Tournament Rules and Guidelines

If you are organizing a chess tournament, please follow below instructions

  • Download the event rules and regulations and read it carefully.(Annexure A)
  • Download Bid form from here.
  • After remitting the tournament fee to BUDCA, please send the signed Bid form and proposed tournament prospectus to budca64@gmail.com.
  • Bid form should be sent to BUDCA, 40 days before the event for General tournaments and 55 days before for any FIDE rated tournaments.
  • Upon receipt of your bid form and payment, BUDCA will accept your request for the tournament.
  • Once the final prospectus is uploaded to BUDCA website, your tournament prospectus can be shared on public domain.
  • BUDCA ANNEXURE – A

  • Please be informed that, these are not just rules and regulations. BUDCA is helping organizers to set a standard in the execution of the tournament and make sure we help each other to take Karnataka Chess to whole new level.
  • Venue should be well ventilated and illuminated.
  • Public transportation should be near to the venue.
  • Venue should be spacious enough to accommodate players comfortably.
  • Venue playing area should be proportionate to number of players registered and should not be over crowded.
  • Playing hall should have drinking water facility
  • There should be adequate number of rest-rooms available in the venue
  • Restaurants/lodges should be in easily reachable distance from the venue
  • Organizer should encourage eco-friendly tournament
  • Two or more General tournaments can be organized by different organizers in a city on the same date, provided tournament venues are located at least 20 kilometres apart.
  • Qualified arbiters should be appointed to run the tournament
  • Chess Sets and Clocks should be provided to all the players
  • All the playing tables should be covered with table cloths
  • All the pairings should be done using FIDE/AICF approved pairing software
  • Tournament schedule should strictly follow the time lines mentioned in the prospectus with no deviation
  • Download rules and regulation file