Highlands Open 2011
8th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2011/2012 Series
Zdar nad Sazavou 24th September - 1st October 2011, Czech Republic
| Place | the Jehla hotel, Kovarova 214/4, Zdar nad Sazavou |
|---|---|
| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. in cooperation with Region Chess Association Vysocina |
| Festival director | Petr Lausman |
| Deputy festival director | Vaclav Paulik |
| Main referee | Jiri Siebenburger |
Announced tournaments
A) 24th September-1st October 2011: HIGHLANDS OPEN – Open Championship of the Vysocina Region
- open rating tournament with rating for 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*:7 000, 5 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500 (20 000 altogether)
- material prizes for other players, women, seniors over 60 years of age and juniors up to 16 years of age
- starting fee in EUR
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | 0,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 32,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 41,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 45,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 1800 | 50,0 |
| ELO FIDE < 1800 | 54,5 |
| without ELO FIDE | 59,0 |
players accommodated through the organizer have 13,5 EUR discount on all above given prices
other discounts on starting fee (they are counted from the sum of money after deduction from the above given discount):
- 25 % for FM, youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women
- 10 % at the joint registration of 10 and more players
players registered after 13th September 2011 pay extra 9,0 EUR
B) 25th September 2011: Open tournament in active chess
- players without age and performance limitations
- 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 | 0,0 |
| youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women | 3,5 |
| other players | 4,5 |
* Payment in EUR possible
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution:
1. number of points, 2. median Buchholz, 3. Buchholz, 4. number of wins, financial prizes are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to number of advertised prizes
Accommodation
Hotel Jehla *** (the playing hall is situated here)
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, four-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 45,5 EUR / room and night
- 1-bed rooms with a shower and WC, four-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 34,0 EUR / room and night
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, three-star hotel facilities - price without breakfast 32,0 EUR / room and night
- 1-bed rooms with a shower and WC, three-star hotel facilities - price without breakfast 21,5 EUR / room and night
- 4-bed rooms, a shower and WC on the floor, one-star hotel facilities - price without breakfast 9,0 EUR / person and night
Board meals
at the Jehla hotel according to your choice
Time schedule
| Saturday | 24th September | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A |
| 16.00 | 1st round A | ||
| Sunday | 25th September | 08.30 – 09.15 | registration B |
| 09.30 – 13.30 | 1st-7th round B | ||
| 16.00 | 2nd round A | ||
| Monday | 26th September | 16.00 | 3rd round A |
| Tuesday | 27th September | 16.00 | 4th round A |
| Wednesday | 28th September | 09.00 | 5th round A |
| 16.00 | 6th round A | ||
| Thursday | 29th September | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 7th round A | ||
| Friday | 30th September | 16.00 | 8th round A |
| Saturday | 1st October | 09.00 | 9th round A |
| 14.00 | results announcement A |
Possibility of spending free time
the town of Zdar nad Sazavou is situated in the picturesque region of Bohemian-Moravian Highland, there is a baroque church (UNESCO sights) and wide offer of sport activities.
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 22:1 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.
Obligatory registrations together with accommodation orders should be sent by 13th September 2011 to the following address:
(Eegistration for the tournament in active chess and the blitz tournament will be accepted only on the day of the launching of the given tournament.)
AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republictel./fax + 420 - 466 535 200
mobile phone + 420 - 608 203 007
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz
http://www.czechtour.net
Other festivals arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of CZECH TOUR International Chess Festivals 2011/2012 Series
| 8.-15.5. 2011 | 2nd HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN |
| 14.-31.7. 2011 | 22nd CZECH OPEN (Pardubice) |
| 3.-11.8. 2011 | 14th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER |
| 27.8.-4.9. 2011 | 10th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Sunny Beach, Bulgaria) |
| 24.9.-1.10. 2011 | 8th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Zdar nad Sazavou) |
| 22.-29.10. 2011 | 12th LIBEREC OPEN |
| 12.-18.11. 2011 | 2nd BRNO OPEN |
| 19.-26.11. 2011 | 3rd PILSEN OPEN |
| 13.-20.1. 2012 | 11th PRAGUE OPEN |
| 21.-28.1. 2012 | 11th MARIENBAD OPEN |
| 11.-18.2. 2012 | 3rd NOVY BOR OPEN |
| 22.-28.3. 2012 | 1st LANTA OPEN (Ko Lanta island, Thailand) |
- Prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2011/12 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 and Lanta Open are counted)
