1. KARPOS OPEN 2017 is traditional open chess tournament for any interested chess player no mater of the rating, title or category in organization by the municipality Karpos, one of the municipalities in the capital city of Republic of Macedonia, Skopje in collaboration with Chess Club Gambit Asseco SEE (http://gambit.com.mk ).
2. Schedule of the tournament will be from 01.04.2017 (Saturday) till 08.04.2017 (Saturday), as follows: April 01 (Saturday) Official Opening will be at 16:00 and beginning of first round will be at 17:00 April 02 (Sunday) 2nd round will start at 9:30 and 3rd round will start at 17:00. April 03 (Monday) 4th round will start at 17:00. April 04 (Tuesday) 5th round – 17:00 April 05 (Wednesday) 6th round – 17:00 April 06 (Thursday) 7th round – 17:00 April 07 (Friday) 8th round – 17:00 April 08 (Saturday) 9th round – 9:30 April 08 (Saturday) – Closing Ceremony will be half hour after the finishing of the last round.
3. Registration of players will be possible until 16:00 hours on 01th of April 2017.
4. The Tournament will be played according to the rules of Swiss System in 9 rounds. Players will have 90 minutes for 40 moves and 30 minutes till the end of the game with 30 sec. for a move, timed from the first move. Electronic clocks will be used to measure time.
5. Entry fee will be 40 EUR. Players with rating greater than 2451 (2451 rating players are included) will be released for entry fee. Organizer keeps the right for releasing other players for entry fee (wild card).
6. Players will be ranked according their score (number of points won). In case of a tie, the following extra ratio will apply. Buchholz -1 Performance Acceleration
7. Prizes to the total amount of 10,200 EUR will be distributed as follows: a) Regular prizes (7 400 €): 1) 2,000 EUR 2) 1,200 EUR 3) 900 EUR 4) 700 EUR 5) 600 EUR 6) 400 EUR 7) 300 EUR 8) 200 EUR 9) 200 EUR 10) 150 EUR 11) 150 EUR 12) 150 EUR 13) 150 EUR 14) 100 EUR 15) 100 EUR 16) 100 EUR Hort system will be used for sharing prizes in case of tie until 5th place (including 5th). Other prices are not divisible b) Special prizes (2 800 €) will be granted for best ranked player in categories as follows: Players till 2450 (2450 rating players are included) rating points 1) 400 EUR 2) 300 EUR 3) 250 EUR 4) 200 EUR 5) 150 EUR 6) 100 EUR Players till 2200 (2200 rating players are included) rating points 1) 200 EUR 2) 150 EUR 3) 100 EUR Players till 2000 (2000 rating players are included) rating points 1) 200 EUR 2) 150 EUR 3) 100 EUR Special prizes also will be granted to: The best ranked women players – 300 EUR The best unrewarded veteran player over 65 years old ( born 1952 and older) – 100 EUR
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The best unrewarded player under 18 years old ( born 1999 and younger) – 100 EUR All Special prizes are not divisible 8. No player may win more than one prize. Player will win the higher one, and ordered by priority as listed in the regulations. 9. Players must have arrived in the tournament hall no later than 30 minutes after the start of the play.
10. A player may request a maximum of two byes for the first 6 rounds of the tournament. For each requested bye, half point will be assigned.
11. All mobile phones, tablets, and similar electronical devices are banned from the playing areas. 12. Nonresident players must provide their FIDE Identification Number (FIN) (ID code) at the time of entry. If player do not have a FIN, must apply for it to the own federation for a FIN before entering the tournament. 13. Tournament will be held at the *****Hotel Aleksandar Palace http://www.aleksandarpalace.com.mk/ 14. Recommended Accommodation which is near the playing place will be with prices as follows: Single room is 35 EUR for 3* hotels or 40 EUR for 4* per person with breakfast Double room is 22.5 EUR for 3* hotels or 25 EUR for 4* per person with breakfast Additionally, meal (lunch or dinner) would be 9 EUR each (it can be arranged latter with hotels) Recommended hotels are: 5* Hotel Aleksandar Palace http://www.aleksandarpalace.com.mk/ Special prizes for accommodation for this tournament in the playing hotel are: – Single room is 70EUR per person with breakfast – Double room is 40EUR per person with breakfast 4* Hotel Royal, http://www.a-skopje.com/hotel-royal-skopje, 3* Hotel Vergina, http://www.hotelvergina.com/ 3* Hotel Portal, http://www.hotelportalskopje.com/ 3* Hotel Skopje, http://www.hotelskopje.mk 3* Hotel Pine, www.hotelpine.com.mk 15. Reservations in the hotels mentioned above like others additional recommendations and conditions for accommodation can be reached on this contact:
Marjan Mitkov, mob tel.: +38975475051 mail: marjan.mitkov@gambit.com.mk zocpoc@hotmail.com
Chess Club Gambit Asseco SEE Skopje, December 2016.
