Prague Open 2012
11th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2011/2012 Series
Praha 13th – 20th January 2012, Czech Republic
| Place | TOP HOTEL Praha ****, Blazimska 1781/4, Praha 11 |
|---|---|
| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. |
| Festival director | Dr. Jan Mazuch |
| Deputy festival director | Petr Laušman |
| Main referee | IA Jaroslav Benak |
Announced tournaments
A) 13th – 20th January 2012: PRAGUE OPEN A
- open master tournament with IM norm, rating for FIDE
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- Swiss system of 9 rounds, 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move, waiting time 1 h in case of late arrival
- financial prizes in CZK*: 15 000, 10 000, 8 000, 6 000, 4 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 500 (50 000 altogether, from prizes in excess of 10 000 15% tax will be deducted)
- 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 | 59,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 1800 | 72,5 |
| ELO FIDE < 1800 and without ELO FIDE | 82,0 |
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 21st December 2011 pay extra 9,0 EUR
B) 13th – 20th January 2012: PRAGUE OPEN B
- open rating tournament with rating for FIDE
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- Swiss system of 9 rounds, 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move, waiting time 1 h in case of late arrival
- financial prizes in CZK*: 2 000, 1 500, 1 000, 700, 500, 300 (6 000 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
| players with ELO FIDE | 45,5 |
| players without ELO FIDE | 54,5 |
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 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 21st December 2011 pay extra 9,0 EUR
C) 14th January 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*: 1 500, 1 000, 500
- 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 the number of advertised prizes
Accommodation
TOP HOTEL Praha **** (the playing hall is situated here)
- luxurious double rooms, type „superior room“, four-star + hotel facilities - price including breakfast 122,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 95,5 EUR/room and night is charged
- luxurious double rooms, type „executive room“, four-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 109,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 86,5 EUR/room and night is charged
- double rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 72,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 54,5 EUR/room and night is charged
- 3-4-bed rooms, type „tourist room“, one-star hotel facilities - price 15,0 EUR/person and night
GJ Residence Na Vinohradu *** (at a distance of 7 km from the playing hall, connection by city bus)
- double rooms with a shower and WC - price including breakfast 54,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 47,5 EUR/room and night is charged
Board-meals
- at the TOP HOTEL Praha, starting with dinner on 13th January and ending with lunch on 20th January
- lunches (soup + main dish + dessert + water) 57,5 EUR/ a week
- dinners (starter + main dish + dessert + water) 57,5 EUR/ a week
Time schedule
| Thursday | 12th January | 20.00 – 22.00 | registration A,B |
| Friday | 13th January | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A,B |
| 16.00 | 1st round A,B | ||
| Saturday | 14th January | 08.30 – 09.15 | registration C |
| 09.30 – 13.30 | 1st –7th round C | ||
| 16.00 | 2nd round A,B | ||
| Sunday | 15th January | 16.00 | 3rd round A,B |
| Monday | 16th January | 16.00 | 4th round A,B |
| Tuesday | 17th January | 09.00 | 5th round A,B |
| 16.00 | 6th round A,B | ||
| Wednesday | 18th January | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 7th round A,B | ||
| Thursday | 19th January | 16.00 | 8th round A,B |
| Friday | 20th January | 09.00 | 9th round A,B |
| 15.00 | solemn conclusion |
Transport connection
It takes abt. 20 minutes to get the hotel from the city centre by public transport: from the metro station line C “Chodov” take bus No. 115 to the bus stop “Mestsky archiv” which is situated right in front of the hotel.
It takes abt. 10 minutes from the city centre by car: the D1 highway – exit “Sporilov, Chodov” – turn right at the first crossroads – go straight on at the second crossroads, turn left at the third crossroads – turn right after 50 m – the main road leads to the hotel.
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 21st December 2011 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)
