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Ελληνική έκδοση
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Organizers:
Greek Chess Federation (GCF), Prefecture of Athens
Venue: Hotel President (****) – 43 Kifissias Ave., Athens
Schedule:
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Saturday |
9-Aug |
(16:30) |
Opening
Ceremony |
|
Saturday |
9-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 1 |
|
Sunday |
10-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 2 |
|
Monday |
11-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 3 |
|
Tuesday |
12-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 4 |
|
Wednesday |
13-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 5 |
|
Thursday |
14-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 6 |
|
Friday |
15-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 7 |
|
Saturday |
16-Aug |
(17:00) |
Round 8 |
|
Sunday |
17-Aug |
(14:00) |
Round 9 |
|
Sunday |
17-Aug |
(20:30) |
Closing
Ceremony |
Regulations:
Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 70-80
players, minimum required FIDE rating 2200 (women 2050), GM & IM
title norms possible, FIDE time-control (90 minutes for 40 moves
followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game plus an
incremental time of 30 seconds per move from move 1).
Tie-break criteria:
Direct encounter; if all the tied players have met each other
then the sum of points from these encounters.
Otherwise, the following order of tie-break criteria apply: a.
average rating of opponents, b. sum of progressive scores, c.
Buchholz, d. Sonnenborg-Berger. In all cases, FIDE rules apply.
Prizes (in euros):
General Standings:
1st: 2500, 2nd: 1500, 3rd: 1000, 4th: 800, 5th: 600, 6th: 500,
7th: 400, 8th: 300,
9th-15th: 250 each, 16th-20th: 200 each, 21st-25th: 150 each.
Women:
1st: 1000, 2nd: 750, 3rd: 500, 4th: 400, 5th: 350, 6th-10th: 250
each,
11th-15th: 200 each, 16th-20th: 150 each.
Also trophies for winners for each category. In case of a tie,
cash prizes are divided equally.
If a woman player is entitled to more than one cash prizes, she
receives both of them.
Registration:
Deadline for registrations: 17 July 2008. Every participation
must be confirmed by the Tournament Coordinator, Mr.
S.Logothetis. The Organising Committee therefore reserves the
right to decline applications at any stage, even before the
deadline expires.
Entry Fee: 50 EUR for all except GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.
Contact info:
Sotiris Logothetis (Tournament Coordinator)
Tel: (+30) 6947324933, Email:
middlewave74@gmail.com
Greek Chess Federation (GCF)
Tel.: (+30) 2109221465, Fax: (+30) 2109221620, Email:
info@chessfed.gr
