G2 - Active Chess 2

G2 - European Amateurs Championship with ELO FIDE < 2000 in active chess

20th – 21st July 2011

Right of participation: players from ECU countries with ELO FIDE < 2000 or without ELO FIDE

European Amateurs Championship: European champions (man and woman) in category ELO FIDE < 2000 will become the best placed players (man and woman)

System of tournament: Swiss system of 9 rounds

Criteria used for ranking:
1. number of points
2. median Buchholz
3. Buchholz
4. number of wins

Rating of tournament: 2x 15 min + 10 s / move

Material prizes for 10 best players and 3 best women

ECU member federations have the right to nominate 1 player and 1 woman player with corresponding ELO without paying starting fee till 15th June 2011.

Starting fee: 11,5 EUR

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

Late registrations: Those players whose application will be registered after 15th June 2011 will pay additional charge of 2,5 EUR.

Time schedule of the Tournament:

Wednesday 20th July 09.00 - 16.00 registration
Wednesday 20st July 18.00 - 21.30 1st-3rd round
Thursday 21th July 09.00 - 12.30 4th-6th round
Thursday 21th July 13.30 - 17.00 7th-9th round
Thursday 21th July 17.30 - 17.45 presentation of results

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