ACROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT

Athens, 13-21 August 2006

Part of the ACP Tour 2005-2006

 

Organizer:                Greek Chess Federation (GCF)

Venue:                       Hotel President (****) - 43 Kifissias Ave., Athens

Schedule:                  

Sunday August 13th (16:00) Opening Ceremony
Sunday August 13th (17:00) 1st Round 
Monday August 14th (17:00) 2nd Round
Tuesday August 15th (17:00) 3rd Round
Wednesday August 16th (17:00) 4th Round
Thursday August 17th (17:00) 5th Round
Friday August 18th (17:00) 6th Round
Saturday August 19th (17:00) 7th Round
Sunday August 20th (17:00) 8th Round
Monday August 21st (15:00) 9th Round
Monday August 21st (21:00) Closing Ceremony

 

 

Regulations:            Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 60 players, minimum

required FIDE rating 2200, GM & IM title norms possible, FIDE time-control (90

minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game, plus an

incremental time of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1. Tie-break criteria: If only two (2) players tie, the result of their game. Otherwise, the following order of tiebreak criteria apply: a. average rating of opponents, b. sum of progressive scores, c. Buchholz, d. Sonnenborg-Berger. In all cases, FIDE rules apply.

The tournament is a part of the ACP Tour 2006-2007.

 

Prizes (in euros):   1st: 3.000, 2nd: 2.000, 3rd: 1.500, 4th: 1.000, 5th: 800, 6th: 600, 7th: 500, 8th: 400,

9th-15th: 300 each, 16th-20th: 200 each, 21st-25th: 150 each.

Juniors U20 (born 1/1/1986 and later): 1st: 200, 2nd: 150, 3rd: 100.

Greek players: 1st: 300, 2nd: 250, 3rd: 200, 4th-5th:150 each, 6th-8th: 100 each.

In case of a tie, cash prizes are divided equally.

If a player is entitled to more than one cash prizes, he receives all of them.

 

Registration:           Deadline for registrations: Tuesday 18th of July 2006. Every participation must be confirmed by the GCF. Therefore, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to decline applications at any stage, even before the deadline expires. Subsequent matters will be arranged by a supplementary announcement.

 

Entry Fee:                 40 euros (30 euros for players born 1/1/1986 and later). No entry fee for GMs & IMs, WGMs and WIMs.

                                     

Contact info:            Greek Chess Federation (GCF), Fax: +30-2109221620, e-mail: info@chessfed.gr

                                   

George Mastrokoukos (GCF Executive Board Member)

Tel.: +30-2107649663, e-mail: mastrok@athensinvest.com

 

Thomas Michos (GCF Executive Board Member)

Tel.: +30-6972525969, e-mail: typicalmih@hotmail.com 

 

                                    Spiros Ilandzis (Tournament co-ordinator)

Tel.: +30-2106013818, +30-6972721507, e-mail: ilandzis@ath.forthnet.gr

 

                                   

The President of the Greek Chess Federation

Georgios Makropoulos