2026 NSW University Teams Rapid Championship | 1st November | University of Sydney
2026 NSW University Teams Rapid Championship | 1st November | University of Sydney
The University of Sydney Chess Club invites university students across New South Wales to participate in the 2026 NSW University Teams Rapid Championship.
When: Sunday, 1st November 2026
Where: The Belinda Hutchinson Building Level 3, Seminar Room 3180
Format: 7 Round Rapid Team Swiss (15 minutes + 0 seconds per move) The tournament will be FIDE Rapid and ACF Quick rated.
Teams:
Three players per team, with a maximum of one reserve permitted. One team captain per team to organise team board orders and submit results. No gender requirements. Only university students enrolled during 2026 are permitted to play in the tournament.
Each university is allowed to send as many teams as they wish.
If you would like to participate but are unable to field a full team, you may submit an expression of interest, and a “Barbarian” team can be created however these teams will be ineligible to win the tournament. These teams will be confirmed on Saturday 31st October on https://www.chesschat.org/.
Scoring and Pairing System:
Match points will be used for the final standings in each individual event.
The winner of the event will be the team with the highest number of team points and be crowned the NSW University Chess Champion Tiebreaks will be applied in the following order. Games Points Extended Direct Encounter for Teams (Using Match Points) Bucholtz.
In the case of a tie for first place, a 2 match team Blitz (5 minutes + 0 seconds per move) play off will be held. If the score is 1-1 after the two playoffs, a time bidding Armageddon will be held with the maximum amount of allowed is 3 minutes.
Board orders can be determined using either ACF Quick Ratings or FIDE Rapid for the respective tournament, with a maximum of 50 rating point buffers allowed to switch between boards.
Pairings will be done in Orion using the FIDE Approved Swiss System for Teams. ACF September Quick ratings and FIDE November Rapid ratings will be used. Teams will be sorted using ACF ratings first, followed by FIDE if zero.
Event Officials & Organisers:
Chief Arbiter: NA Richard Tam Chief Organiser: Jonas Sze-To
Entry Fees:
Free; though any support towards a perpetual trophy would be greatly appreciated.
Prizes:
None, due to free entry.
Schedule
10:15-10:45 Registration
11:00 Round 1
11:40 Round 2
12:20 Round 3
1:00 Round 4
1:40pm Lunch Break
2:20 Round 5
3:00 Round 6
3:40 Round 7
4:40 Prize Giving (Playoffs if necessary)
Contact
For inquiries, email sydneyuniversitychessclub@gmail.com
For updates check out our Instagram @usydchessclub
For discussion, visit Chesschat or the Discord server https://discord.gg/mYmFa9ygs
Registration
Through the following forms. Registration closes 31/10 at 8:00pm
Team: https://forms.gle/dEP1WC9rhypXzTPY7
Individual expression of interest: https://forms.gle/RD1zgGqJJtzCszQE9
Winston Zhao Chen
President and Webmaster of the Rooty Hill Chess Club
President of the University of Sydney Chess Club
Tournament Officer at the NSW Chess Association
International Arbiter
For all questions: chess@winstonzhaochen.com
NSWCA Tournaments: tournaments@nswca.org.au
Rooty Hill Chess Club: contact@rootyhillchessclub.org
https://rootyhillchessclub.org/
Masters of Public Health @ USYD
Bachelor of Economics @ USYD
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