DUAL FORMAT A dual-format tournament, the MCC Classic comprises (1) a 9 rounds round-robin event for the top 9 rated players + 2022 Qualifier, and (2) a 9 round Swiss open event for the rest of the field.
Location Melbourne Chess Club - 66 Leicester St, Fitzroy
Format 9 Rounds Round-Robin Tournament for the top 9 FIDE rated players + 2022 Qualifier* 9 Rounds Swiss Open Tournament for the rest of the entered players Both tournaments will be ACF and FIDE (Round-Robin and Swiss) rated
Round-Robin Entry Date and Swiss Eligibility Round-Robin players must enter by Saturday 26 August 2023. This is to allow the pairings for the Round-Robin Tournament to be set a week or so before Round 1. A rating cap on Swiss entries at around the rating of the bottom seeded Round Robin player may be set for players registering after Saturday 19 August.
Time Control 90 minutes per game + 30 seconds per move. Forfeit time is 30 minutes after the advertised start time.
Entry Fee $80 Full Member, $70 Concession / Junior Member (add $15 for Non-Members) Early bird discount of $10 if paid by Saturday 19 August Free entry for Club Member GMs/WGMs, IMs/WIMs and FMs/WFMs and non Victorian GMs/WGMs and IMs/WIMs. If you want a round 1 bye (for the Swiss only) you must have have fully paid your entry to be paired. Refunds are available if notified 24 hours before the event.
Swiss Open Tournament $1,500 prize pool (Provisional) Field will be divided into three prize divisions: Prize category 1: 1st-$300 & 2nd-$200 Prize category 2: 1st-$300 & 2nd-$200 Prize category 3: 1st-$300 & 2nd-$200 Brilliancy prize (over both Tournaments): $40 book voucher at club bookshop
2024 Round-Robin Qualification The winner of the Swiss qualifies to play in the 2024 MCC Classic Round-Robin tournament (subject to payment of applicable entry fee). Should the winner decline to play, qualification will then pass on to the 2nd placegetter and then on to 3rd placegetter. The tie-break method to determine rankings of placegetters will be the Buchholz method. The tie-break will be used only to rank players for the purpose of qualification into the 2024 MCC Classic Round-Robin.
