Prizes
 

Open Section (R 79 350)
 

The organizers reserve the right to round off prizes to the nearest factor of 10 and eliminate players if the split prizes are too small. All prizes paid in South African currency.
 

MAIN PRIZES (R 61 000)

                 
1st R 15 000 6th R 4 000 11th R 900 16th R 500
2nd R 10 000 7th R 3 000 12th R 800 17th R 500
3rd R 7 500 8th R 2 000 13th R 700 18th R 500
4th R 6 000 9th R 1 500 14th R 600 19th R 500
5th R 5 000 10th R 1 000 15th R 500 20th R 500
 

RATING CATEGORIES (R 9 000)

 

The organizers reserve the right to combine certain categories if the number of players warrants it.
       
Category 1st 2nd 3rd
1999-1900 R 500 R 400 R 300
1899-1800 R 500 R 400 R 300
1799-1700 R 500 R 400 R 300
1699-1600 R 500 R 400 R 300
1599-1500 R 500 R 400 R 300
1499-1400 R 500 R 300 R 200
1399-1300 R 500 R 300 R 200
Below 1300 R 500 R 300 R 200
 

AGE GROUP PRIZES (R 2 400)

       
Group 1st 2nd
Veteran (50 years+) R 500 R 300
U/18 (14-17 years) R 500 R 300
U/14 (under 14 years) R 500 R 300
 

BEST FEMALE (R 1 800)

       
1st 2nd 3rd
R 1 000 R 500 R 300
 

BEST TEAM (R 2 750)

       
1st 2nd 3rd
R 1 500 R 750 R 500
 

VISUALLY IMPAIRED (R 900)

       
1st 2nd
R 500 R 400
 

SPECIAL PRIZES (R 1 500)

 
  • R 100 for the biggest upset per round (excluding unrated players in the first 4 rounds).
  • R 100 extra for the biggest tournament upset (excluding unrated players in the first 4 rounds).
  • R 300 for best tournament performer (calculated by subtracting a player's rating from his performance - only applicable to players who've played all 11 rounds).
 

B-Section (R 10 650)
 

The organizers reserve the right to round off prizes to the nearest factor of 10 and eliminate players if the split prizes are too small. All prizes paid in South African currency.
 

MAIN PRIZES (R 7 650)

         
1st R 1 500 6th R 500 11th R 200
2nd R 1 250 7th R 400 12th R 200
3rd R 1 000 8th R 300 13th R 150
4th R 800 9th R 250 14th R 150
5th R 600 10th R 200 15th R 150
 

RATING CATEGORIES (R 3 000)

 

The organizers reserve the right to combine certain categories if the number of players warrants it.
         
Category   1st 2nd 3rd
1499-1400   R 350 R 250 R 150
1399-1300   R 350 R 250 R 150
1299-1200   R 350 R 250 R 150
Below 1200   R 350 R 250 R 150