Znojmo Open 2008
8th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2008/2009 Series
8. – 11.5. 2008, Znojmo, Czech Republic
| Place | Znojmo, Monastery of Louka (Loucky klaster), Loucka Street |
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| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. and Chess Association Znojmo in cooperation with Czech Chess Federation and South Moravian Chess Association |
| Festival director | Jiří Petružálek |
| Deputy festival director | Josef Lahodný |
| Main referee | IA Otto Gutdeutsch (AUT) |
Announced tournaments
A) 8.-11.5. 2008 ZNOJMO OPEN
- open rating tournament with rating for ELO FIDE
- participation - players without age and performance limitation
- Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 1,5h + 30s / move
- financial prizes in CZK (payment in EUR possible): 4 000, 3 000, 2 000 and 1 000 (10 000 CZK altogether)
- material prizes for other players
starting fee
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | 0,0 EUR |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 21,0 EUR |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 29,0 EUR |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 33,5 EUR |
| ELO FIDE < 2100 | 37,5 EUR |
| without ELO FIDE | 46,0 EUR |
players accommodated through the organizer have 12,5 EUR discounts 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 21.4. 2008 pay extra 8,5 EUR
B) 10.-11.5. 2008 22nd Znojemska kralovna („The Znojmo Queen“) – Open Women`s Czech Championship in Active Chess
- women without age and performance limitation
- Swiss system of 9 rounds, 2 x 25 min
- financial prizes in CZK: 5 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 700, 500, best women player with ELO 1800-1945 - 500, 1550-1799 - 400, 1250-1549 - 300 and up to 1250 - 200 (13 600 CZK altogether)
- material prizes for other players
starting fee
- players with WGM title obtain 50 EUR
- players with WIM title obtain 25 EUR
- women players with ELO FIDE or nat. > 2 100 have start free of charge
- women players with ELO FIDE or nat. > 1 900 pay 2 EUR
- other women players 4 EUR
- women players registered after 21.4. 2008 pay extra 2 EUR
C) 10.5. 2008 Znojemska kralovnicka – „The Znojmo Princess“
- girls up to 14 years without performance limitation
- Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 20 min
- material prizes for all participants
- starting fee: 1,5 EUR
D) 10.5. 2008 Finals of the Czech Cup in Active Chess of Teams
- competition only for teams from the Czech Republic
E) 11.5. 2008 Championship of the Czech Republic in Team Blitz Chess
- competition only for teams from the Czech Republic
F) 8.5. 2008 Ing. Turek’s Memorial Competition – Open Local Championship of South Moravian Chess Federation in Active Chess for individuals
- players without age and performance limitation, Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 15 min
- financial prizes in CZK: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 300, best players from the South Moravian Chess Association 700, 500, 300 (8 300 CZK altogether, concurrence of prizes possible)
- material prizes for other players, women, seniors over 60 years of age and youngsters up to 16 years of age
starting fee
- GM, IM have free start
- youngsters up to 18 years of age and players over 65 years of age and women 2 EUR
- other players 4 EUR
G) 9.5. 2008 Open Tournament of Youngsters up to 10, 12 and 14 years in active chess
- boys and girls according to age categories, Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 15 min
- material prizes for 1.-3. participants according to the given categories
- starting fee 1 EUR
H) 9.5. 2008 Blitz Tournament of Individuals
- without age and performance limitation, system according to the number of participants
- financial prizes in CZK: 1 500, 1 000, 500
- material prizes for other players
starting fee
- GM, IM have free start
- youngsters up to 18 years of age and players over 65 years of age and women 2 EUR
- other players 4 EUR
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution
Tournament A - 1. number of points, 2. Buchholz, 3. middle Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot, financial prizes are distributed according to Hort system among best 4 players
Tournaments B,C,F,G - 1. number of points, 2. Buchholz, 3. middle Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot, financial prizes are not divided
Tournament H – criteria will be announced before the beginning of the tournament
Accommodation
Hotel Kateřina *** (at a distance of 2 km from the playing hall)
- 2-bed rooms with a shower and WC
- price including breakfast 50 EUR / room and night
- 1-bed rooms with a shower and WC
- price including breakfast 37,5 EUR / room and night
The Morava guest house * (at a distance of 1,4 km from the playing hall)
- 2-bed rooms, shower and WC on the floor
- price without breakfast 11,5 EUR / person and night
Time schedule
| Wednesday | 7.5. | 19.00 – 21.00 | registration A |
| Thursday | 8.5. | 08.00 – 08.30 | registration A |
| 08.00 – 09.00 | registration F | ||
| 09.00 – 13.30 | 1. round A | ||
| 09.30 – 13.45 | 1.-7. round F | ||
| 14.15 – 14.30 | results announcement F | ||
| 16.00 – 20.30 | 2. round A | ||
| Friday | 9.5. | 09.00 – 13.30 | 3. round A |
| 16.00 – 20.30 | 4. round A | ||
| 08.00 – 09.15 | registration G | ||
| 09.30 – 13.45 | 1.-7. round G | ||
| 14.15 – 14.30 | results announcement G | ||
| 17.00 – 17.30 | registration H | ||
| 18.00 – 21.00 | tournament H | ||
| Saturday | 10.5. | 08.00 – 09.00 | registration B,C |
| 09.00 – 14.30 | 5. round A | ||
| 09.15 – 09.45 | opening ceremony B,C | ||
| 10.00 – 12.15 | 1.-2. round B | ||
| 10.00 – 12.30 | 1.-3. round C | ||
| 13.45 – 17.15 | 4.-7. round C | ||
| 13.45 – 18.00 | 3.-6. round B | ||
| 16.00 – 20.30 | 6. round A | ||
| 17.45 – 18.00 | results announcement C | ||
| 19.30 – 20.00 | registration for the evening blitz tournament | ||
| 20.30 – 23.00 | evening blitz tournament | ||
| Sunday | 11.5. | 08.00 – 09.00 | 7.-9. round B |
| 09.00 – 13.30 | 7. round A | ||
| 12.30 – 12.45 | results announcement B | ||
| 14.00 – 14.15 | results announcement A |
Possibility of spending free time
Znojmo is a royal town with nearly 40.000 inhabitants and a lot of historical and artistic sights. Its historical centre is urban conservation area. The Znojmo town is situated in the wine-growing area near the national park of Podyji, there are a lot of opportunities of hiking and cycling, there are a lot of castles in the surroundings of the town.
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 registrations together with accommodation orders should be sent by 21.4. 2008 to the following addresses
For A,D,E tournaments:
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
For B,C tournaments:
Sachove sdruzeni ZnojmoDolni Ceska 44, 669 02 Znojmo, Czech Republic
mobile phone + 420 - 604 209 388
e-mail: adamkovi@bilysklep.cz
Applications for other tournaments will be accepted only during the registration.
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)
