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R - 4-member team blitz tournament

R - Open 4-member team blitz tournament

31.7. 2009

Right of participation: 4-member teams with max. of 2 substitutes composed of players without age and performance limitations

System of tournament: round robin system with 22 and less teams, 2 qualifying groups + finals with more than 22 teams; teams are set according to average ELO of the first 4 players presented on the list, the team bears the name of the chess club which has more than half players as members or federation whose members are all players, on the list may be max. 6 players who have been arranged according to their approximate efficiency, if a substitute starts, individual chessboards are shifted. It is not permitted to change or complete the list during the contest.

Criteria used for ranking:
1. total of points gained on individual chessboards (so called olympic system)
2. mutual match
3. S.-B.
4. lot
prizes are distributed according to Hort system (among 3 top teams)

Rating of the tournament: 5 minutes for a game and a player

Tournament prize fund (financial prizes in CZK, payment in EUR or USD possible): 3.000 CZK altogether
1. 1.500
2. 1.000
3. 500

Starting fee 8 EUR for a team

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:

Friday 31.7. 08.30 - 09.00 - registration
Friday 31.7. 09.30 - 13.00 - tournament
Friday 31.7. 13.30 - 13.45 - presentation of results

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