Czechtour

Lanta Open 2012

1st International Chess Tournament

special part of CZECH TOUR 2011/2012 Series

Ko Lanta Island, Thailand 22nd - 28th March 2012

Place	Golden Bay Cottages, Klong Dao Beach, Ko Lanta Island, Thailand
Organizer	Octopus divers Ltd. in cooperation with AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. and Blue Water Travel s.r.o.
Tournament director and main arbiter	Petr Lausman

Right of participation: without limitations
Rating of tournament: open tournament with rating for ELO FIDE
System of tournament: Swiss system of 7 rounds
Rate of game:2x 1,5 h + 30s/move, waiting time is 1 h in case of late arrival
Material prizes
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution: 1. number of points, 2. median Buchholz, 3. Buchholz, 4. number of wins
Participation charge including starting fee: 91,0 EUR
Participation charge for accompanying people: 45,5 EUR

Accommodation

Golden Bay Cottages - bungalows ****

(the playing hall is situated here)

double rooms with one’s own WC and shower, four-star hotel facilities
price including breakfast 41,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 37,5 EUR/room and night is charged

Octopus Resort - bungalows ***

(the playing hall in the vicinity)

double rooms with one’s own WC and shower, three-star hotel facilities
price including breakfast 11,5 EUR/bed and night

Time schedule

Thursday	22nd March	12.00 – 15.00	registration
Thursday	22nd March	17.00	1st round
Friday	23rd March	17.00	2nd round
Saturday	24th March	17.00	3rd round
Sunday	25th March	17.00	4th round
Monday	26th March	17.00	5th round
Tuesday	27th March	17.00	6th round
Wednesday	28th March	17.00	7th round
Wednesday	28th March	22.00	final ceremony

Possibility of spending free time

Thailand is a country, where exotica, quality services and low prices are combined. Ko Lanta is one of the most beautiful Thai islands, its length is abt. 30 km. There will be a Czech guide on the spot. From the offer of the accompanying programme: trips to Bangkok and Phuket, ship trips, diving, snorkeling, an elephant riding, a visit to the crocodiles and snakes farm etc.

Starting fee, accommodation and transport

must be paid in advance according to an agreement and an invoice.

Transport

we can arrange transport from Bangkok to the Ko Lanta Island, price of the return plane ticket + bus ticket is abt. 170 EUR altogether.

Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 30th October 2011 to the following address:

AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic
tel./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	2^nd HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN
14.-31.7. 2011	22^nd CZECH OPEN (Pardubice)
3.-11.8. 2011	14^th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER
27.8.-4.9. 2011	10th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Sunny Beach, Bulgaria)
24.9.-1.10. 2011	8^th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Zdar nad Sazavou)
22.-29.10. 2011	12^th LIBEREC OPEN
12.-18.11. 2011	2^nd BRNO OPEN
19.-26.11. 2011	3^rd PILSEN OPEN
13.-20.1. 2012	11^th PRAGUE OPEN
21.-28.1. 2012	11^th MARIENBAD OPEN
11.-18.2. 2012	3^rd NOVY BOR OPEN
22.-28.3. 2012	1^st 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 2^nd start in the tournament held within the frame of this year CZECH TOUR Series, or 10% in 3^rd start, 15% in 4^th 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)