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I - BLITZ K.O. TOURNAMENT

I - open blitz k.o. tournament

20.7. 2008

Right of participation: players without age and performance limitations 

System of tournament:
1. Swiss system of 9 rounds as the qualification, 64 best players will get on, playing speed of 2x5 min., criteria: 1. number of points, 2. Buchholz, 3. middle Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot
2. K.O. system which max. 64 players will take part, who will be set according to qualification position, the highest set players will have in case of lower participation direct progress to 2nd round, 1 game is played, black 5 min., white 6 min., in case of draw black will get on, colours are set by drawing lots 
a) 1st round (32 pairs)
b) 2nd round (16 pairs)
c) eighterfinal (8 pairs)
d) quarterfinal (4 pairs)
e) semifinal + match for 5th –8th place (2 + 2 pairs)
f) match for 3rd –4th , 5th –6th and 7th –8th place 
3. finals with two games 2x5 minutes (changes of colours), in case of draw 3rd game will be played (colours will be assigned by drawing lots) with the black time 5 min., the white time 6 minutes, in case of draw in the third game the black is winner

Tournament prize fund (financial prizes in CZK, payment in EUR or USD possible): altogether 8.000 CZK
1. 3.000
2. 2.000
3. 1.000
4. 700
5. 600
6. 400
7. 300

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

players without GM,IM,WGM and WIM title      4,-
GM, IM, WGM and WIM 0,-

Discounts: young players up to 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women have 25% discount, these discounts are not added up

Applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day of launching of the tournament.

Time schedule of the Tournament:

Sunday  20.7. 08.00 - 08.30 - registration
Sunday  20.7. 09.00 - 13.30 - individual rounds
Sunday  20.7. 14.00 - 14.15 - presentation of results

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