ORGANIZERS:Pefka Chess Clubwith the Chess Clubs Union of Thessaloniki- Halkidiki and Greek Chess Federation.
ΤOURNAMENT VENUE: Thessaloniki – “Hotel Philippion”.
MODE: 12-round Swiss-system FIDE blitz rated event.
Tournament Schedule
|
1stRound 16:30 |
2ndRound 17:00 |
3rdRound 17:20 |
4thRound 17:40 |
5thRound 18:00 |
6thRound 18:20 |
|
7thRound 19:00 |
8thRound 19:20 |
9thRound 19:40 |
10thRound 20:00 |
11thRound 20:20 |
12thRound 20:40 |
1) Direct encounter (the
result of players in the same point group)
2) Buchholz cut-1
3) Buchholz
4) Sonneborn-Berger
5) Greater number of
victories (variable)
Prizes: 500 €
|
1st100 € |
2nd80 € |
3rd60 € |
4th50 € |
5th 40 € |
6th 20 € |
|
1st
woman 60 € |
2nd woman 50 € |
3rd woman 40 € |
Medals will be given to the first three (3) and to the
first (1st) girl in the categories U10, U12, U14, U16.
Cups will be given to the first three (3) in the final
ranking and to the first (1st) woman.
PRICES PER PERSON WITH HALF BOARD: Double room: 36 euros. Triple room: 34 euros, Single:
55 euros. Children up to 12 years old who stay in their parents' room pay 20
euros. Accommodation tax of 3 euros per night is not included in the above
prices.
Accommodation at the hotel is not mandatory.
TRANSFER TO HOTEL “PHILLIPION”:The hotel’s bus will start from theArchaeological Museum, downtown at 15:00.Departure from hotelto the city center at 21:30.
All chess players must submit their
names, year of birth, FIDE id).
For GMs, WGMs free accommodation with full board in double rooms.
For IMs, WIMs 50% discount in the above prices.
-Self test for those under 17 years old (is performed
in the presence of the organizers before the start of the 1st round).All
players must bring their own self tests (valid for 24 hours).
-Rapid test (valid for 48 hours)
-PCR (valid for 72 hours)
-Vaccination certificate
14th Rapid Chess Festival
2022
THESSALONIKI, HOTEL “PHILIPPION” 26-27/03/2022
ORGANIZERS: Pefka Chess Club with the Chess Clubs Union of Thessaloniki-Halkidiki
and the Greek Chess Federation.
ΤOURNAMENT VENUE: Thessaloniki – “Hotel Philippion”.
GROUP A: Open to all chess players. Group A will be valid for FIDE Rapid rating.
GROUP
B: Open
to all chess players under 9 years old (born in 2013 and beyond) without FIDE
rating (they are still allowed to play in Group A instead if they choose so). The entry fee is 15€. Siblings will have discount of 5€ (total 25€). Group
B will not be FIDE rated.
MODE: 10-round Swiss-system FIDE rapid rated event.
Tournament
Schedule
|
26/03/2022 |
1st
Round 16:30 |
2nd
Round 17:20 |
3rd
Round 18:10 |
4th
Round 19:00 |
5th
Round 19:50 |
|
27/03/2022 |
6th
Round10:00 |
7th
Round10:50 |
8th
Round 11:40 |
9th
Round 12:30 |
10th
Round 13:20 |
CLOSING CEREMONY: Sunday 27/03/2022 at 14:30.
ENTRY FEE FOR THE A GROUP:
20€. No entry fee for GMs, IMs,
WGMs, WIMs. No entry fee for those with Fide Rapid rating over 2300.
Siblings will have discount
of 5€ (total 35€). Players who will participate in both rapid and blitz will
pay 25€. Two (2) members
from the same family who will participate in both tournaments (Blitz and Rapid)
will pay 50 euros. Three (3)
members from the same family will pay 60 euros for both tournaments (Blitz and Rapid).
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Thursday 24/03/2022
at 22:00. Pairings for the 1st round on Friday 25/03/2022 at 23:00
(Greece time).
TIME CONTROL:15minutes for each player plus 3 seconds increment per
move from the first move.
TIEBREAKS:
1) Direct encounter (the
result of players in the same point group)
2) Buchholz cut-1
3) Buchholz
4) Sonneborn-Berger
5) Greater number of
victories (variable)
ANTI CHEATING: The anti-cheating regulations will be implemented according to the Anti-Cheating Committee directives.
Prizes:
1200 €
|
1st 250 € |
2nd200 € |
3rd 150 € |
4th 100 € |
5th 70 € |
6th 50 € |
|
1st
woman 150€ |
2nd woman 100€ |
3rd woman80€ |
|
|
1st Veteran >55 50€ |
Prizes are not shared. No player may win more than 1
prize.
Medals will be given to the first three (3) and to the
first (1st) girl in the categories U08, U10, U12, and U14.
Cups will be given to the first three (3) in the final
ranking and to the first (1st) woman.
Chess players over 55 years old are considered
veterans.
Group B:
Cups will be given to the first three (3) in the final
ranking and to the first (1st) women.
Medals will be given to the first three (3) and first
(1st) girl in the category U08.
All the Preschoolers will be rewarded.
ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation and board are offered in the 4-stars hotel “Philippion”
PRICES PER PERSON PER NIGHT WITH HALF BOARD: Double room: 36
euros. Triple room: 34 euros, Single: 55 euros. Children up to 12 years old who
stay in their parents' room pay 20 euros. Accommodation tax of 3 euros per
night is not included in the above prices.
Accommodation at the hotel is not mandatory.
TRANSFER TO HOTEL “PHILLIPION”: The hotel’s bus will start from the Archaeological Museum, downtown at 15:00. Departure from hotel to the city center at 21:30.
REGISTRATION-ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
iskosalex@gmail.com
All chess players must submit their names, year
of birth, FIDE id).
SPECIAL OFFERS:
For GMs, WGMs free accommodation (2 nights) with full
board in double rooms.
For IMs, WIMs 50% discount in the above prices.
CHIEF ARBITER: IA Gerontopoulos
Prodromos
PAIRINGS: IA Iskos
Alexandros
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Tsarouhas Vasileios (vastsarouhas@yahoo.gr).
ATTENTION!!! Wearing a mask
in the playing hall is mandatory.
COVID CHECK:
-Self test for those under 17 years old (is performed
in the presence of the organizers before the start of the 1st
round). All players must bring their own self tests (valid for 24 hours).
-Rapid test (valid for 48 hours)
-PCR (valid for 72 hours)
-Vaccination certificate
