Ave-Kontakt Open European Championship of Amateurs European Youth Chess Teams Championship

Czech Open 2010

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E - Open European Amateurs Championship with ELO < 1800

24th July - 1st August 2010

Right of participation: players whose ELO (FIDE and national as well) is smaller than 1800 (in case they have neither ELO FIDE nor national, they may have max. II. EC)

European Amateurs Championship: European champions (man and woman) in category ELO < 1800 will become the best placed players (man and woman) who are members of chess federation belonging to ECU and whose ELO (FIDE and national as well) is smaller than 1800 (in case they have neither ELO FIDE nor national, they may have max. II. EC)

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
prizes are distributed according to Hort system (among 10 top players)

Rating of tournament: 40 moves per 2 hours, further 1 hour for each player to finish the game

Waiting time in case of late coming is 1 h

Tournament prize fund (financial prizes in CZK, payment in EUR or USD possible): 10.000 CZK altogether

1. 3.000
2. 2.000
3. 1.500
4. 1.000
5. 700
6. 500
7. 400
8.-10. 300

Special material prizes:
3 best women players, 3 best seniors (born in 1950 and older) and 3 best young players (born in 1998 and younger)

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):
ECU member federations have the right to nominate 1 player and 1 woman player with corresponding ELO without paying starting fee till 15th June 2010.

ELO FIDE < 1800 or ELO national < 1800 33,5

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

Late registrations: Those players whose application will be registered after 15th June 2010 will pay additional charge of 8,5 EUR.

Time schedule of the Tournament:

Thursday 22nd July 10.00 - 22.00 registration
Friday 23rd July 08.00 - 22.00 registration
Saturday 24th July 08.00 - 12.00 registration
Saturday 24th July 15.00 1st round
Sunday 25th July 15.00 2nd round
Monday 26th July 08.00 3rd round
Monday 26th July 16.00 4th round
Tuesday 27th July 15.00 5th round
Wednesday 28th July 15.00 6th round
Thursday 29th July 15.00 7th round
Friday 30th July 15.00 8th round
Saturday 31st July 15.00 9th round
Sunday 1st August 10.00 - 11.30 solemn presentation of results

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