| OPEN ZNOJMO 2003 | |
| 3rd International Chess Tournament | |
| part of Series CZECH TOUR 2003/2004 | |
| 20. - 27.9. 2003, Znojmo, Czech Republic | |
| Place of doings: Znojmo, the Dukla hotel | |
| Organizer: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. | |
| Right of participation: players without age and performance limitation | |
| System: Swiss system of 9 rounds, results will be included into FIDE | |
| Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution: 1. number of points, 2. Progressive score, 3. Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot, prizes are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to number of advertised prizes | |
| Rating: 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move | |
| Tournament prize fund: altogether 20.000 CZK | |
| Financial prizes in CZK (payments in EUR or USD possible): 1. prize - 7000, 2.- 5000, 3.- 3000, 4.- 2000, 5.-6. 1000, 7.-8. 500 | |
| Material prizes for best seniors | |
| Accommodation: | |
| The Dukla hotel *** | |
| 2-bed rooms with shower and WC | |
| The Dukla hotel - rooms without shower and WC | |
| 1,2,3 and 4-bed rooms, shower and WC common for 1 floor | |
| Basic price of 120 EUR includes accommodation at the Dukla*** hotel (1 bed and breakfast in a 2-bed room with shower and WC/7 nights) and starting fee | |
| - additional charge for a separate room with shower and WC at the Dukla hotel *** +25 EUR | |
| - discount for non-playing accompanying persons - 25 EUR | |
| - discount when accommodated in a room without accessories and without breakfasts -45 EUR | |
| - discount for FM, WFM and players with ELO over 2300 - 10 EUR | |
| - discount for youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women - 5EUR | |
| - discount for accommodated IM and WIM -20%, non-accommodated IM and WIM do not pay starting fee | |
| - discount of 10 % on total price at the common registration of 10 and more players | |
| Starting fee for non-accommodated players: 30 EUR | |
| Board meals: at the Dukla hotel according to your choice, lunch and dinner prices range from 2 to 4 EUR | |
| Late registration: players whose application will be registered after 31.8. 2003 will pay additional charge 8 EUR | |
| Time schedule: | |
| Saturday 20.9. 09.00 - 13.00 registration | |
| 16.00 1. round | |
| Sunday 21.9. 09.00 - 14.00 active chess tournament | |
| 16.00 2. round | |
| Monday 22.9. 16.00 3. round | |
| Tuesday 23.9. 09.00 4. round | |
| 16.00 5. round | |
| Wednesday 24.9. 16.00 6. round | |
| Thursday 25.9. 16.00 7. round | |
| Friday 26.9. 16.00 8. round | |
| Saturday 27.9. 09.00 9. round | |
| 14.00 solemn conclusion | |
| Accompanying programme: wine-tasting | |
| Possibility of spending free time: Znojmo is a district town with nearly 40.000 inhabitants, its historical centre is urban conservation area, situated in the wine-growing area near the national park of Podyji, there are wide opportunities of hiking and cycling, in close neighbourhood there are a lot of castles and chateaux | |
| Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during the registration in cash in EUR, CZK or USD or through payment cards (Eurocard/Master Card, VISA, American Express, JCB or Diners Club). | |
| Obligatory registrations together with accommodation orders should be sent by 31.8. 2003 to the following address: | |
| AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| phone/fax +420 - 466 535 200 | |
| e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz | |
| http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour | |
| In 2nd year of the tournament Open Znojmo 2002 45 players from 9 countries participated, out of which 22 (49%) had ELO FIDE. | |
| Other tournaments arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of Series CZECH TOUR International Chess Tournaments 2003/2004: | |
| 10.-27.7. 2003 14th Festival CZECH OPEN - Pardubice (GM and IM norms) | |
| 31.7.-7.8. 2003 6th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER | |
| 25.10.-1.11. 2003 4th OPEN LIBEREC (formerly Open Czech Mountains) | |
| 16.-23.1. 2004 3rd OPEN PRAHA (IM norm) | |
| 24.-31.1. 2004 3rd OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE (part of the tournament is also a closed IM tournament) | |
| - prize fund of the whole series CZECH TOUR 2003/4 is 25 000 CZK (7000, 5000, 3000, 2000, 1000, 1000, 500, 500), best seniors from 60 years of age onwards - 2000, 1000, 1000, 500, 500) prizes can be drawn in the form of bonus at the next year of series only, criteria used for ranking: the highest total of points gained in individual tournaments (from the festival CZECH OPEN the highest point result gained in tournaments A,B,C,D or J counts, best place in one of included tournaments, lot | |
| - 5% discount on accommodation price and starting fee in 2nd start in the tournament held within the frame of this year CZECH TOUR Series, or 10% in 3rd start, 15% in 4th start, 20% in 5th start and 25% in 6th start, on the understanding that participation at the festival CZECH OPEN 2003 counts for this purpose as 1 start as long as the player has taken place in it at least in one of tournaments A,B,C,D or J | |
| Obligatory registration form OPEN ZNOJMO 2003 | |
| First name: ............................................. Family name: ................................................................... | |
| Address: .......................................................................................................................................... | |
| State: ......................................................Team: .............................................................................. | |
| Date of birth: ..........................................Title/EC: ........................................................................... | |
| ELO FIDE: .............................................ELO national:...................................................................... | |
| Selected accommodation variant (including dates of arrival and departure), accompanying persons: ........................................................................................................................................................... | |
| Date: ......................................................................Signature: ......................................................... | |
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