A - Grand Master Open

A - open grand master tournament with rating for FIDE, part of ACP world series

22nd July - 31st July 2011

Right of participation: players with ELO FIDE 2200 min.

System of tournament: Swiss system of 9 rounds

Criteria used for ranking:
1. number of points
2. average ELO of rivals
3. median Buchholz
4. Buchholz
5. number of wins
prizes are distributed according to Hort system (among such number of players corresponding to number of advertised prizes)

Rating of tournament: 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s / move

Waiting time in case of late coming is 1 h

Tournament prize fund (financial prizes in CZK, payment in EUR or USD possible, from prizes in excess of 10.000 15% tax will be deducted): 270.000 CZK altogether

1. 75.000
2. 50.000
3. 30.000
4. 20.000
5. 10.000
6. 8.000
7. 7.000
8. 6.000
9. 5.000
10. 4.000
11. 3.000
12. 2.500
13.-15. 2.000
16.-18. 1.500
19.-20. 1.000

Special financial prizes:
3 best women players will be granted 3.000, 2.000, 1.000
3 best seniors (born in 1951 and older) 3.000, 2.000, 1.000
3 best young players (born in 1993 and younger) 3.000, 2.000, 1.000
5 best players from the Czech Republic 5.000, 4.000, 3.000, 2.000, 1.000
the best woman player from the Czech Republic 2.000
the best young player (born in 1993 and younger) from the Czech Republic 2.000
Fusion of special and other prizes is admissible

Notice: prizes are awarded only during solemn presentation of results

Starting fee is given in EUR (payments in CZK and USD possible):

ELO FIDE 2200 - 2299 95,5
ELO FIDE 2300 - 2399 82,0
ELO FIDE >= 2400 68,0
IM, WIM, WGM 0,0
IM with ELO FIDE >= 2450, GM conditions upon agreement

Discounts: young players up to 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women players have 25 % discount, these discounts do not refer to additional charge for late registration and are not added up

Exceptions: The organizer reserves the right to set a player whose ELO does not meet requirements of that tournament on his own request. The starting fee will be in this case 191,0 EUR.

Late registrations: Those players whose application will be registered after 15th June 2011 will pay additional charge of 13,5 EUR.

Time schedule of the Tournament:

Thursday 21st July 10.00 - 22.00 registration
Friday 22nd July 08.00 - 12.00 registration
Friday 22nd July 15.00 1st round
Saturday 23rd July 15.00 2nd round
Sunday 24th July 15.00 3rd round
Monday 25th July 15.00 4th round
Tuesday 26th July 15.00 5th round
Wednesday 27th July 15.00 6th round
Thursday 28th July 15.00 7th round
Friday 29th July 15.00 8th round
Saturday 30th July 15.00 9th round
Sunday 31st July 10.00 - 11.30 solemn presentation of results

Place: Registration, solemn presentation of results and all games will take place at the CEZ Arena