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REGULATIONS AND ARBITERS

Arbiters: IA Gary Bekker, IA Bob Gibbons, IA Cathy Rogers.

Rating: The New Zealand Chess Federation will submit the tournament to FIDE (the World Chess Federation) for rating.

Registration: All players present in Queenstown on the 14th January must register between 7 pm and 8 pm at the tournament venue, or otherwise make contact by telephone.

Closing Ceremony: All prizewinners must attend the closing ceremony.

Prizes: No player may win more than one prize.

Short Draws: No draws under 30 moves, except genuine repetitions. No pre-arranged/tacit agreements to draw allowed (of any length, by repetition or otherwise). Penalties up to a double default/deduction of prizemoney will apply.

Appeals: A player may appeal against the decision of an arbiter. An Appeal Committee will be formed, chaired by an arbiter not involved in the dispute, with two other members selected from participants in the tournament.

Grades: Grades used to determine grading prize eligibility are, in order: New Zealand grades, Australian grades, FIDE (World Chess Federation) grades, and national grades of other countries. Unrated players with past tournament experience must give an indication of playing strength and may be assigned a grade at the discretion of the arbiters. The applicable list in each case will be the most recently published (i.e. FIDE list of 1/1/2006 will apply).