1522 Details

Announcement of the 22nd AIWCF Championship (Engine Allowed)
1522 (2025)

Last date for entries: 10-10-2025

The 22nd AIWCF Championship, 1522 will be a 15-player single game Round Robin tournament commencing around October 2025.

  • Championship 1522 will be played on AIWCF server.
  • It will be AIWCF rated, but unlike previous championships it will NOT BE ICCF RATED.
  • The rate of play will be 50 days for every 10 moves.

Entry Fees
The entry fee is Rs. 1000/- for those qualifying on the basis of Rating and Rs. 1500/- for Donor entries. There is no entry fee for overseas players. Two seats are reserved for Donor entries. Payment will have to made by Bank Transfer using a Payment App such as GPay or through internet banking as detailed in AIWCF Payments page.

Players selected will be informed by email and the list will be displayed on AIWCF server. If a selected player (including Donor) fails to complete the payment by the date intimated, we will send a reminder and if the payment is still not sent, the next eligible player on the basis of rating, or as Donor will be selected.

Prizes
There will not be any cash prizes. However we will be giving certificates to the top 3.

How to Join
Login to your Games List page. Under New Tournament, click Join Engine Allowed Championship. Subsequently, click the or button.

If you are unsure about qualifying on the basis of AIWCF rating, click . You will automatically be also considered on normal basis depending on other entries. However if you do not qualify on the basis of AIWCF rating then you will be considered as Donor.

To change your entry from Donor to Normal or vice-versa, click and then click or as required.

Selection
Thirteen players will be selected on the basis of AIWCF Rating using the latest AIWCF Rating List which is current at the time of selection. Two additional players will be selected as Donor Entries according to the following criteria:
  1. AIWCF Rating
  2. Draw of lots
In the absence of donor entries, seats will be filled by next highest rated applicants. The minimum rating of a Donor Entry is 1500. Donor entries will automatically become Normal entries if there are vacant seats.

For families, only one member from a family is allowed to participate in the AIWCF Championship.

Overseas Players
AIWCF Members from overseas are welcome to join this Championship. There is no entry fee for overseas players. However priority will be given to players from India.

Ties
Ties if any will be resolved in the following order:
  1. Direct encounter (Results of tied players against each other)
  2. Greater number of wins
  3. Sonneborn-Berger Score (also called Neustadtl Sonneborn-Berger Score)
    S.B.Score is calculated by adding the sum of the scores of the players he has defeated to half the sum of the scores of those he has drawn against
  4. Koya system (Number of points acheived against all opponents who have scored 50% or more)
  5. If the tie is still unresolved, we will declare joint winners
Tie-breaking rules will not be changed. They are not linked to FIDE or ICCF tie-breaking rules.