Novy Bor Open 2012
3rd International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2011/2012 Series
Novy Bor 11th-18th February 2012, Czech Republic
| Place | the Prazak Grandhotel, Dvorakova 525, Novy Bor |
|---|---|
| Organizer | 1. Novoborsky Chess Club, o.s. and AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. |
| Festival director | Viktor Novotny |
| Main referee | Petr Lausman |
Announced tournaments
A) 11th – 18th February 2012: NOVY BOR OPEN
- open rating tournament with rating for ELO FIDE
- 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*: 10 000, 7 000, 5 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, best woman 500, best senior over 60 years of age 500, best player up to 16 years of age 500 (30 000 altogether)
- material prizes for other players, women, seniors over 60 years of age and youngsters up to 16 years of age
- starting fee in EUR:
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | 0,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 36,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 45,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 50,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 1800 | 54,5 |
| ELO FIDE < 1800 | 59,0 |
| without ELO FIDE | 63,5 |
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 26th January 2012 pay extra 9,0 EUR
B) 12th February 2012: open tournament in active chess
- participation of 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. Prizes are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to number of advertised prizes
Accommodation
The Prazak Grandhotel *** (the playing hall is situated here)
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, newly reconstructed - price including breakfast 54,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 41,0 EUR/room and night is charged
“ZS U Lesa” hostel* (at a distance of 1 km from the playing hall)
- 2-bed rooms, shower and WC for two rooms - price 12,5 EUR/person and night
Time schedule
| Saturday | 11th February | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A |
| 16.00 | 1st round A | ||
| Sunday | 12th February | 08.30 – 09.15 | registration B |
| 09.30 – 13.30 | 1st –7th round B | ||
| 16.00 | 2nd round A | ||
| Monday | 13th February | 16.00 | 3rd round A |
| Tuesday | 14th February | 16.00 | 4th round A |
| Wednesday | 15th February | 09.00 | 5th round A |
| 16.00 | 6th round A | ||
| Thursday | 16th February | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 7th round A | ||
| Friday | 17th February | 16.00 | 8th round A |
| Saturday | 18th February | 09.00 | 9th round A |
| 14.00 | solemn conclusion |
Possibility of spending free time
The town of Novy Bor is located at the foot of the Lusatian Mountains. There are a lot of possibilities of trips and skiing - cross-country skiing and shorter downhills (Polevsko, Luz). There is a glass museum, gallery and a lot of glass workshops – participants themselves will be able to make something from glass. Participants, who prefer spending free time on the preparation for games, will have a chance to prepare with masters and grandmasters from 1. Novoborsky Chess Club (a traditional participant in the European Clubs Cup).
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 applications into FIDE tournament A together with accommodation orders should be sent by 26th January 2012 to the following address:
(Registration 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 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 | 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)
