Hong Kong National Chess Championship 2020
Our National Championships will be played over 11 rounds from 6th Jan through to 23rd Mar on Mondays except for the Chinese New Year period with no games on 27th January 2019.
Time control is 75 minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move. All games shall start at 18:30 sharp. If there are any players rated above 2200 then the time control shall be decided by the Chief Arbiter in consultation with the Tournament Director.
BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Only members are allowed to participate in this national championships. This is the qualification event to determine the team for the Olympiad in Moscow this year.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: exclusively for HKG players only.
| Round | Day of week | Date |
| 1 | Monday | 6th January |
| 2 | Monday | 13th January |
| 3 | Monday | 20th January |
| 4 | Monday | 3rd February |
| 5 | Monday | 10th February |
| 6 | Monday | 17th February |
| 7 | Monday | 24th February |
| 8 | Monday | 2nd March |
| 9 | Monday | 9th March |
| 10 | Monday | 16th March |
| 11 | Monday | 23rd March |
NOTE: No Monday game on 27th Jan
RESTRICTED ENTRIES: Due to space constraints no more than 38 Open participants will be accepted. Our federation reserves the right to reject any entry without assigning reasons !!!
Registered players for Open Section here
Registered players for Women Section here
Standard regulations – download here
QUOTA REACHED FOR QES !!! Please apply to Chief Arbiter for waiting list