Prague Open 2009
8th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2008/2009 Series
9.-16.1. 2009 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 Otto Gutdeutsch (AUT) |
Announced tournaments
A) 9.-16.1. 2009 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
- 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 a WIM | 0,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 33,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 41,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 54,0 |
| ELO FIDE < 2100 | 66,5 |
| players without ELO FIDE | 75,0 |
players accommodated through the organizer have 12,5 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
- 20 % at the joint registration of 10 and more players
players registered after 17.12. 2008 pay extra 8,5 EUR
B) 9.-16.11. 2008 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
- 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 | 37,5 |
| players without ELO FIDE | 46,0 |
players accommodated through the organizer have 12,5 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 % 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 17.12. 2008 pay extra 8,5 EUR
C) 10.1. 2009 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 104 EUR/room and night
- luxurious single rooms, type „executive room“, four-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 75 EUR/room and night
- double rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 79 EUR/room and night
- single rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 58,5 EUR/room and night
- „garni“ double rooms with a shower and WC, two-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 50 EUR/room and night
- „garni“ single rooms with a shower and WC, two-star hotel facilities - price including breakfast 35,5 EUR/room and night
Board-meals
- • at the TOP HOTEL Praha, starting with dinner on 9.1. and ending with lunch on 16.1.
- lunches (soup + main dish + dessert) abt. 46,5 EUR/ a week
- dinners (starter + main dish + dessert) abt. 46,5 EUR/ a week
Time schedule
| Thursday | 8.1. | 20.00 – 22.00 | registration A,B |
| Friday | 9.1. | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A,B |
| 16.00 | 1. round A,B | ||
| Saturday | 10.1. | 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 | 11.1. | 16.00 | 3. round A,B |
| Monday | 12.1. | 16.00 | 4. round A,B |
| Tuesday | 13.1 | 09.00 | 5. round A,B |
| 16.00 | 6. round A,B | ||
| Wednesday | 14.1. | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 7. round A,B | ||
| Thursday | 15.1. | 16.00 | 8. round A,B |
| Friday | 16.1 | 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 24:1 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 17.12. 2008 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 2008/2009 Series:
| 8.-11.5. 2008 | 8th ZNOJMO OPEN |
| 10.-27.7. 2008 | 19th CZECH OPEN (Pardubice) |
| 30.7.-7.8. 2008 | 11th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER |
| 20.-28.9. 2008 | 5th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Zdar nad Sazavou) |
| 11.-18.10. 2008 | 2nd SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN (Cesky Krumlov) |
| 15.-22.11. 2008 | 9th LIBEREC OPEN |
| 9.-16.1 2009 | 8th PRAGUE OPEN |
| 17.-25.1. 2009 | 8th MARIENBAD OPEN |
- prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2008/9 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, 20% in 5th start, 25% in 6th start and 30% in the 7th start (only starts from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are counted)
