Arthur Koelle Tournament
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Tournament Rules
Format: If there are 24 or more players this event will be conducted as 2 separate
Swiss tournaments over 7 weeks. If there are greater than 8 but less than 24 players in total, then the tournament will be
conducted as a single Swiss tournament over 7 weeks. If there are 8 or less players in total, then a single tournament will be played in a round robin format. In a combined event the B grade winner will be highest scoring player in the lower half of the field.
Eligibility:This will be determined based on latest ACF rating or seeding by the Tournament Director. No player with a rating less than 1000 will be required to play in a separate A division which could lead to more than half the players competing in the B division.
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.
The Arthur Koelle Tournament
Mr. Arthur Koelle was Victorian Junior champion in 1968 at 14, Country Victorian champion in the same year, and Club champion in both 1968 and 1969. Most of these achievements remain age records to this day.
He later won the Australian Junior Championship in 1971. Arthur has lived in Germany since 1982 and competed in the famous Bundesliga competition, mixing it with experienced grandmasters until the mid‑1990s.
Due to rising entry numbers, the original round‑robin A‑Grade format has become a Swiss tournament, while the B and C Grade formats depend on entries. The inaugural tournament was held in 2011.