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Liberec (Czechy) 25.02-4.03.2017.

Liberec Open 2017

17^th International Chess Festival

part of CZECH TOUR 2016/2017 Series

25^th February - 4^th March 2017 Liberec, Czech Republic

 

Place	the Liberec hotel, Saldovo namesti 1345, Liberec
Organizer	AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o.
Festival director	Dr. Jan Mazuch
Main arbiter	Petr Lausman

Announced tournaments

A) 25^th February - 4^th March 2017: LIBEREC OPEN

• open rating tournament with rating for ELO FIDE and DWZ
• participation of players without age and performance limitations
• Swiss system of 9 rounds
• 2 x 1,5h + 30s / move, waiting time is 1 h in case of late arrival
• financial prizes in CZK*: 8 000, 6 000, 4 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 500, best woman 500, best senior over 60 years of age 500, best player up to 16 years of age 500, prizes for the best players with ELO FIDE 2100-2199, 2000-2099, 1900-1999, 1800-1899, 1700-1799, smaller than 1700 and for the best player without ELO FIDE – in each of these categories 500 (30 000 altogether, fusion of prizes is possible)
• material prizes for other players, women, seniors over 60 years of age and youngsters up to 16 years of age
• starting fee in EUR:

	players accommodated through the organizer	other players
GM, IM, WGM and WIM	0	0
ELO FIDE >= 2300	20	32
ELO FIDE >= 2200	28	40
ELO FIDE >= 2100	32	44
ELO FIDE >= 1800	36	48
ELO FIDE >= 1500	40	52
ELO FIDE < 1500 and without ELO FIDE	44	56

discounts on starting fee:

• 25 % for FM, youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women

 

• fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 2,5 EUR per player charged according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration. The organizer pays these fees for players with GM, IM, WGM and WIM titles
• players registered after 12^th February 2017 pay extra 8 EUR

B) 26^th February 2017: open tournament in rapid chess

• participation of players without age and performance limitations
• rating for rapid ELO FIDE
• Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 10 min. + 5s/move
• financial prizes in CZK*: 700, 500, 300
• material prizes for other players
• starting fee in EUR:

GM, IM, WGM and WIM	0
youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women	3
other players	4

• fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 0,5 EUR per player charged according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration.
• applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day of launching of the tournament

* Payment in EUR possible

Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution

1. number of points, 2. median Buchholz, 3. Buchholz, 4. number of wins. Prizes are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to number of advertised prizes.

C) 2^nd March 2017 open blitz tournament

• participation of players without age and performance limitations
• rating for blitz ELO FIDE
• playing system according to the number of participants, 2 x 5 min.
• financial and material prizes according to the number of participants
• starting fee 2 EUR
• fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 0,5 EUR per player charged according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration
• applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day of launching of the tournament

Accommodation:

Liberec hotel ***

(the playing hall is situated here)

• 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, newly reconstructed, cable internet connection - price including breakfast 60 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 46 EUR/room and night is charged
• 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, original rooms - price including breakfast 50 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 34 EUR/room and night is charged

Junior hostel*

(at a distance of 800 m from the playing hall)

• 2-bed rooms, shower, WC and kitchenette on the floor, price 6,5 EUR/person and night

Board meals

at the Liberec hotel according to your choice

Time schedule

Saturday	25th February	10.00 – 14.00	registration A
		16.00	1st round A
Sunday	26th February	08.30 – 09.15	registration B
		09.30 – 13.30	tournament B
		17.00	2nd round A
Monday	27th February	09.00	3rd round A
		16.00	4th round A
Tuesday	28th February	16.00	5th round A
Wednesday	1st March	16.00	6th round A
Thursday	2nd March	09.15 - 09.45	registration C
		10.00 - 13.00	tournament C
		16.00	7th round A
Friday	3rdMarch	16.00	8th round A
Saturday	4th March	09.00	9th round A
		14.00	final ceremony

Possibility of spending free time

Liberec is a regional city with nearly 100.000 inhabitants situated at the foot of the Jizerske mountains, there are a lot of historical sights, a botanical garden, ZOO and a modern entertaining centre Babylon with a roofed waterpark, cableway to Jested (1 012m) within reach of public transport

Starting fee and accommodation payments

will be collected during the registration in cash in EUR (at the amount given in these regulations), CZK (in the rate 25:1 compared to prices given in these regulations) or USD or by debit and credit cards: Eurocard/Master Card, Maestro, VISA, VISA Electron, JCB or Diners Club.

Festivals arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of CZECH TOUR International Chess Festivals 2016 / 2017 Series

14. - 31. 7. 2016	27th CZECH OPEN (Pardubice)
5. - 12. 8. 2016	3rd PRAGUE SUMMER OPEN
13. - 20. 8. 2016	19th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER
5. - 13. 9. 2016	15th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Bulgaria)
1. - 8. 10. 2016	7th HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN
9. - 15. 10. 2016	8th PILSNER OPEN
13. - 20. 1. 2017	16th PRAGUE OPEN
21. - 28. 1. 2017	16th MARIENBAD OPEN
25. 2. - 4. 3.2017	17th LIBEREC OPEN

• Prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2016/17 Series is 25 000 CZK (7 000, 5 000, 4 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500), prizes can be obtained in the form of bonus in the next year of series only, criteria used for ranking: the highest total of points gained in individual tournaments (7 best results from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are counted), best place in one of included tournaments, lot
• Discount on starting fee and accommodation price - 5% discount in 2nd start in the tournament held within the frame of this year CZECH TOUR Series, or 10% in 3rd start, 15% in 4th start etc. (only starts from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move except for Sunny Beach Open are counted)

Interesting things:

http://www.facebook.com/czechtouren

Contact to the organizer

AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Strossova 239, 530 03 Pardubice, Czech Republic
tel. + 420 - 466 535 200
mobile phone + 420 - 608 203 007
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Complete your obligatory applications together with accommodation orders by 12th February 2017 on http://www.czechtour.net/applications/

All foreign players must have an assigned FIDE identification number (abbreviation FIDE ID or FID) at the time of the submission of the application form. If they do not have it, they have to apply their national chess federation for it.