Tournament 1 Under 12, Under 10, Under 8, Boys and Girls.
Saturday June 24: Round 1 at 10.00. Round 2 at 12.15 Round 3 at 14.30. Round 4 at 16.45 
Sunday June 25: Round 5 at 10.00. Round 6 at 12.15. Round 7 at 14.30

SEEDINGS
The seeding of players shall generally be in accordance with ACF and FIDE ratings lists available to the organisers at the scheduled time of the close of entries.
Under-18, -16 and -14 Championships
Players shall be seeded according to their rating in the highest-listed of the following rating systems:
ACF Classical (excluding ? and ?? ratings);
ACF Rapid-play (excluding ? and ?? ratings);
ACF Classical (including ? but excluding ?? ratings)
ACF Rapid-play (including ? but excluding ?? ratings).
Under-12 and -10 Championships
Players shall be seeded according to their rating in the highest-listed of the following rating systems
ACF Rapid-play (excluding ? and ?? ratings);
ACF Classical (excluding ? and ?? ratings);
FIDE Classical;
ACF Rapid-play (including ? but excluding ?? ratings);
ACF Classical (including ? but excluding ?? ratings)
Unrated Players
A player whose ACF rating has a ?? reliability factor is deemed to have no rating in the rating system referred to. A player who has no rating or is deemed to have no rating in any of the above-listed systems is an unrated player. Unrated players are asked to obtain an estimated rating for seeding purposes from the Chess Victoria Ratings Officer and to include this estimate in the entry form. Unrated players shall be seeded according to the information available to the Competition Director at the scheduled time for the close of entries.
RATING OF RESULTS
Results of the Under-18, -16 and -14 championships will be submitted for inclusion in the ACF Classical rating system.
Results of the Under-12 and -10 championships will be submitted for inclusion in the ACF Classical rating system
TIES -
Titles
Where two players tie for a Victorian Championship title, the tie shall be broken by tiebreak 
Non-Cash Prizes
Where ties occur for non-cash prizes, the count back system shall also be used.
Count back System
In a swiss tournament, the tie shall be broken using the Sum of Progressive Scores system described in paragraph 2.1.1 of the annex to Section C.06 of the FIDE Handbook, as approved at the 1998 FIDE General Assembly. If still tied, the tie shall be broken by the Buchholz system (sum of opponents' points) as described in paragraph 2.2.1.
(points scored against opponents who scored 50 per cent or better), as described in paragraph 2.1.3. If still tied, the Sonneborn-Berger system, as described in paragraph 2.2.2. shall be employed.
RULES -
Laws of Chess
Games will generally be conducted in accordance with the current version of the FIDE Laws of Chess.
In circumstances which the arbiter regards as special, the arbiter may exempt a player from the requirement to record moves and may impose a similar requirement in place of that requirement or may reduce the amount of time given to a player so exempted.
EQUIPMENT
FIDE-approved Digital Game Timers will be used in all games
Each player is required to make a correct and clearly legible record of the game on the duplicate scoresheet provided, which remains the property of the tournament organisers. Completed scoresheets must be delivered to the Arbiter as soon as possible after the game. Players may retain the yellow copy of the scoresheet
TIME CONTROLS
U-18,-16, -14 75 mins + 30 secs per move. mode 23
U-12,-10 40 mins + 30 secs per move. mode 23
ENTRY FEES
U-18,-16, -14 Entry fee: $45 less $10 early bird discount if paid by May 10
U12,-10 Entry fee: $35 less $10 early bird discount if paid by May 10.
ENTRIES -
OBTAIN A PRINTED ENTRY FORM
Forms may be obtained from affiliated Chess Clubs listed at the Chess Victoria web site. 
Forms may also be obtained from the tournament’s website www.boxhillchess.org.au/vicchess/2006/entry.htm
SUBMIT an ENTRY
Entries should be submitted by mail to 06 Vic Junior championships 6 Andrew Street Forest Hill 3131
Or in person at the Box Hill Chess Club and Whitehorse Junior Chess at Carrington Centre at 79 Carrington Road Box Hill 3126 Tuesdays from 6PM Fridays from 7PM
CONFIRMATION
Entrants may check that entries have been received by
visiting the web site www.boxhillchess.org.au/vicchess/2006/entries.htm
or by phoning the inquiries number [03] 9 878 3163 min 48 hours after the entry would normally have been received.
Acknowledgement that an entry has been received does not indicate that eligibility criteria have been met. Indication that an entrant has been admitted to a particular competition will be clearly indicated at the web site  www.boxhillchess.org.au/vicchess/2006/entries.htm and/or given personally to the entrant. Receipts for payments made by cheque will be issued if requested.
NOTE
Entries claiming the early bird discount need to be received and paid for by  June 16
Entries lodged before payment of Entry Fee are accepted on the basis that failure to pay as required may result in this and other options being withheld in future.
WHERE, WHEN, HOW TO PAY
By Mail
Post cheque payable to Whitehorse Junior Chess Inc to 06 Vic Junior championships 6 Andrew Street Forest Hill Early bird discounts before June 16
In person
At the Box Hill Chess Club and Whitehorse Junior Chess at 3 Rochester Road 3126. Tuesdays from 6PM,. Fridays from 7PM Or on the third Sunday of the month during the WHJC Sunday tournaments. Note: Early bird discounts before June 16
Payments in cash or by cheque
In person
At the competition venue [Full Entry fees only]
Pay by cash or cheque before 9.30 am on
June 26 (Under-18,-16,-14) or June 24 (Under-12,-10,-8.)
THE VENUE
Box Hill Chess Club, / Whitehorse Junior Chess 3 Rochester Road Canterbury Melway ref .
PRIZES
DISTRIBUTION OF CASH PRIZES
Unless otherwise indicated in the prize list, a player may not receive more than one cash prize per tournament.
Where players are tied for a number of cash prizes, the total value of those prizes is divided equally among the tied players
The cash prize to be received by a player who would otherwise receive more than one such prize is determined as follows.
1. Separate conditional prize winners' lists are made for each prize group showing each amount payable to prize-winners after the sharing of prizes among tied players but without regard for the requirement that a player cannot win more than one such prize.
2. Conditional lists are then considered in turn to determine which prizes are to be paid to players named on more than one conditional list.
3. The major prize list is considered first, followed by the list for each age group in descending order. Within each list, each prize is allocated in descending order of value.
4. A player named in more than one list is deemed to have won or shared the appropriate prize of highest value on one of the lists on which his/her name appears. (Where prizes are of equal value, the player receives the prize considered first in the above sequence.)
5. Such a player is removed from all other conditional lists, to which next-highest scorers may then be added, and the process continued.
6. If the removal of a player from a conditional list causes the amount to be received by one or more remaining players to exceed the amount won by the removed player, the prize moneys concerned shall be
7 When no player's name appears more than once on any list, all prize lists become final.
PRIZE LIST
Open championships
Under 18 1st $250 plus trophy 2nd $120 plus trophy 3rd $80 plus trophy
Under 16 1st $75 plus trophy 2nd $40 plus trophy 3rd trophy
Under 14 1st $75 plus trophy 2nd $40 plus trophy 3rd trophy
Under 12 1st $75 plus trophy 2nd $40 plus trophy 3rd trophy
Under 10 1st $75 plus trophy 2nd $40 plus trophy 3rd trophy
Under 8 1st $40 plus trophy
Girls championships
Under 18 1st $100 plus trophy
Under 16 1st $40 plus trophy
Under 14 1st $40 plus trophy
Under 12 1st $40 plus trophy
Under 10 1st $40 plus trophy
Under 8 1st $40 plus trophy
TROPHIES
Players accepting perpetual trophies are asked to ensure that they are returned in presentation condition to the appropriate organizing body in time to be displayed before the start of the opening ceremony of the next event at which they are to be presented. 
Players receiving trophies that require additional engraving will need to present the trophy to Waverley trophies 48b Wantirna Road Ringwood 3134 where the required engraving will carried out free of charge
APPEALS
The Junior Chess Director shall nominate a person to serve as Convenor of an Appeals Committee for the event.
A player seeking to appeal against an arbiter's ruling must ensure that the Convenor is made aware of the ground(s) of the appeal within what the Convenor regards as a reasonable time of the ruling. If the Convenor requires, the appeal must be made in writing.
The appeal must attempt to show that the arbiter's decision was not within the range of reasonable rulings available to the arbiter.
If so directed by the arbiter, the player must continue to play before the appeal is dealt with on the understanding that results so reached will not affect the appeal.
The Convenor may dismiss an appeal if it:
- was not lodged within a reasonable time of the arbiter's ruling;
- is not written or is unintelligible;
- does not attempt to show that the ruling was not within the range of reasonable rulings available to the arbiter;
- is vexatious or of no significant consequence.
If the Convenor does not dismiss the appeal, the Convenor shall:
- determine the membership and quorum of an Appeals committee of one or more persons to be chosen by whatever means the Convenor considers appropriate in the circumstances;
- determine whether the committee's task is to decide the outcome of the appeal and/or to make related recommendations.
Until such time as the Convenor declares otherwise, the arbiter's ruling shall stand.
PERSONNEL -
Whitehorse Junior Chess Inc
Tournament organiser: Gerrit Hartland 6 Andrew Street Forest Hill 3131
Telephone [03] 9 878 3163 
Chess Victoria:
Junior Chess Director: Gerrit Hartland 6 Andrew Street Forest Hill 3131
Telephone [03] 9 878 3163 
Ratings Officer: Milic Sucevic ph: 9803 4431 
Executive Committee
Gary Wastell - president
Gerrit Hartland - vice-president
Chris Potter - secretary
Trevor Stanning  - Treasurer
Garry Lycett - executive member
Grant Bultman - executive member