General information
MIGUEL NAJDORF INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
Under the auspices
of the Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodeship Mr Adam Struzik
and the Mayor of the Warsaw Central District Mr Wojciech Bartelski
Warsaw, 6-14 of August, 2012
Tournaments
A - Open for players with Elo>=2000
B - Open for players with Elo<2000
C - Tournament of chess prodigies (born 2002 and later)
General Information nr. 2
1. Organizer:
Kazimierz Sosnkowski Chess Foundation
2. Co-organizers:
Polish Chess Federation, Municipality of the Warsaw Central District, Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre
3. Sponsors:
Marshal's Office of the Mazovian Voivodeship, Ministry of Sports and Tourism
4. Technological partners: ATM S.A., IBM Polska Ltd.
5. Festival Director:
Maria Macieja, e-mail: mariamacieja@o2.pl, mobile: +48-603-391-318
Deputy Festival Director: Jarosław Kowalewski, mobile: +48-694-146-194
6. Chief Arbiter: International Arbiter Paweł Suwarski
7. On-line transmission service: dr Michał Rudolf
8. Website: www.poloniachess.pl
9. Date and venue:
The tournaments will take place in the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre at ul.Polna 7a in Warsaw (city centre) http://www.osir-polna.pl/
Schedule (A and B tournaments):
Monday 6.08.2012 Arrival
Monday 6.08.2012 5.00 pm Opening ceremony and 1st round
Tuesday 7.08.2012 5.00 pm 2nd round
Wednesday 8.08.2012 5.00 pm 3rd round
Thursday 9.08.2012 5.00 pm 4th round
Friday 10.08.2012 5.00 pm 5th round
Saturday 11.08.2012 5.00 pm 6th round
Sunday 12.08.2012 5.00 pm 7th round
Monday 13.08.2012 5.00 pm 8th round
Tuesday 14.08.2012 10.00 am 9th round (A and B tournaments)
Tuesday 14.08.2012 3.30 pm Closing ceremony
Schedule (C tournament of chess prodigies):
V, IV, III and II category norms available;
Scoring the games is obligatory
Saturday 11.08.2012 1.00 pm. 1st round
Saturday 11.08.2012 3.00 pm. 2nd round
Saturday 11.08.2012 5.00 pm. 3rd round
Saturday 11.08.2012 7.00 pm. 4th round
Sunday 12.08.2012 11.00 am. 5th round
Sunday 12.08.2012 1.00 pm. 6th round
Sunday 12.08.2012 3.00 pm. 7th round
Sunday 12.08.2012 4.30 pm. Closing ceremony
10. Tournament groups and entry fees:
Tournament A is open for players rated 2000 (Elo) and higher
Entry fee: 120 PLN
Grandmasters and Women Grandmasters are exempt from entry fees.
Tournament B is open for players rated below 2000.
Entry fee: 120 PLN
A and B tournaments will be Elo rated.
Tournament C (chess prodigies) is open for players born 2002 and later.
Entry fee: 50 PLN
11. System of play and time control:
Tournaments A and B: Swiss system, 9 rounds. Time rate: 90 min. for 40 moves + 30 min. for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
Tournament C: Swiss system, 7 rounds. Time rate: 1 h. for the game.
12. Prizes:
Total prize fund is 26400 PLN (gross)
Tournament A: total prize fund 18200 PLN (gross)
Tournament B: total prize fund 8200 PLN (gross)
Tournament C: memorable diplomas for all children. Three best players will gain the right to study at the Polonia Chess School in the school year 2012/13 free of charge.
Tournament A: money prizes 18200 PLN
1st place 4000 PLN
2nd place 3000 PLN
3rd place 2000 PLN
4th place 1000 PLN
5th place 750 PLN
6th place 700 PLN
7th place 650 PLN
8th place 600 PLN
9th place 550 PLN
10th place 500 PLN
11th place 450 PLN
12th place 400 PLN
Special prizes
the best woman 1000 PLN
second woman 400 PLN
the best player born 1952 or earlier 400 PLN
the best player born 1994 or later 400 PLN
the best girl born 1994 or later 400 PLN
the best player born 1996 or later 200 PLN
the best girl born 1996 or later 200 PLN
the best player with rating <= 2200 200 PLN
the best player with rating <= 2300 200 PLN
the best player with rating <= 2400 200 PLN
Tournament B: money prizes 8200 PLN
1st place 1000 PLN
2nd place 750 PLN
3rd place 600 PLN
4th place 500 PLN
5th place 450 PLN
6th place 400 PLN
7th place 350 PLN
8th place 300 PLN
9th place 250 PLN
10th place 200 PLN
Special prizes:
the best woman 200 PLN
the best player born 1952 or earlier 200 PLN
the best player born 1996 200 PLN
the best girl born 1996 200 PLN
the best player born 1997 200 PLN
the best girl born 1997 200 PLN
the best player born 1998 200 PLN
the best girl born 1998 200 PLN
the best player born 1999 200 PLN
the best girl born 1999 200 PLN
the best player born 2000 200 PLN
the best girl born 2000 200 PLN
the best player born 2001 or later 200 PLN
the best girl born 2001 or later 200 PLN
the best player with rating <= 1800 200 PLN
the best player with rating <= 1650 200 PLN
the best player without Elo rating 200 PLN
Tournament C: memorable diplomas for all children. Three best players will gain the right to study at the Polonia Chess School in the school year 2012/13 free of charge.
Remarks:
Prizes are not shared.
Not more than 2 prizes can be given to a player. If he/she wins more prizes, he/she receives the 2 highest. If the value of the prizes is equal, the player receives (if applicable) prizes in the following order:
for the final place
for the best girl (in the youngest category applicable)
for the best junior (in the youngest category applicable)
for the best player born 1952 or earlier
for the best woman
for the best place in rating groups (in as low rating group as possible)
All prizes are shown before taxes, the income tax of 10% will be deducted. According to the Polish law all prizes below 760 PLN are free of taxation.
13. Applications and fees:
Applications should be submitted to:
a) Chief arbiter: Paweł Suwarski by e-mail: szachowapolonia@gmail.com
b) Kazimierz Sosnkowski Chess Foundation:
- Club Secretariat on Mondays from 5:00 pm. till 6:00 pm.
- by fax: +48 22 887 67 06
ATTENTION! Applications, entry fees and hotel payments (if the organizer's suggested hotel is chosen) should be sent by the 15th of July 2012.
For applications submitted later, the entry fees rise by 50 PLN.
Payment:
- transfer to the bank account:
Fundacja Szachowa im. gen. Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego, ul. Konwiktorska 6, 00-206 Warszawa
bank: Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., XV O/ Warszawa
account no.: 95 1240 2887 1111 0010 0485 3355
(please state clearly which players the payment concerns);
- at the cash desk of the Foundation, ul. Konwiktorska 6, 00-206 Warsaw, on Mondays from 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm;
- on the 6th of August 2012 from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm at the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre, ul. Polna 7a (attention: only for foreign participants!)
14. Verification:
The list of the entries will be regularly updated and published on the website www.poloniachess.pl, and the final list of participants will be posted up for verification by the players in the playing hall on the 6th of August 2012 at 4 pm.
15. Special Conditions:
free participation: Grandmasters and Women Grandmasters.
free accommodation with breakfast in the hotel of the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre, ul.Polna 7a, from 6.08 till 14.08.2012 in double rooms: 10 GMs in Tournament A (in order of application).
100 participants of the Festival daily may use the swimming-pool of the Centre free of charge.
16. Hotels:
The Organizer offers accommodation in the hotel of the Warsaw Sports and Recreation Centre (at the playing venue) from 6.08 (arrival) till 14.08.2012 (departure). The hotel website: http://www.osir-polna.pl/
Prices of accommodation:
Double room (with a bathroom, breakfast included): 680 PLN per person for the whole stay (8x85 PLN).
Triple room (with a bathroom, breakfast included): 640 PLN per person for the whole stay (8x80 PLN).
Quadruple room (with a bathroom, breakfast included): /span>640 PLN per person for the whole stay (8x80 PLN).
17. Insurance: The players have to insure themselves for health and accident risk.
18. Final notices:
THE FINAL INTERPRETATION OF THE GENERAL INFORMATION BELONGS TO THE ORGANIZER.
Tournament Director
Maria Macieja
Deputy Tournament Director
Jarosław Kowalewski