Arad Open 2008
INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN Arad (Romania), july 25-31 2008 - part of Romanian Grand Prix 2008 - ORGANIZER: Vados Chess Club Arad, with the support of Arad City Hall, Arad Cultural County Centre and Arad County Chess Association. TOURNAMENT VENUE: Arad, Decebal Street no. 19 – Army’s House – Mirrors Hall PLAYING SYSTEM, GAME TEMPO: swiss, 9 rounds, 2h/40 moves + 30’ for the rest of the game. PRIZES: GENERAL: 1. 3600 RON (~1000 €) Ladies: 1. 350 RON 2. 2500 RON (~700 €) Juniors under 16: 1. 350 RON 3. 1500 RON (~420 €) Arad players with Elo < 2300: 1. 300 RON 2. 150 RON 4. 1000 RON (~280 €) Best relative rating achievement: 5. 700 RON (~200 €) ELO 1900-2200: 1 - 350 RON 2 - 200 RON 6. 500 RON (~140 €) ELO < 1900: 1 - 350 RON 2 - 200 RON 7. 300 RON (~90 €) Unrated: 1 - 250 RON 2 - 100 RON 8. 200 RON (~60 €) 1 euro = ~ 3.6 RON LUCKY LOSER: 100 RON – through drawing of lots between those players who didn’t get any other prize All the prizes are neto (tax free), guaranteed, not cumulative and will be divided according to the Hort system. Special prizes only if 7 players in the group. Entry fee: GM, IM, WGM, WIM – free General: 15 euro; Juniors U 16, Veterans over 60: 10 euro Late registration:Those players whose application will be registered after 15.07.2008 will pay additional charge of 5 euro Time table: Friday 25.07.08 orele 1530 Technical meeting; Monday 28.07.08 orele 1630 5th round Friday 25.07.08 orele 1630 1st round; Tuesday 29.07.08 orele 930 6th round Saturday 26.07.08 orele 930 2nd round; Tuesday 29.07.08 orele 1630 7th round Saturday 26.07.08 orele 1630 3rd round; Wednesday 30.07.08 orele 1600 8th round Sunday 27.07.08 orele 1630 4th round Thursay 31.07.08 orele 930 9th round Accommodation: - Boarding school – 4 euro/person/night in rooms with 4 beds - Superar Pension: 13 and 10 euro/pers/night in double room with satelite TV, bath in the room or in the lobby - Kalypso Pension***: 17 euro/pers/night (breakfast included) in double rooms with bath, satelite TV, internet wireless, guarded car park - XO Residence Hotel ****+: 32 euro/pers/night (breakfast included) in double rooms. Other facilities: bathroom, large screened plasma TV set, dvd player, wireless and wired internet port, air conditioner etc - 2 byes per player allowed in the first 5 rounds – must be announced before the beginning of the previous round in which the player will not play. !! We can offer conditions to GMs. Please contact the organizers. More info and registration: Alin Campeanu – alincampeanu@yahoo.com , http://www.vados.ro , tel.: +40257275113, mobile: +40722613128; IM Alexandru Butunoi vbutty2000@yahoo.com , tel. +40724270115