System and rate of play: 9 rounds, played in the Swiss system in accordance with the FIDE Laws of Chess. The playing time will be 15 minutes with an increment of 10 seconds per move, starting from move one.
Prizes: Prize fund - 1400 LTL (1 EURO ~3.45 LTL)
1 prize - 400 LTL and the Cup
II prize – 300 LTL
III prize – 200 LTL
IV prize – 150 LTL
V prize – 100 LTL
VI prize – 50 LTL.
Special prizes in categories:
Best woman – 50 LTL.
Best junior (18 year or younger) – 50 LTL.
Best senior (60 year and older) – 50 LTL.
Best player without ELO – 50 LTL.
Organizers leave themselves the right to increase the prize fund or add additional prizes.
There are no double prizes. Only the major prize will be given. The minor prize will be given to the player of the same category placed next. Prize fund is guaranteed if there are no less than 40 participants.
RANKING AND TIE-BREAK SYSTEM:
In order to break ties among players with the same score the following tie-breaking procedures will be applied:
1. Buchholz coefficient (the lowest scoring opponent is discarded).
2. Full Buchholz.
3. Number of wins.
4. Progress.
Entry Fee:
GM, WGM, IM, WIM and player with ELO above 2450 – free. FM and WFM get 50% discount from entry fee.
Everybody else – 35 LTL. (10 euro)
Accommodation: all travel expenses, accommodation and meals must be covered by the participants themselves or their sponsoring organizations. The hostel costs from 30LTL/night. The hotel can be booked on request.
Applications: should be sent to the tournament director Arvydas Baltrunas till 15th of April, 2009. Please indicate the following information: First name, Last name, ELO rating, title, Federation, Birth date (YYYY/MM/DD), e-mail address, contact phone and whether you will stay in hostel or hotel.
The number of participants is limited. So the organizers leave themselves the right to reject late entries, or increase the entry fee plus 5LTL.
On arrival you should come to Panevezys chess club, Laisvės sq. 25 B.
Registration of the participants - 18th of April, 2009 from 10.00 till 13.00.
The opening ceremony intended at 14.30. The beginning of the 1st round – 15.00.
For additional information and conditions please contact by the phone or e-mail indicated above.
Organizers leave themselves the right to make all the necessary changes.
System: 10 - 12 participants. Round – robin tournament by FIDE regulations.
Time control: Playing time will be 90 minutes for the 40 moves ,plus 15 minutes till the end of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Digital clocks Silver. Tie - break: 1.Points ; 2.Berger ; 3. The results of the games between the players with equal scores; 4.Number of wins.
Entry fee: to GM tournament
GM players with ELO above 2550 – entry free For players with ELO: above 2551- 75 Euro 2501 - 2550- 100 Euro 2451 - 2500 -125 Euro 2401 - 2450- 150 Euro 2351 - 2400- 175 Euro 2301 - 2350- 200 Euro below 2300- 225 Euro ,but if you want to play in the tournament please contact the organizer Accommodation: For invited GM players free in HOTEL "Olimpas"
Applications: should be sent to the tournament director Arvydas Baltrunas till 15 th april , 2009. Please indicate the following information:First name,Last name,ELO rating, title, Federation, Birth date(YYYY/MM/DD),e-mail address,contact phone and whether you will stay for acccommodation.
For additional information and conditions please contact to the tournament Director by phone or e-mail indicated above.You can write in russian.
Players:
GM Aloyzas Kveinys LTU 2534 GM Andrei Kovalev BLR 2515 GM Ralf Akesson SWE 2493 IM Ilmars Starostits LAT 2464 IM Arturs Neiksans LAT 2458 IM Andrejs Strebkovs LAT 2420 FM Erik Hedman SWE 2396 Kestutis Labeckas LTU 2337 Vitalij Novikov LTU 2314 WIM Ilze Berzina LAT 2287
Time Schedule:
Registration of the participants closed tournaments - 20th of April, 2009 from 10.00 till 14.00.
The opening ceremony intended at 15.30. The beginning of the 1st round – 16.00.
System: 10 - 12 participants. Round – robin tournament by FIDE regulations.
Time control: Playing time will be 90 minutes for the 40 moves ,plus 15 minutes till the end of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Digital clocks Silver. Tie - break: 1.Points ; 2.Berger ; 3. The results of the games between the players with equal scores; 4.Number of wins.
Entry fee: to IM tournament IM and title player with ELO above 2450 – entry free
For players with ELO: above 2401 - 75 Euro 2351 - 2400 - 100 Euro 2301 - 2350 - 125 Euro 2251 - 2300 - 150 Euro 2201 - 2250 - 175 Euro 2150 - 2200 - 200 Euro below 2150 - if you want to play in the tournament please contact the organizer Accommodation: For invited IM players free in HOTEL "Olimpas"
Thehotel can be booked on request.
Applications: should be sent to the tournament director Arvydas Baltrunas till 15 th april , 2009. Please indicate the following information:First name,Last name,ELO rating, title, Federation, Birth date(YYYY/MM/DD),e-mail address,contact phone and whether you will stay for acccommodation.
For additional information and conditions please contact to the tournament Director by phone or e-mail indicated above.You can write in russian.