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Tournament Rules
Format: This event will be conducted as a single division 7 round Swiss tournament.
Prizes: There is a $75 prize for the champion as well as $75 awarded to the highest finishing player in the lower half of the field (the “Reserve Prize”). There will also be a cash prize of $50 awarded to the highest finishing unrated player provided that there are at least 5 unrated players. A medal will also be presented to the winners of each section of the tournament.
Rate of Play: 60 minutes plus a 30 second increment for each move played.
Tie for First Place: If there is a tie, then there will be joint winners and the prize
money will be divided equally.
About the Charles Fisher Tournament
It was decided at the 2026 Ballarat Chess Club AGM to change the name of the Arthur Teters Memorial to the Charles Fisher Tournament. Charles Marshall Fisher was arguably one of Australia's best chess players from the mid to late 1800s and was the President of the Ballarat Chess Club in 1867. More can be read about him in the club history site - here...
For more information on Arthur Teters who the tournament was named after from 2011 to 2025, read about him here in the profiles page...