CZECH OPEN

CZECH OPEN 2003
14th  International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games
Pardubice 10th - 27th  July 2003

Dear chessfriends,
     Let me invite you for the fourteenth time to Pardubice Festival which from this year on will bear the title the Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games. In addition to traditional chess disciplines  bridge and go tournaments will take place as last year. Novelty will be tournaments in playing computer games, draughts, shogi and marriage tournaments. Other mental sports and games will be also presented. If you yourself go in for some of them you will have occasion for presentation them to others at our festival. 
     For the first time you will be given the possibility of trying a game with electronic clocks this year, namely in all tournaments with the exception of  B, C and D tournaments. It will be played with adding 30s for every performed move in A, E and J tournaments, in all others standard rating will be used.
     In view of the fact that FIDE begins to classify players with ELO from 1801 onwards, we have changed partly conditions for participation in tournaments B, C and D.
    We will be very pleased if you accept participation in 3rd International Chess Tournaments Series CZECH TOUR 2003/2004, whose part will be in addition to a rating tournament J held within the frame of the Festival CZECH OPEN also rating tournaments in Olomouc, Znojmo, Liberec, Prague and Marianske Lazne.
     
     I am looking forward to meeting you.

                                                                      Dr. Jan Mazuch
                                                                     Festival Director

Advertised tournaments, right of participation, system and rating of tournaments:

A)  open grand master tournament with rating for FIDE
- players with ELO FIDE 2200 min., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 2h + 30s/move

B)  open rating tournament with rating for FIDE 
- players with ELO FIDE or ELO national 1801 min., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2h/40 + 1h

C)  open performance tournament  
- ELO FIDE 2000 max. or with ELO national 1601 min., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2h/40 + 1h

D)  open amateur tournament 
- players without ELO or with ELO national 1800 max., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2h/40 + 1h

E) Open Championship of  the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament with rating for FIDE 
- without age and performance limitations, max. 2 substitutes, 7 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move

F)  open 4-member team tournament of youngsters up to 16 years of age  
- players born in 1987 and younger, 7 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 20 min.

G) Open Championship of the Czech Republic in active chess 
- without age and performance limitations, 7 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 30 min.

H) Open Championship of the Czech Republic in blitz marathon 
- without age and performance limitations, each with each + possible finals, 2 x 5 min.

I) blitz chess tournament
- without age and performance limitations, 9 rounds by Swiss system + k. o., 2 x 5 min. 

J) open rating tournament with rating for FIDE
- without age and performance limitations, 7 rounds by Swiss system , 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move

K) problem solving competition
- without age and performance limitations, solving system according to rules of the world solving championship, possibility to obtain the international solving rating, 3 twomovers (max. 20 min.), 3 threemovers (max. 60 min.),  3 studies (max. 100 min.), 3 helpmates (max. 50 min.), 3 moremovers (max. 80 min.) and 3 selfmates (max. 50 min.)

L) Open Championship of the Czech Republic of bughouse 
- pairs of players without age and performance limitations, 7 rounds by Swiss system with 2 games + finals groups, 2 x 5 min.

M) Open Championship of the Czech Republic of Fischerandom chess 
- without age and performance limitations, 7 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 30 min.

N) super blitz chess tournament
- without age and performance limitations, qualifying and finals groups, 2 x 3 min.

Note: With players without ELO following seeding coefficients are used: M 2350 (women 2150), CM 2150 (2000), I. EC 1950 (1850), II. EC 1750 (1700), III. EC 1550, IV. EC 1350, without EC 1250.
Financial prizes in thousands CZK (inclusive of special financial prizes and prizes for best players from the Czech Republic, payment in EUR or USD according to valid exchange rate possible,  from prizes in excess of  10.000 CZK 20% tax will be deducted)
open                         A            B           C           D           E         G           H          I           J 	   K         L         M	N
total 		   	270           60  	       20 	        10 	         30 	       50           	15        8         20	10        6	6            3
	1.    	                          75  	         15 	          5   	        3 	         10        10    	         5        3	           7             5	     2	2           1,5
2. 	                             50  	         10   	        4  	         2  	          8 	         7  	           3 	        2           5            3	     1,5	1,5           1
	3.        	    	30             7  	         3  	         1  	          6  	        5   	          2         1          3             2	      1	1           0,5
 number of 
main prizes    	         20  	         18   	      12  	       10   	          5 	       10 	            8 	        7           8            3           6	6	3


Special financial prizes:
A - 3  best women, seniors (over 60 years of age), young players (up to 18 years of age) will obtain in each of these categories 3 000, 2000 and 1 000 CZK
B - 3 best women, seniors (over 60 years of age), young players (up to 16 years of age) will obtain in each of these categories 1 000, 500 and 300 CZK

Material prizes:
C - 3 best women, seniors (over 60 years of age), young players (up to 14 years of age)
D - 3 best women, seniors (over 60 years of age), young players (up to 12 years of age)
F - all teams

Starting fee (for all tournaments given in EUR):
GM, IM, WGM and WIM have free start in tournaments A,G,H,I,J,K,L,M, N
A OPEN
 ELO FIDE 2200 - 2299 ......……………………………………….............................  80,-
 ELO FIDE 2300 - 2399 .......………………………………………................…........  60,-
 ELO FIDE > = 2400  ......................……………………………………………...........40,-
 IM with ELO FIDE > = 2450, GM ....……………………….conditions upon agreement
B OPEN
 without ELO FIDE, but with ELO national 1801 - 2000 ...…………………………..  60,-
without ELO FIDE, but with ELO national > 2000 …………………………………..  50,-
 ELO FIDE 1801 - 2000 ...........…………………………………………...................... 40,-
ELO FIDE 2001 - 2200 ...........…………………………………………..................…. 30,-
 ELO FIDE > 2200 .....................………………………………………….................... 25,-
C OPEN
 ELO national 1601 - 1800 .....................………………………………………........... 30,-
 ELO FIDE 1801 - 2000, or ELO national 1801 - 2000 ...............…………................. 25,-
without ELO FIDE, but with ELO national > 2000 ...................………………..…...... 20,-
D OPEN
 ELO national <= 1550 .......................…………………………………………............30,-
 ELO national 1551 - 1800 ........................………………………………………........ 25,-
 E (4-member team tournament)
starting fee for team……………………………………………………………………  30,-
team whose list of players has more than one half of players with ELO FIDE ……....... 20,-
team whose list of players has only players with ELO FIDE …..………………….…..  15,-
team whose list of players has only players with GM, IM, WGM and WIM titles
or with ELO FIDE > = 2400 …………………………………………………………… 0,-
F (4-member team tournament for juniors up to  16 years of age)
starting fee for team .....................…………………………………………….............. 10,-
G (active chess)  ..............…………………………………………………….………. 10,-
H (blitz marathon) ....................…………………………………………………....... 10,-
I (blitz tournament) …………………………..………………………………………..  5,-
J (rating tournament)
players without ELO FIDE …………………………………………………………….. 25,-
players with ELO FIDE ……………………………………….. …………………...…. 20,-
K (problem solving competition) ………………...……………………...…………….. 5,-
L (bughouse) starting fee for a pair …………………………………………………….. 5,-
M (Fischerandom chess) ................…………………………………………………...... 5,-
N ( super blitz chess tournament) ……………………………………………………... 4.-
Discounts: young players up to 18 years of age, seniors over 65 years of age and women players have in tournaments A,B,C,D,G,H, I,J,K,L,M,N 25% discount, these discounts do not refer to additional charge for late registration and are not added up
Exceptions: The organizer reserves the right to set a player whose ELO does not meet requirements of that particular tournament on his own request to the selected tournament, starting fee will be in this case with A tournament 150,- EUR, B 100,- EUR, C 50,- EUR, D 50,- EUR.
Late registrations: Those players (or teams) whose application will be registered after 15.6. 2003 will pay additional charge of 15,- EUR in A tournament, 10,- EUR in B,C,D,E tournaments and 2,50,- EUR in F,G,H,J tournaments 
Membership in TOP CLUB CZECH OPEN
- players who participate in at least five CZECH OPEN chess festivals are becoming  members of TOP CLUB CZECH OPEN (by participation for this purpose is meant starting in the tournaments A,B,C,D)
-more detailed conditions and a list of members and potential members of TOP CLUB will be found at our internet festival address and will be available in the playing hall

Time schedule of the Festival:

	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mo	Tue	We	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mo	Tue	We	Thu	Fri	Sat	
	10.	11.	12.	13.	14.	15.	16.	17.	18.	19.	20.	21.	22.	23.	24.	25.	26.	
A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	
B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3,4	5	6	7	8	9	
C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3,4	5	6	7	8	9	
D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3,4	5	6	7	8	9	
E	1	2,3	4,5	6,7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
F	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
G	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-3	4-9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
H	- 	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
I	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	
J	-	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
K	-	-	1-3	4-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
L	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
M	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	
N	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	

Playing schedule, registration deadline, solemn close of tournaments:
Tourna-	 registration  	1.	 2.	 3.	 4.	 5.	 6.	 7.	 8. 	9.  	solemn
ment	deadline 	round 	round	round	round 	round 	round 	round 	round 	round	conclusion
A 	18.7. 		18.7.	19.7.	 20.7.	 21.7. 	22.7. 	23.7. 	24.7. 	25.7. 	26.7.	27.7.
	12.00 		15.00 	15.00 	15.00 	15.00 	15.00	15.00 	15.00	15.00 	15.00 	10.00
B,C,D   	19.7.   	   	19.7.    	20.7.    	21.7.    	21.7.    	22.7.    	23.7.    	24.7.    	25.7.    	26.7.    	27.7.
	12.00		15.00	15.00	 08.00	16.00	15.00	15.00	15.00 	15.00	15.00	10.00
E 	10.7.		10.7. 	11.7. 	11.7. 	12.7. 	12.7. 	13.7. 	13.7. 	- 	- 	13.7.
	15.30 		17.00 	10.00 	17.00 	10.00 	17.00 	8.00 	14.00	 -	- 	19.00
F 	18.7. 		18.7. 	18.7. 	18.7. 	18.7. 	18.7. 	18.7. 	18.7. 	- 	- 	18.7.
	9.00 		10.00 	10.50 	11.40 	13.00 	13.50 	14.40 	15.30 	- 	- 	16.45
G	 16.7.		 16.7. 	16.7. 	16.7. 	17.7. 	17.7. 	17.7. 	17.7. 	17.7. 	17.7.	17.7.
	16.00 		 17.30 	18.45 	20.00 	9.00 	10.15 	11.30 	14.00 	15.15 	16.30 	18.00
H 	14.7. 					14.7.	-	15.7. 				15.7.
	18.00	 				19.00 	- 	19.00 				19.30
I 	20.7. 						20.7. 					20.7.
	8.30 					9.00 	- 	13.30 				13.45
J 	11.7.		11.7. 	12.7. 	13.7. 	14.7. 	15.7. 	16.7. 	17.7. 	- 	- 	17.7.
	14.30 		16.00 	16.00 	16.00 	16.00 	16.00 	16.00 	8.00 	- 	- 	13.30		
K 	12.7.		12.7. 	12.7.	12.7.	13.7.	13.7.	13.7.	-	-	-	13.7.
	13.00 		14.00 	 14.35 	 15.50	 9.30	 10.35	 12.10 	-	-             -             14.00 
L 	14.7.						14.7. 					14.7.
	9.00 					9.30 	-	15.00             			15.30 
M 	15.7. 		15.7. 	15.7. 	15.7. 	15.7. 	15.7. 	15.7. 	15.7. 	- 	- 	15.7.
	9.00 		10.00 	11.15 	13.00 	14.15 	15.30 	16.45 	18.00 	- 	- 	19.30 
N 	16.7. 						16.7. 					16.7.
	9.30					10.00 	- 	14.30 				15.00
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Time schedule of non-chess part of the Festival:

	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mo	Tue	We	Thu	Fri - Sat	
	11.	12.	13.	14.	15.	16.	17.	18.-26.	
bridge - main pairs tournament	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	
bridge - main Swiss team tournament	-	-	-	x	x	x	x	-	
bridge - side teams tournament	x	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	
bridge - 1. side pairs tournament	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	
bridge - 2. side pairs tournament	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-	
bridge - individual tournament	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	
go	x	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	
computer games *	-	-	-	x	x	-	-	-	
computer games for the public	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	
international draughts	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	
Czech draughts	-	-	x	-	-	-	-	-	
shogi	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	
marriage	-	x	x	-	-	-	-	-	
other games presentation	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	

Tournaments marked with * are qualification for Championship of the Czech Republic in computer games, other competitions are open to all applicants.
Place of registration, accommodation, playing halls, presentation of results: Exhibition and social centre IDEON, Jiraskova 1963, Pardubice, connection from the railway station by No. 6 and 8 bus (5th stop).
Registration and accommodation:
Thu 10.7. 12.00 - 15.30, Fri 11.7. 12.30 - 14.30, Sa 12.7. 12.00 - 13.00, Mo 14.7. 08.00 - 09.00 and 16.00 - 18.00, Tue 15.7. 08.00 - 09.00, We 16.7. 9:00 - 9:30 and 12.00 - 16.00, Thu 17.7. 16.00 - 22.00, Fri 18.7. 08.00 - 22.00, Sa 19.7. 08.00 - 12.00, Su 20.7. 08.00 - 08.30
Refreshments: directly in Ideon, special festival menu at the Kavarna Evropa, ”Ponorka” Club with the regular festival programme

Accompanying programme: small football tournament, table tennis tournament for youngsters and adults, board games presentation, trips, rich possibilities of bathing in two modern aqua parks
Accommodation:
Hostel Rybitvi  * garni (at a distance of 7 km from Ideon, within reach of public transport, for accommodated participants tennis courts, asphalt playground, fitness centre, miniature golf and tables for table tennis are available free of charge)
2,3-bed rooms - WC and a shower common for 1 floor, price 4 EUR/bed and night
2,3,4-bed rooms with WC and a shower for 2 rooms, price 6 EUR/bed and night
University of Pardubice Dormitory * garni (at a distance of 2 km from Ideon)
2,3-bed rooms, WC, shower common for 1 floor, price 5 EUR/bed and night 
EVC House hotel ** garni (at a distance of 500 m from Ideon)
2-bed rooms with WC, shower and kitchenette for 2 rooms, price 12 EUR/bed and night
3-bed rooms with one’s own WC, shower and kitchenette, price 12 EUR/bed and night
Kristl Hotel ** garni (at a distance of 500 m from Ideon)
2-bed rooms with WC and shower for 2 rooms, price for bed and breakfast 25 EUR/room and night
Harmony Hotel ***garni (at a distance of 2 km from Ideon)
2-bed rooms with one’s own WC, shower and kitchenette, price for bed and breakfast 35 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 30 EUR/room and night is charged
3-bed rooms with one’s own WC, shower and kitchenette, price for bed and breakfast 40 EUR/room and night
Guest-houses and smaller hotels *** (at a distance of 500m - 2km from Ideon)
2-bed rooms with one’s own WC and a shower, price for bed and breakfast from 35 EUR to 45 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, from 30 EUR to 40 EUR/room and night is charged
Interhotel Labe *** (at a distance of 1 km from Ideon)
2-bed rooms with one´s own WC and shower, price including breakfast 45 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 40 EUR/room and night is charged
Zlata stika Hotel ****  (fashionably rebuilt hotel, at a distance of 500 m from Ideon)
2-bed rooms with one´s own WC and shower, facilities consistent with ***, price including half- board (cold and warm buffet) 55 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 45 EUR/room and night is charged
2-bed rooms with one´s own WC and shower, facilities consistent with ****, price including half -board (cold and warm buffet) 65 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 55 EUR/room and night is charged
Discount system in selected shops and facilities: for all participants and accompanying people discount system for selected shops and restaurants will be established again
Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during the registration in cash in EUR, CZK or USD or by means of payment cards (Eurocard/Master Card, VISA, American Express, JCB or Diners Club).
Chess equipment distribution in premises of the Festival is allowed only after  previous written agreement.
More detailed information regarding individual tournaments, criteria used for ranking, manner of granting prizes and their detailed breakdown, rules of Fischerandom chess and bughouse, advantages for Top Club members, list of Top Club members and possible members, up-to-date survey of unoccupied accommodation capacities, list of other accommodation possibilities, current number of registrations, regulations of tournaments in non-chess disciplines and other information can be found at the internet festival pages http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 15th  June 2003 to the organizer’s address:
AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova 1556,530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic, tel./fax +420-466 535 200
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz


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Registration form  for International chess festival         		CZECH OPEN 2003
First name: ............……….……………………….…...... Family name:…………..............…………………………….…….........
Date of birth: ......……………………………………….. Tournament:     A     B     C     D     G     H     I     J     K   M   N
Address: ................…………………………………………………………………………………………...............…....................
Country: ...........…………………………………............ Chess club: ............………………………………………….……….......
Title/EC: ...…………………………………………….... ELO FIDE: .…………………..... ELO national: ..………………….......
Accommodation request (including dates of arrival and  departure)  ……………………………………………..............................
Date: ..........…………………………………………........ Signature: ............……………………………………………….............


 Registration form for team tournament  for International chess festival  CZECH OPEN 2003

Tournament:                         E (adults)                   F (young people up to 16 years of age)        L (bughouse)
Name of the team: .....................……………………………………………………………………………………….......................
Name and address of the leader ....................…………………………………………………………………………………...........
 ..........................................………………………………………………………………………………………………....................
Preliminary composition:
first name and family name                                         date of birth                                title/EC                 ELO
1. ...................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………........
2. ........................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. .........................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. .....................................………………………………………………………………………………………………......................
5. .....................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………......
6. .....................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………......
Accommodation request (including dates of arrival and departure) .............................………………………………………...........
Date: ........………………………………………............. Signature: .……………………………………………………................