PRIZES
Standard
1st - 5000
2nd - 3000
3rd - 2400
4th - 2000
Best Lady - 1400
Best U16 - 1400
Best U1700 - 1400
Rapid Open 
1st  - 3000
2nd - 2000
3rd - 1500
4th - 1000
Best Lady - 1000
Best U1700 - 1000
Blitz
1st - 1400
2nd - 1000
3rd - 700
4th - 400
5th - 400
​Trophies               for all 1st places
Medals                 for everyone in Rapid Age Groups
E-Certificates      by request

Chinese New Year Chess

January 25-29. 2025 | Big Rook Chess Academy | Bangkok Thailand​
Early Bird Entry (until Jan 13)
Rapid 1000  |  Blitz  400  |  Standard 1400
(Entry waived for GMs and IMs during Early Birds)

Late Entry
Rapid 1200  | Blitz 600  | Standard 1600
Schedule
​Jan 25 (Sat.)
8:30 am Players sign-in​
9:00 am - 4:30 pm  Rapid 
​5:30 pm Blitz ​

​Jan 26 (Sun.)
8:30 am Players sign-in​
9:00 am Standard R1
2:00 pm Standard R2
​Jan 27 (Mon.)
​9:00 am Standard R3
2:00 pm Standard R4

​Jan 28 (Tue.)
​9:00 am Standard R5
2:00 pm Standard R6

​Jan 29 (Wed.)
​9:00 am Standard R7
Regulations
1. FIDE Rules applied to all categories.
2. Rapid Open, Blitz and Standard are FIDE rated.
3. Rapid age groups are not rated.
4. Time controls : Rapid 10+5, Blitz 3+2, Standard 90+30.
5. Players may request a bye with 0.5 points in the Standard games from round 1 to 5.
6. Players must sign-in at the venue before the 1st round to be paired.
7. Players who don't show up to their paired games will be excluded unless a timely and sastisfactory reason is provided. 
8. Big Rook Chess Academy reserves the rights to the public and commercial usage of all photos and medias taken at the event including those of minors and juniors.
9. Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.​