair
- Visually Impaired

Available Events:

Event
Class
Men
Women
Individual
Wheelchair / Ambulant
yes
yes
Visually Impaired
yes
yes
Team
Wheelchair / Ambulant
yes
yes
Visually Impaired
yes
yes

See Event Schedule

Rules
The chess competition will be held in accordance with the latest FIDE rules and regulations.
Download the FIDE (World Chess Federation) Rules for Handicapped Players here

The tournament will be run on 7 rounds Swiss. It shall be 5 rounds if there are less then 12 players.

Time control – 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment after each move. 2 hours per game for visually impaired players.

Visually impaired players are required to bring their own chess equipment.

Technology and Equipment
Visually handicapped players may use a specially constructed board meeting the following requirements:

  1. at least 20 by 20 centimeters;
  2. the black squares slightly raised;
  3. a securing aperture in each square;
  4. every piece provided with a peg that fits into the securing aperture;
  5. pieces of Staunton design, the black pieces being specially marked.