domingo, 11 de noviembre de 2012

OPEN RULES "VILLA DE ROQUETAS"



XXIV ROQUETAS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CHESS OPEN
“GENERAL” TOURNAMENT and SUB-2150 TOURNAMENT

1. PLACE and CALENDAR
Roquetas de Mar (Almería). Bahia Serena Hotel****. Calendar:
“General” Tournament: from 2nd  to 6th January 2013. Day 2nd, 1st round at 16.30. Days from 3rd  to 6th, two daily rounds at 09.30 and 15.30
Sub-2150 Tournament: from 4rd  to 6th  January 2013. Day 4rd, 1st round at 15.30.
Awards: Day 6th, at 20.30 hours, approximately.


2. TOURNAMENT SYSTEM. RANKING & TIME
1. “General” Tournament: Swiss system, 9 rounds. Sub-2150 Tournament: Swiss system, 7 rounds.  Pairings will be made using a computer program (Swiss Manager), so claims are only supported for mistake in data entry.
2. Rate: In tournament A, each player has 90 minutes and an additional increment of 30 seconds per move. In tournament B, each player has 60 minutes and an additional increment of 30 seconds per move.
3. Initial Ranking: according to current FIDE ELO, and in the "excluded list" worth its last ELO published. If someone hasn't FIDE ELO, it will be used FADA (Andalusian Chess Federation) ELO  (or, if not, FEDA-Spanish- ELO). 

3. RULES AND CONDITIONS OF PLAY
1. The tournament will be governed by the Laws of Chess and FIDE Code of Ethics, by these Rules and by the principal referee's instructions.
2. There is a complaint form.
3. Players can not carry electronic communication devices and accessories, except in the terms set by the referee.

4. CLAIMS
1. Each player has to review his data in the official lists.
2. A Referee's decision is appealable to the Appeals Committee, by writing, within 15 minutes after the end of the game. The Committee will be composed by the Tournament Director, with the deciding vote, and 4 players.
5. TOLERANCE FOR NON-APPEARANCE
It allows a maximum delay of 30 minutes, except the 1st and 2nd round, which is 45 minutes.

6. DRAW OFFER CONDITIONS
Draw may be agreed in a game only when one player has made, counted among his own plays, the least fifteen of them consisting of pawn moves or captures of pieces.

7. DISQUALIFICATION
Failure of a player to a round will result in your disqualification, unless in writing and ask to be excused to continue. Supposed final disqualification: (a) the accumulation of two to appear, except as authorized by the Referee and the Director; (b) severe fault; and (c) non-payment of registration fee.
8. TIE
1. Performance, as Swiss Manager deployment announced before round.
2. Buchholz, less than 3 worst opponents, as actual results. Open sub2150: Buchholz, less than 2 worst opponents.
3. Progressive FIDE.

9. REGISTRATION. FEES. CHANGE OF TOURNAMENT
ñ  Admission: Players can register only in one tournament.
ñ  Open Sub-2150: Players with an ELO below 2150 in the lists FIDE or FADA, valid in 2011, 2012 or at the beginning of the tournament. In case of players “out of list”, it will be used the last published ELO rating. Each player has the responsibility of checking his/her ELO to register in Open sub2150, specially the expectant change published by FIDE.
ñ  Change of tournament: Players can change between tournaments, if they decide to do before  the 4nd round of General Tournament had been finished. A new fee is required (20€), in case of change from General Tournament to sub2150.
ñ  Deadline: Until December 30th , 2012. Organization is discretionary support subsequent entries.
ñ  Fee: All players have to pay 30 € in the account number 2103 5750 140300028438, clearly indicating full name, year of birth and country or province. Fee will be refunded to players not disqualified with a FIDE rating above 2250. Open sub2150: Player have to pay 20 €, with the same concept. If you are not staying at the hotel with the organization, will be paid 10€ plus enrollment fee.

10. BYES
ñ  Players can ask for not being paired some round, receiving 0'5 point for each “bye”.
General tournament: it may be granted until 3 “byes”, only applicable in the first 4 rounds.
Open Sub-2150:  it may be granted until 2 “byes”, only applicable in the first 3 rounds.
ñ  Requirement: written request or e-mail (clubajedrezroquetas@gmail.com), before the first round. “Byes” are only valid if players have an Organization's confirmation.
ñ  Cancellation: Players can cancel their byes by written request, before the publication of the first round or before the round for which the request bye.
11. ASSIGNMENT OF PRIZES
ñ  Cash prizes cannot be accumulated with others. In any case, players will receive the most important prize, according the Organization.
ñ  Special “sub-ELO” Prizes: it will be used the biggest ELO between FIDE, FADA or FEDA lists.  In any case, Organization will use the biggest ELO valid in 2011, 2012 or at the beginning of the tournament. In case of players “out of list”, it will be used the last published ELO rating.
ñ  Veteran players: people born in or before than 1958, who don't have more than 2300 ELO (as the same conditions as last paragraph) and neither GM, WGM, IM or WIM.
ñ  Reception: Players have to receive the prizes personally. If they couldn't do it, they have to communicate to  the Organization.
12. INFORMATION
ñ  You can ask by email if you are interested in the offer for GM or IM, or if you want to go with a group of people.
            HOTEL OFFER  Hotel Bahia Serena **** (seafront), in which the tournament is played.
 Room
Price per
person/day
Remark
Single
50 €

Double
40 €
1 Bedroom
Triple 2D
40 €
2 Bedrooms
Triple
32 €
1 Bedroom + Sofa bed
Quadruple 2D
35 €
2 Bedrooms
Special Triple
28 €
1 Bedroom + Sofa bed
Three people under 20 or three people, with the condition that one of them is under 12
Quadruple
26 €
1 Bedroom (two beds) + Sofa bed (for two people)


13. PRIZES (see  point 11)

GENERAL TOURNAMENT

SUB-2000 TOURNAMENT
1000 € and gift

300 €
750 € and gift

200 €
650 € and gift

150 €
550 €

100 €
450 €

90 €
400 €

80 €
350 €

80 €
300 €

ALM
80 €
250 €

2000
70 €
10º
200 €

1900
70 €
11º
170 €

 1800                      70 €    
12º
150 €

VET
1º 70 €
2º 50€
13º
120 €

SUB 16                1º 60 €
                             2º 50 €
14º
120 €

SUB 14
1º 50 €

SPECIAL PRIZES

SUB 12                 1º 50 €
2250
120 €

BEST CLUB
1º and 2º
Trophy
2150
100 €



2050                      80 €



ALM
100 €



VETERAN            80 €



SUB 16
80 €











This English rules of Roquetas Chess Festival are a summary of Spanish rules, with the main information, so if you have some doubts of one of the points, you can ask by email:  clubajedrezroquetas@gmail.com.

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