Open Tournament
Open A (>2000)
Prize fund: > € 7000,-
First prize: “The silver Zwanepol” + € 2000,-
Best women: € 800,- ,€ 400,- ,€ 200,-
Best veteran:€ 300,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 90,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): € 100,-
GM’s, IM’s and WGM’s free.
Open B (<2100 en >1600)
Prize fund: € 1000,-
Best woman: € 100,-
Best veteran:€ 100,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 90,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): € 100,-
Open C (<1700)
Prize fund: € 775,-
Best woman: € 75,-
Best veteran:€ 75,-
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.
| 21 December | 11.00 – 12.00 hrs | Registration |
| 21 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Ronde 1 |
| 22 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 2 |
| 23 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 3 |
| 24 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 4 |
| 25 December | Rest day | |
| 26 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 5 |
| 27 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 6 |
| 28 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 7 |
| 29 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 8 |
| 30 December | 11.00 – 17.00 hrs | Round 9 |
| 30 December | ± 18.00 hrs | Pricegiving Ceremony |
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
Minis
Groups of 4, based on rating. Requests not to be play in the same group can be send to arbiter.chessfestival@gmail.com.
First prize each group: € 30,-
Entry fee: € 30,-
Playing Schedule
| 22 December | 11.00 – 12.00 hrs | Registration |
| 22 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 1 |
| 23 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 2 |
| 24 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 3 |
| After the last game’s finished | Prizegiving |
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.
Groningen Compact
Compact
A five round Swiss tournament in groups of about 40 players, split up according to playing strength.
First prize in each group: € 200,-
Prize fund per group: € 525,-
Best veteran:€ 75,-
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
| 26 December | 11.00 – 12.00 hrs | Registration |
| 26 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 1 |
| 27 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 2 |
| 28 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 3 |
| 29 December | 13.00 – 19.00 hrs | Round 4 |
| 30 December | 11.00 – 17.00 hrs | Round 5 |
| ± 18.00 hrs | Prizegiving Ceremony |
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
Playing Venue 21-24 December:
Aletta Jacobshal
Blauwborgje 4
9747 AC Groningen
Playing Venue 26-30 December:
Sportcentrum RUG & Hanze
Blauwborgje 16
9747 AC Groningen
Hotels
Hotels
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Tournament entry
Tournament Entry
Opens officially on September 1st (but entries are welcome already): sign up.
Tournament Regulations
Tournament Regulations
Download the Tournament Regulations.
Questions about the pairings? Email: arbiter.chessfestival@gmail.com
Payment
Payment
Bankwire 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
Contact
Tournament director: Govert Pellikaan
info.chessfestival@gmail.com
