Prague Open 2011
10th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2010/2011 Series
Praha 7th – 14th January 2011, Czech Republic
| Place | TOP HOTEL Praha ****, Blazimska 1781/4, Praha 11 |
|---|---|
| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. |
| Festival director | Dr. Jan Mazuch |
| Main arbiter | IA Jaroslav Benak |
Announced tournaments
A) 7th – 14th January 2011: 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 | 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 15th December 2010 pay extra 8,5 EUR
B) 7th – 14th January 2011: 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 | 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 15th December 2010 pay extra 8,5 EUR
C) 8th January 2011: 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 | 0,0 |
| youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women | 3,0 |
| other players | 4,0 |
* 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 „executive room“, four-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 104,0 EUR/room and night
- luxurious single rooms, type „executive room“, four-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 75,0 EUR/room and night
- double rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 62,5 EUR/room and night
- single rooms, type „standard room“, three-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 46,0 EUR/room and night
Board-meals
- at the TOP HOTEL Praha, starting with dinner on 7th January and ending with lunch on 14th January
- lunches (soup + main dish + dessert + water) 52,5 EUR/ a week
- dinners (starter + main dish + dessert + water) 52,5 EUR/ a week
Time schedule
| Thursday | 6th January | 20.00 – 22.00 | registration A,B |
| Friday | 7th January | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A,B |
| 16.00 | 1st round A,B | ||
| Saturday | 8th January | 08.30 – 09.15 | registration C |
| 09.30 – 13.30 | 1st –7th round C | ||
| 16.00 | 2nd round A,B | ||
| Sunday | 9th January | 16.00 | 3rd round A,B |
| Monday | 10th January | 16.00 | 4st round A,B |
| Tuesday | 11th January | 09.00 | 5th round A,B |
| 16.00 | 6th round A,B | ||
| Wednesday | 12th January | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 7th round A,B | ||
| Thursday | 13th January | 16.00 | 8th round A,B |
| Friday | 14th January | 09.00 | 9th 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 15th December 2010 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 2010/2011 Series:
| 15.-22.5. 2010 | 1st HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN |
| 15.7.-1.8. 2010 | 21st CZECH OPEN (Pardubice) |
| 4.-12.8. 2010 | 13th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER |
| 28.8.-5.9. 2010 | 9th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Sunny Beach, Bulgaria) |
| 25.9.-2.10. 2010 | 7th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Zdar nad Sazavou) |
| 23.-30.10. 2010 | 11th LIBEREC OPEN |
| 14.-20.11. 2010 | 1st BRNO OPEN |
| 21.-27.11. 2010 | 4th SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN (Cesky Krumlov) |
| 4.-11.12. 2010 | 2nd PILSEN OPEN |
| 7.-14.1. 2011 | 10th PRAGUE OPEN |
| 15.-22.1. 2011 | 10th MARIENBAD OPEN |
| 12.-19.2. 2011 | 2nd NOVY BOR OPEN |
- Prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2010/11 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 are counted)
