Sunny Beach Open 2011
10th International Chess Tournament - Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial
special part of CZECH TOUR 2011/2012 Series
Sunny Beach 27th August –4th September 2011, Bulgaria
The tournament is conducting in memory of the Bourgas’s chess-players Georgi Georgiev and Stefan Kesarovski and its purpose is to pay our respect to their lives -work as chess-players, sponsors and propagandists of chess.
| Place | the Continental Park hotel, Sunny Beach 8240, Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| Organizer | Zhivko Zhekov in cooperation with AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. |
| Tournament director | Zhivko Zhekov |
| Deputy of tournament director | Petr Lausman |
| Main arbiter | FA Ventzislav Inkiov |
- Right of participation: without limitations
- Rating of tournament: open tournament with rating for ELO FIDE, IM and GM norms
- System of tournament: Swiss system of 9 rounds
- Rate of game:2x 1,5 h/40 +30 min + 30s/move, waiting time is 1 h in case of late arrival
- Financial prizes 7 000 BGN (abt. 3 500 EUR) altogether
- Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution: 1. number of points, 2. median Buchholz, 3. Buchholz, 4. number of wins. In case of identical final scores the prizes are not shared.
- Starting fee in EUR
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | 0,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 45,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 50,0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 55,0 |
| ELO FIDE < 2100 | 60,0 |
| without ELO FIDE | 65,0 |
players non-accommodated through the organizer have to pay 50% extra fee on all above given prices
discounts on starting fee 25 % for FM, youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 60 years of age and women
players registered after 7th August 2011 pay extra 5 EUR
Accommodation
Continental Park hotel ***
(the playing hall is situated here)- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, four-star hotel facilities price including half board 51,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 33,5 EUR/room and night is charged
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, four-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 38,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 27,0 EUR/room and night is charged
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, three-star hotel facilities price including half board 43,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 27,5 EUR/room and night is charged
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, three-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 30,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 21,0 EUR/room and night is charged
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, two-star hotel facilities price including half board 34,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 20,0 EUR/room and night is charged
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC, two-star hotel facilities price including breakfast 21,0 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 13,5 EUR/room and night is charged
Time schedule
| Saturday | 27th August | 09.00 – 12.00 | registration |
| 16.00 | 1st round | ||
| Sunday | 28th August | 15.30 | 2nd round |
| Monday | 29th August | 15.30 | 3rd round |
| Tuesday | 30th August | 15.30 | 4th round |
| Wednesday | 31st August | 15.30 | 5th round |
| Thursday | 1st September | 15.30 | 6th round |
| Friday | 2nd September | 15.30 | 7th round |
| Saturday | 3rd September | 15.30 | 8th round |
| Sunday | 4th September | 09.00 | 9th round |
| 14.00 | final ceremony |
Possibility of spending free time
Sunny beach is the most popular coast of Bulgaria. There are a lot of sand beaches, water amusements, restaurants, karaoke-bars, shops etc.
Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during the registration in cash in EUR
(at the amount given in these regulations). Debit and credit cards will not be accepted.
Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 7th August 2011 to the following address:
AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republictel./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)
