To,

The Principal, 20th July 2017

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Dear Sir / Madam

Sub: 7th OCA - Dr. Raja Ramanna, Invitational All India Inter- School Chess Tournament.

Greetings from the Old Cottonians’ Association !!.

We are pleased to invite your school to our 7thOCA - Dr. Raja Ramanna, Invitational All India Inter- School Chess Tournamentto be held in our school campus on Wednesday, 23rdAugust 2017.

The tournament is open to students from 1st Standard/Grade to the 12th Standard/Grade, in 5 different Categories. The winning school with the maximum combined scores gets to win the prestigious OCA-Dr.RajaRamanna Rolling Trophy and winner , in the five categories wins a trophy & a cash prize of INR 5000/-

We look forward to the participation of your school.Please confirm your entries on or before of 19thAugust 2017 along with duly filled entry form and Entry fees.

Thanking you,

With warm regards

Yours faithfully,

PremVarkey,

Chairman

Old Cottonians’ Association

Enclosed:

1) Rules and Regulations

2) Entry form

Old Cottonians Association and Bishop Cotton School, Banaglore,proudly presents the 7th OCA - Dr. Raja Ramanna, InvitationalAll India Inter- School Chess Tournament 2017 .

Date: 23rd August 2017

Venue : Bishop Cotton Boys School, St. Mark’s Road,

Bangalore 560001

Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Check-in time : 8.00 am – 8.45 am.

Chief Arbiter : Sri. Vasanth B.H

International Arbiter

Entry Fee : INR 400/- per participant

Last date of filled entry : August 19th, 2017

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BOYS & GIRLS ALLCATEGORY PRIZES:

WINNER – TROPHY & CASH PRIZE INR 5000/-

1ST RUNNER-UP – TROPHY

2ND RUNNER UP – TROPHY

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CATEGORY ‘A’ : Below II STD / CLASS / GRADE

CATEGORY’B’ : III TO V STD / CLASS /GRADE

CATEGORY ‘C’ : VI TO VII STD / CLASS /GRADE

CATEGORY ‘D’ : VIII TO X STD / CLASS /GRADE

CATEGORY ‘C’ : XI TO XII STD / CLASS /GRADE

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SPONSORED BY : TULIP RESORTS & OSTEEN COLLEGE

RULES & REGULATIONS – 7TH OCA-Dr. RAJA RAMANNA CHESS TOURNAMENT.

  1. Number of Rounds (Swiss League) will depend upon the number of participants.
  2. Time control rapid system.
  3. Food will be provided ONLY to the participants & officials.
  4. Accompanying parents to leave their children and take them back after the Prize distribution.
  5. No refund / No carry forwarding of the Entry fee.
  6. No Certificates for participation. Certificates will be given to prize winners only.
  7. Organizers have the right to reject any entry at any stage without assigning any reason thereof.
  8. Buchholz Tie – Break system will be applied. In case of a tie. Prizes will not be shared.
  9. Appeal committee of 5 members with 2 reserves amongst the official present at players meeting shall be formed before the commencement of the tournament.
  10. Protest have to be lodged in writing within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the incident along with a fee of Rs. 500 /- which shall be refunded only if the protest is upheld.
  11. The decision of the appeal committee/ Chief Arbiter will be final and binding on all the players.
  12. Parents are not allowed inside the campus due to school’s security.
  13. All boards will be provided with chess clocks.
  14. School ID card is mandatory and players are requested to come in their school uniform.
  15. Schools may send only a Coach or Teacher as team in charge.
  16. Organizers’ decision will be final and binding in all the respects.
  17. For further Clarifications, kindly contact : Mr. Hanumantha.R. +91 7829700466

ENTRY REGISTRATION:

  1. Duly filled entries should reach on or before August 19, 2017. Entry restricted to 300 participants.
  2. Submission of Entries by E-mail is mandatory. Please send us a scan of the filled entry form to E-mail: old .

Kindly mention on subject line :OCA Chess 2017

  1. Entry should be forwarded through the respective school only
  2. Entry fee of INR 400/- per participant to be paid by

Demand Draft (DD) in favor of “ OldCottoniansAssociation” payable at Bangalore.

Or byNEFT to : OLD COTTONIANS ASSOCIATION

ACCOUNT NO. : 410202010012444

BANK: UNION BANK OF INDIA, RICHMOND TOWN BRANCH, BANGALORE.

IFSC : UBIN0541028

For further details contact : Mr. Avinash Pillai - +91 9739886444

ENTRY FORM

SCHOOL NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE Nos.:

SCHOOL'S EMAIL:

NAME OF THE OFFICIAL:

DESIGNATION:

MOBILE No.:

Sl. No. / NAME OF THE STUDENT / FIDE I.D. / FIDE RATING / CLASS/SEC / GENDER / D.O.B.
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All the above players are bonafide students of our School. We agree to abide by the rules stipulated by the Organizers of the tournament and will not dispute the decision of the Arbiter.

Name of the Coach:Principal Signature:

Contact No.:School Seal: