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Primeros clasificados
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 1. Hasangatin, Ramil       RUS 2515 g  7.5   40.0   56.0 
 2. Hennigan, Michael       ENG 2434 m  7.5   39.0   55.0 
 3. Cernousek, Lukas        CZE 2375    7.0   39.0   52.0 
 4. Vokac, Marek            CZE 2460 g  7.0   38.5   54.5 
 5. Neumeier, Klaus         AUT 2280 f  7.0   38.5   53.0 
 6. Kislov, Mikhail         RUS 2360 m  7.0   38.0   54.0 
 7. Zemerov, Vladimir       RUS 2323 m  7.0   36.5   52.5 
 8. Trichkov, Vasil         CZE 2325 m  6.5   36.5   54.0 
 9. Karhanek, Pavel         CZE 2159    6.5   34.5   53.0 
10. Meduna, Eduard          CZE 2432 g  6.5   34.0   50.5 
11. Zavadsky, Peter         SVK 2256    6.5   34.0   46.0 
12. Studnicka, Tomas        CZE 2334    6.5   33.0   45.5 
13. Stoeckmann, Helmut      GER 2178    6.5   29.5   43.5 
14. Tscharotschkin, Michael GER 2220    6.5   28.0   38.5 
... hasta 147 jugadores
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INFORMACION

OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE 2004

3rd  Year of International Chess Tournament

part of Series CZECH TOUR 2003/2004

24.1.-31.1. 2004 Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic

Place of doings: Marianske Lazne, the Evropa 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 the number of players
   corresponding 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 Evropa hotel **
2-bed rooms with shower and WC
The Evropa hotel - rooms without shower and WC
2-bed rooms, shower and WC common for 1 floor
The Kossuth Hotel * (at the distance of 500m from the playing hall)
2-bed rooms, shower and WC common for 1 floor

Basic price 165 EUR includes accommodation at the Evropa** hotel (1 bed in a 2-bed room
with accessories/7 nights), breakfast and starting fee
- additional charge for 1-bed room with shower and WC at the Evropa hotel** + 25 EUR
- discount on 3-bed room with accessories at the Evropa hotel** -10 EUR
- discount when accommodated in 1-bed room without accessories with breakfasts at the
  Evropa hotel - 45 EUR
- discount when accommodated in 2-bed room without shower and WC with breakfasts at the
  Evropa hotel - 70 EUR
- discount when accommodated in 1-bed room without shower and WC without breakfasts at the
  Kossuth hotel - 80 EUR
- discount when accommodated in 2-bed room without shower and WC without breakfasts at the
  Kossuth hotel - 90 EUR
- discount for non-playing accompanying persons - 25 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 -
  5 EUR
- 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: 35 EUR

Board-meals: at the Evropa hotel according to your choice, lunch and dinner prices range
from 2 to 4 EUR

Late registration: players whose application will be registered after 8.1. 2004 will pay
additional charge 8 EUR

Time schedule:
Saturday  24.1.    10.00 - 14.00  registration
                   16.00     1. round
Sunday    25.1.    16.00     2. round
Monday    26.1.    16.00     3. round
Tuesday   27.1.    09.00     4. round
                   16.00     5. round
Wednesday 28.1.    16.00     6. round
Thursday  29.1.    16.00     7. round
Friday    30.1.    16.00     8. round
Saturday  31.1.    09.00     9. round
                   14.00     solemn conclusion

Possibility of spending free time: Marianske Lazne town belongs to the most beautiful and
largest health resorts in the Czech Republic, offering rich social and sports
self-realization, near the town there is a ski area with two ski tows and 30 km running
routs, within reach of cableway. Participants can use their free time for spa therapy, for
example ailments of the respiratory system, movement mechanism, nerves, kidneys and
urinary tract and urologic problems and female disorders are treated here

Other information: simultaneously with the open tournament also round-robin tournament
category 3-4 FIDE will proceed with possibility to fulfill IM norms, more detailed
information will be found at the  internet address below or will be sent to you on demand

Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during 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 8.1. 2004 to
the following organizer's address:
AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic phone/fax + 420 - 466 535 200
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz
www.proclient.cz/czechtour

In 2nd year of the tournament Open Marianske Lazne 71 players from 12 countries
participated, out of which 27 (38%) had ELO FIDE.

Other tournaments arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of Series CZECH TOUR
International Chess Festivals 2003/2004:
10.-27.7. 2003    14th Festival CZECH OPEN - Pardubice (GM and IM norms)
31.7.-7.8. 2003    6th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER
20.-27.9. 2003     3rd OPEN ZNOJMO
25.10.-1.11. 2003  4th OPEN LIBEREC (formerly Open Czech Mountains)
16.-23.1. 2004     3rd OPEN PRAHA (IM norm)

- 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's 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