South Bohemia Open 2010
4th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2010/2011 Series
Cesky Krumlov 21st -27th November 2010, Czech Republic
| Place | the Vltava hotel ***, Kaplicka 448, Cesky Krumlov |
|---|---|
| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. |
| Festival director | Jiri Petruzalek |
| Main arbiter | Petr Lausman |
Announced tournaments
A) 21st -27th November 2010: SOUTH BOHEMIA 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*: 7 000, 5 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500 (20 000 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 | 29,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 37,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 41,5 |
| ELO FIDE < 2100 | 46,0 |
| without ELO FIDE | 54,0 |
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 10th November 2010 pay extra 8,5 EUR
B) 22nd November 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*: 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 | 3,0 |
| 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 number of advertised prizes
Accommodation
Vltava hotel *** (the playing hall is situated here)
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC - price including breakfast 41,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 27,0 EUR/room and night is charged
- 4-bed rooms with a shower and WC - price without breakfast 10,5 EUR/person and night
Time schedule
| Sunday | 21st November | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration A |
| 16.00 | 1st round A | ||
| Monday | 22nd November | 08.30 – 09.15 | registration B |
| 09.30 – 13.30 | 1st –7th round B | ||
| 16.00 | 2nd round A | ||
| Tuesday | 23rd November | 09.00 | 3rd round A |
| 16.00 | 4th round A | ||
| Wednesday | 24th November | 16.00 | 5th round A |
| Thursday | 25th November | 09.00 | 6th round A |
| 16.00 | 7th round A | ||
| Friday | 26th November | 10.00 | blitz tournament |
| 16.00 | 8th round A | ||
| Saturday | 27th November | 09.00 | 9th round A |
| 14.00 | solemn conclusion |
Possibility of spending free time
Cesky Krumlov is one of the most beautiful Czech cities with a large historical centre (UNESCO city).
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 into FIDE tournament A together with accommodation orders should be sent by 10th November 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)
