2025 National Rapid Chess Championships

Event: 36th National Rapid Chess Championships 2025 

Organizers: The event is organized by the Singapore Chess Federation. All events are played under the FIDE Laws of Chess.

Dress Code
Casual with covered shoes. Sandals and flip-flops are strictly forbidden.
Chief Arbiter and/or Tournament Director reserves the right to remove individuals who flout this rule until dress code has been rectified

Venue: Singapore Chess Federation – 51 Bishan Street 13, Singapore 579799 #02-01A

National Rapid Chess Championships

*Prize Presentation may be brought forward depending on completion of last round

Format and Time Control:

9 Rounds Swiss System, 15mins and 10 seconds increment from move 1
Default time – when clock runs to zero

Tie Break:

1. Direct encounter
2. Buchholz Cut 1
3. Buchholz
4. Sonnenborn Berger
5. Cumulative system – Sum of Progressive Scores (Sum of Progressive Scores: After each round a player has a certain tournament score. These scores are added to determine the total Sum of Progressive Score)

Category
OPEN – Rapid FIDE Rated, Open to all
FIDE ID is compulsory for all players. Participants with ineligible FIDE ID will not be allowed to participate in this event.
Only Singaporeans/PRs can be crowned National Champions.

 

Prizes:

OPEN 1st – $500 | 2nd – $300 | 3rd – $200 | 4th to 5th – $100 each | 6th to 10th – $50 each

Women 1st – 300 | 2nd – $200 | 3rd – $100 | 4th to 5th – $50 each
Trophies for Top 10 and Top 3 Ladies

Player may win more than 1 prize. No sharing of cash prizes in the event of tie.

Entry fees:

Ratings are based on STANDARD or RAPID ratings, whichever is higher. BLITZ Ratings DO NOT count below.

*This applies for Chess courses from Beginner to Developmental or under National Training Programs

Participants must attach screenshot of payment when submitting form online
Individuals who make incorrect payment will not be allowed to participate

Closing Deadline: 13 September (Saturday) 6pm or first 140 entries.
Late entries and entries without payment will not be accepted.
Entry fees are strictly non-refundable
Organizer reserves the right to reject any entries without any assigning reasons

Disputes
In the event of any disputes, the Chief Arbiter’s decision is final and no further correspondence shall be entertained after the tournament.