Information

Open A (>2000)

Prize fund: > € 6000,-
First prize: € 1800,-
First prize women: € 400,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 64,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): €70,-
GM’s, IM’s and WGM’s free.

Open B (<2100 en >1600)

Prize fund: € 1500,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 64,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): €70,-

Open C (<1700)

Prize fund: € 750,-
Entry fee before 13th of December: € 64,-
Entry fee after 13th of December (Only in cash on registration): €70,-

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

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

Prize fund each group: € 45,-
Entry fee: € 15,-

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.

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: € 600,-.
Entry fee before 20th of December: € 35,-
Entry fee after 20th of December (Only in cash on registration): €40,-

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

Sportcentrum RUG & Hanze
Blauwborgje 16, 9747 AC Groningen

Hotels

The Best Western Plus Hotel Plaza Groningen offer you the following prices for a room per night

• Standard Room; single use and breakfast included per night           € 60
• Standard Room; double use and breakfast included per night         € 75
• Upgrade to Comfort Room, per night                              € 15

Prices are exclusive €3,15 tourist tax per person per night.
To place your reservation at Best Western Plaze, please download this form, fill it in and send it to reservations@hotelgroningenplaza.nl.

Address Best Western Plus Hotel Groningen Plaza:
Laan Corpus den Hoorn 300
9728 JT Groningen
https://hotelgroningenplaza.nl/en/

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Tournament Entry

Opens on September 1st: sign up.

Tournament Regulations

Download the Tournament Regulations.
Questions about the pairings? Email: arbiter.chessfestival@gmail.com

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

Tournament director: Koen Lambrechts
Tel: +31 (0)6 17650767
info.chessfestival@gmail.com