Prague Open 2010
9th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2009/2010 Series
8.-15.1. 2010 Praha, Czech Republic
| Place | TOP HOTEL Praha ****, Blazimska 1781/4, Praha 11 |
|---|---|
| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. |
| Festival director | Dr. Jan Mazuch |
| Main referee | IA Jaroslav Benak |
Announced tournaments
A) 8.-15.1. 2010 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, 2 x 1,5h + 30s/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 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 32 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 40 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 52 |
| ELO FIDE < 2100 | 64 |
| players without ELO FIDE | 72 |
players accommodated through the organizer have 12 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
- 20 % at the joint registration of 10 and more players
players registered after 16.12. 2009 pay extra 8 EUR
B) 8.-15.1. 2010 PRAGUE OPEN B
- open rating tournament with credit for FIDE
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- Swiss system of 9 rounds, 2 x 1,5h + 30s/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 | 36 |
| players without ELO FIDE | 44 |
players accommodated through the organizer have 12 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 % youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women
- 20 % at the joint registration of 10 and more players
players registered after 16.12. 2009 pay extra 8 EUR
C) 9.1. 2010 open tournament in active chess
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 15 min.
- financial prizes in CZK*: 1 500, 1 000, 500
- 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 | 2 |
| other players | 4 |
* Payment in EUR possible
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution
1. number of points, 2. Buchholz, 3. middle Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot, 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 „executive room“, four-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 100 EUR/room and night
- luxurious single rooms, type „executive room“, four-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 72 EUR/room and night
- double rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 60 EUR/room and night
- single rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 44 EUR/room and night
Board-meals
- at the TOP HOTEL Praha, starting with dinner on 8.1. and ending with lunch on 15.1.
- lunches (soup + main dish + dessert + water) 50 EUR/ a week
- dinners (starter + main dish + dessert + water) 50 EUR/ a week
Time schedule
| Thursday | 7.1. | 20.00 – 22.00 | registration A,B |
| Friday | 8.1. | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A,B |
| 16.00 | 1. round A,B | ||
| Saturday | 9.1. | 08.00 – 09.00 | registration C |
| 09.30 – 13.30 | 1.-7. round C | ||
| 14.00 – 14.15 | results announcement C | ||
| 16.00 | 2. round A,B | ||
| Sunday | 10.1. | 16.00 | 3. round A,B |
| Monday | 11.1. | 16.00 | 4. round A,B |
| Tuesday | 12.1 | 09.00 | 5. round A,B |
| 16.00 | 6. round A,B | ||
| Wednesday | 13.1. | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 7. round A,B | ||
| Thursday | 14.1. | 16.00 | 8. round A,B |
| Friday | 15.1 | 09.00 | 9. round A,B |
| 14.00 | 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 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.
Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 16.12. 2009 to the following address:
(registration for the tournament in active chess and 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
web: http://www.czechtour.net
Festivals arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of CZECH TOUR International Chess Festivals 2009/2010 Series:
| 30.4.-3.5. 2009 | 9th ZNOJMO OPEN |
| 16.7.-2.8. 2009 | 20th CZECH OPEN (Pardubice) |
| 5.-13.8. 2009 | 12th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER |
| 26.9.-4.10. 2009 | 6th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Zdar nad Sazavou) |
| 24.-31.10. 2009 | 10th LIBEREC OPEN |
| 14.-21.11. 2009 | 3rd SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN (Cesky Krumlov) |
| 5.-12.12. 2009 | 1st PILSEN OPEN |
| 8.-15.1. 2010 | 9th PRAGUE OPEN |
| 16.-23.1. 2010 | 9th MARIENBAD OPEN |
| 13.-20.2. 2010 | 1st NOVY BOR OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament) |
- prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2009/10 Series is 25 000 CZK (7000, 5000, 3000, 2000, 1000, 1000, 500, 500, best seniors from 60 years of age onwards - 2000, 1000, 1000, 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 (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
- 5% discount on accommodation price and starting fee 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 are counted)
