Information

Open A (>2100)

Prize fund: > € 8000,-
First prize: “The silver Zwanepol” + € 2500,-
2nd-6th: € 1500,- | € 900,- | € 600,- | € 400,- | € 300,-
Best women: € 400,- ,€ 200,- ,€ 100,-
Best veteran:€ 100,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 90,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): € 100,-
GMs, IMs and WGMs free.

Open B (1800-2100)

Prize fund: € 900,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 90,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): € 100,-

Open C (<1800)

Prize fund: € 650,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 90,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): € 100,-

In case of insufficient participation we reserve the right to merge groups B and C.

Bye

In Open A any absence results in a loss. In Open B and Open C a bye (half a point) is possible in one of the rounds 1 – 5. Please request this bye on your entry form under ‘Questions’. Absence in a later round scores 0 points, but is allowed if noted before the pairing. A bye in round 1 needs to be confirmed the day before the start of the tournament to the arbiter via e-mail or telephone.

Playing Schedule

All groups: 9 rounds Swiss.

Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes for the remainder of the game + an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

Minis

Groups of 4, based on rating. Requests not to play in the same group can be send to arbiter.chessfestival@gmail.com.

First prize each group: € 40,-
Entry fee: € 30,-

Playing Schedule

Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes for the remainder of the game + an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

Compact

A five round Swiss tournament in groups of about 40 players, split up according to playing strength.
First prize in each group: € 250,-
Prize fund per group: € 550,-
Entry fee before 20th of December: € 50,-
Entry fee after 20th of December (Only in cash on registration): € 60,-

Bye

A bye (half a point) is possible only in round 1 and must be requested on the registration form as well as be confirmed by e-mail to the arbiter on the 25th or 26th of December before 18.00 hrs.

Playing Schedule

Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes for the remainder of the game + an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

Playing Venue:

Sportcentrum RUG & Hanze
Blauwborgje 16
9747 AC Groningen

Parking

At the Zernike terrein there are multiple parkinggrounds. P2 is free and near the venue.

You can also make use of the free P+R not far from the venues: P+R Reitdiep.

Parkeren op het Zernike terrein

P+R Reitdiep, Professor Uilkensweg, hoek Friesestraatweg, 300 plaatsen

Hotels

Participants and guests of the Chess Festival Groningen are offered a discount at both the Martini Hotel and the City Hotel Groningen in the city centre. Make sure to mention ‘chess festival 2024’ when you contact the hotel about your reservation.

A single room including breakfast will cost you € 90,- euros. A small double room will actually be the same room, but with a double bed, and will come at a price of € 105,- euros including breakfast.

A slightly larger room called ‘standard’ will set you back € 100,00 euros for a one person, or € 115,- euros for the pair, including breakfast.

To make use of our discount:

Please contact the Martini Hotel directly via email or phone. The online booking system will not accept our discount code.

+31 50 312 99 19
info@martinihotel.nl

Or try the City Hotel Groningen at:

Reservations.citygroningen@edenhotels.nl 
+31 (0) 50-5886565

Tournament Entry

Opens officially on September 1st (but entries are welcome already): sign up.

Tournament Regulations

Please read here the Tournament Regulations.
Questions about the pairings? Email: arbiter.chessfestival@gmail.com

Payment

Wire the entry fee, including name(s) of participant(s) to:

NL26 INGB 0007 1113 01 attn. Stichting Schaakfestival Groningen.

BIC: INGBNL2A.

Address:
ING Bank N.V.
Foreign Operations
PO Box 1800
1000 BV Amsterdam

Contact

Tournament director: Govert Pellikaan

info.chessfestival@gmail.com