ACROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CHESS TOURNAMENT

Athens, 13-21 August 2006

Organizer: Greek Chess Federation (GCF)

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

Schedule:

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

Regulations: Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 30 players, WGM & WIM 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 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.

Prizes (in euros): 1st: 1.200, 2nd: 800, 3rd: 600, 4th: 500, 5th: 400, 6th-10th: 300 each, 11th-15th: 200

each, 16th-20th: 150 each.

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

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