THESSALONIKI, HOTEL “PHILIPPION” 29-30/10/2022
ORGANIZERS: Keravnos Oreokastrou 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 10 years old (born in 2012 and beyond) without FIDE
rating (they are still allowed to play in Group A instead if they choose so). Group
B will not be FIDE rated.
MODE: 10-round Swiss-system FIDE rapid rated event.
Tournament
Schedule
29/10/2022 |
1st Round 16:30 |
2nd
Round 17:20 |
3rd
Round 18:10 |
4th
Round 19:00 |
5th
Round 19:50 |
30/10/2022 |
6th
Round 10:00 |
7th Round 10:50 |
8th
Round 11:40 |
9th
Round 12:30 |
10th
Round 13:20 |
CLOSING CEREMONY: Sunday 30/10/2022at 14:30.
ENTRY FEE:
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 familywho will participate in both tournaments (Blitz and Rapid)
will pay50 euros. Three (3)
members from the same family will pay60 euros forboth tournaments (Blitz and
Rapid).
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Thursday 27/10/2022
at 22:00. Pairings for the 1st round on Friday 28/10/2022 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)
Prizes:
1200 €
1st 250 € |
2nd 200 € |
3rd 150 € |
4th 100 € |
5th 70 € |
6th 50 € |
1st woman 150€ |
2nd woman 100€ |
3rd woman 80€ |
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1st Veteran>55 50€ |
Group A:
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 F/B: Double room: 44
euros. Triple room: 41 euros, Single: 64 euros. Children up to 12 years old who
stay in their parents' room pay 24 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).