| Info | The traditional Swiss tournament will be held in the attractive spa town of Bad Homburg with a prize fund of more than 4,500 €. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | June 22nd to 26th, 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue |
Conference Center (Landgraf Friedrich Hall) Kurhaus, Louisenstr. 58, 61348 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
(map,
public transport, car).
The venue is located close to spa garden and pedestrian zone of the city of Bad Homburg. Some hints for accomodation can be found here (in German). |
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| Participants |
Group A: The tournament is open to all chess players.
Group B: Only for players with a tournament rating (= greater of national rating or ELO, if available) up to 2000. The admission to start in group B is based on the rating lists by Fide and DSB respectively, available to the public by June 20th, 2011. The total number of participants will be limited to exact 268. This gurantees, that every board gets his own table. Early registration is recommended. |
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| Mode of Tournaments |
Both tournaments: 7 rounds according to Swiss System, ELO and DWZ rated.
1st tiebreak is individual cumulative score, 2nd tiebreak is Buchholz |
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| Time Control |
100 minutes for the first 40 moves,
then 30 minutes for the rest of the game. Starting with the first move
30 seconds of increment will be added after each move.
All boards are equipped with DGT XL digital clocks and wooden pieces. |
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| Deadline | Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 6:00 pm
The on-site registration will be closed on time! Registered players who have paid their entry fee until June 17th, 2011 and are marked in the registration lists do not have to register in the tournament room and will be drawn by lot for the first round in any case. Registered players who did not pay in time, have to pay on-site until 6:00 pm (on time). |
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| Schedule |
The waiting period is one hour. Any player who doesn't arrive at the chess board within 60 minutes after the scheduled start shall lose the game. |
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| Entry fee | Paid on or before June 17th, 2011: for adults 40 €,
for juniors (born 1993 oder later) 25 €.
After this date or on the on-site registration 50 € or 30 € respectively. GM und IM are free, FM and women pay half of the rates indicated above. No other benefits are granted. In case of withdrawal before the start of the tournament, 10 € of the entry fee are withheld. Registration via bank transfer specifying name, club, group A or B, rating and day of birth:
Additional online registration is preferred. It is possible to get a combined ticket with the Karl-Mala-Memorial (more information (in German)). |
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| Grand Prizes |
Group A:
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| Rating Prizes | For both groups at least two rating sections will be defined.
Prizes: 80 €, 60 €, 40 € each. |
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| Special prizes |
For both groups special prizes are granted for the best juniors (born 1993 or later) and the best seniors (born 1951 or earlier, women 1956 or earlier):
Prizes: 80 €, 60 €, 40 € each. These prizes are paid only if the corresponding group is composed of at least 6 participants. |
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| Team Prizes |
Team awards for teams of 4, composed of the best four players of a club, regardless of, whether they play in group A or B
Prizes: 80 €, 60 €, 40 €. This prize is granted only if at least 6 clubs participate. |
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| Drawing at closing ceremony | All non prize-winning players attending the closing ceremony take part at the drawing of two subscriptions for Schach-Magazin 64 and three CDs of Chessimo for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout Rules | Prizes are guaranteed with at least 150 paying participants
The prizes will be split according to the Hort system. The number of prizes does not increase. Rating and special prizes will be awarded after tiebreak. Double prizes are excluded, the higher prize is paid and the lower one falls to the next player. Decisions of the Tournament Director are final. Tiebreak for Team awards is the cumulative tiebreak. Always the best 4 players of a club are counted. In connection with these awards double prizes for individual players are possible. Only one team per club is eligible for prizes. |
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| Arbiters |
Fide Arbiter Holger Bergmann
National Arbiter Wolfgang Hettler |
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| Organizer |
Chess Club Bad Homburg
Website: http://www.rhein-main-open.de. |
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| Any question? | Please drop an email: info@rhein-main-open.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||