OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2007

10th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2007/2008 Series
1.-9.8. 2007 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Place: the Sigma hotel, Jeremenkova 36, Olomouc
Organizer: Sportclub Agentura 64 Olomouc and Agency 64 Grygov in cooperation with AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. 
Festival director: Jaroslav Fuksik
Deputy festival director: Jiri Petruzalek
Main referee: Jakub Fuksik
Announced tournaments:
A) 1.-9.8. 2007 round-robin GM tournament 
- average rating 2426 – 2475 (former category 8 – 9 FIDE)
- 10-12 players in the group
- GM norm, rating for ELO FIDE
- financial prizes in CZK*: 5 000, 3 000, 2 000
- starting fee in EUR:
ELO FIDE > 2500		115
ELO FIDE 2451 – 2500	150
ELO FIDE 2401 – 2450	185
ELO FIDE 2351 – 2400 	230
ELO FIDE < 2350		    290
IM discount of 20%

B) 1.-9.8. 2007 round-robin IM tournaments 
- average rating 2276 – 2350 (former category 2-4 FIDE)
- 10-12 players in the group
- IM norm, rating for ELO FIDE
- financial prizes in CZK*: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000
- starting fee in EUR:
ELO FIDE > 2350		100
ELO FIDE 2301 – 2350	120
ELO FIDE 2251 – 2300	150
ELO FIDE 2200 – 2250 	185
ELO FIDE < 2200		    230
FM, WFM and WIM discount of 10%

C) 1.-9.8. 2007 round-robin FIDE tournament 
- 10-12 players in the group (everybody with ELO FIDE)
- rating for ELO FIDE
- financial prizes in CZK*: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000
- starting fee in EUR:
ELO FIDE > 2200		38
ELO FIDE 2001 – 2150	58
ELO FIDE 1900 – 2000 	75
ELO FIDE < 1900		    95
D) 2.-9.8. 2007 OLOMOUC OPEN
- rating tournament with rating for FIDE
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- financial prizes in CZK*: 20 000, 14 000, 8 000, 6 000, 4 000, 2 500, 1 500, 1 000, 500, 500, best woman 1 000, best player up to 16 years of age 1 000 (60 000 altogether, from prizes in excess of 10 000 20% tax will be deducted, fusion of prizes is admissible)
- starting fee in EUR:
GM, IM, WGM and WIM   	0 
ELO FIDE >=  2300  	25 
ELO FIDE >=  2200   	30	
ELO FIDE >=  2100   	35
ELO FIDE < 2100  	40
without ELO FIDE  	45 
players accommodated through the organizer have 10 EUR discount on all above given prices
other discounts on starting fee (they are counted from the sum of money after deduction from the above given discount):
     - 25 % for FM, youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women
     - 20 % at the joint registration of 10 and more players

- players registered after 30.6. 2007 pay extra 8 EUR 

E) 2.-9.8. 2007 Open Seniors Tournament 
- participation of players born in 1947 and older
- financial prizes in CZK*: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000
- material prizes
- starting fee 15 EUR, players registered after 30.6. 2007 pay extra 4 EUR

F) 1.8. 2007 open tournament in active chess 
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- financial prizes in CZK*: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 500
- starting fee in EUR:
GM, IM, WGM and WIM					0
youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women	3
other players							4

* Payment in EUR possible

System:
A, B, C tournaments – round system of 9-11 rounds
D, E tournaments – Swiss system of 9 rounds
F tournament – Swiss system of 7 rounds

Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution: 
A, B, C tournaments – 1. number of points, 2. S.-B., 3. mutual game, 4. lot, prizes are not divided
D, E and F tournaments - 1. number of points, 2. Buchholz, 3. middle Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot, financial prizes are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to number of advertised prizes

Rate of the game:
A, B, C, D, E tournaments 2 x 1,5 h + 30s/move
F tournament 2 x 15 min.

Accommodation:
The Sigma hotel*** (the playing hall is situated here)
2-bed rooms with a shower, WC, phone, TV and satellite
price including breakfast  42 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 29 EUR/room and night is charged
2-bed apartment 77 EUR/room and night, charge for extra bed 6 EUR

Boarding school SOU zemedelske garni**(at a distance of 1 km from the playing hall)
2-bed rooms, a shower and WC common for 2 rooms
price 10 EUR/person and night

Boarding school SOU stavebni garni* (at a distance of 2 km from the playing hall)
2-bed rooms, a shower and WC common for 1 floor
price 6,5 EUR/person and night

Board-meals: at the Sigma hotel according to your choice

Time schedule:
Tuesday	31.7.	16.00 – 19.00	chess afternoon in the Horni square in Olomouc
			simultaneous games with GM Sergej Movsesian
Wednesday	1.8.	08.00 – 09.30	registration F
	   	10.00 – 14.00	registration A,B,C
		10.00 – 14.00	1.-7. round F
		      14.00 – 22.00 	registration D,E
		14.30 – 14.45	results announcement F	
		16.00	1. round A,B,C	
Thursday	2.8.	09.00 - 14.00	registration D,E
		16.00	2. round A,B,C and 1. round D,E 
Friday  	3.8. 	09.00	3. round A,B,C
		16.00	4. round A,B,C and 2. round D,E
Saturday                	 4.8. 	16.00	5. round A,B,C and 3. round D,E
Sunday 	5.8.    	09.00	6. round A,B,C and 4. round D,E	
		16.00	7. round A,B,C and 5. round D,E	
Monday 	6.8. 	16.00	8. round A,B,C and 6. round D,E	
Tuesday  	7.8. 	10.00	blitz tournament
		16.00	9. round A,B,C and 7. round D,E	
Wednesday	8.8. 	16.00	 10. round A,B,C and 8. round D,E	
Thursday 	9.8.      	             09.00    11. round A,B,C and 9. round D,E
		15.00	  solemn conclusion
Accompanying programme: small football tournament, trip to the Svaty Kopecek Hill (the Holy Hill) –ZOO and the Basilica Minor of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Possibilities of spending free time: the city of Olomouc is a regional capital with more than 100 000 inhabitants, with the wide opportunities of social and cultural self-realization. In the city and in the vicinity there is vast range of sights: historical centre (the Holy Trinity Column is the sight of UNESCO), Svaty Kopecek Hill, open-air museum, caves, ZOO, castles and chateaux etc.
Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during the registration in cash in EUR, CZK or USD or paid by debit or credit cards Eurocard/Master Card, Maestro, VISA, VISA Electron, JCB or Diners Club.

Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 30.6. 2007 to the following address:
(Registration for the tournament in active chess and the blitz tournament will be accepted only on the day of the launching of the given tournament.)
AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic
tel./fax + 420 - 466 535 200, mobile phone +420 – 608 203 007
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz 
http://www.czechtour.net 

Other tournaments organised by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of CZECH TOUR International Chess Festivals 2007/2008 Series:
12.-29.7. 2007	18th CZECH OPEN – Pardubice (World School Chess Teams Championship, European Chess Solving Championship, European Amateurs Championship, GM open taken in ACP-TOUR, 4 FIDE opens, open Championship of the Czech Republic in active chess taken in ACP-TOUR, open Championship of the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament, Championship of the Czech Republic in blitz marathon, bughouse and Fischerandom chess, blitz tournaments for individuals, pairs and teams, pairs tournament in active chess, youth tournament, etc.)
22.-30.9. 2007 	4th HIGHLANDS OPEN – Zdar nad Sazavou (final qualification for the Men Championship of the Czech Republic, FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament)
13.-20.10. 2007     1st SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN – Cesky Krumlov (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament) 
10.-17.11. 2007     8th LIBEREC OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament) 
11.-18.1. 2008	7th PRAGUE OPEN (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm, active chess, blitz tournament)
19.-27.1. 2008	7th MARIENBAD OPEN (closed IM and GM tournaments, FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament)

- prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2007/8 Series 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 obtained in the form of bonus in the next year of series only, criteria used for ranking: the highest total of points gained in individual tournaments (results from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are counted), 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 CZECH TOUR Series, or 10% in 3rd start, 15% in 4th start, 20% in 5th start, 25% in 6th start and 30% in the 7th start (only starts from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are counted)
Obligatory registration form  OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2007
(Registration for the tournament in active chess and the blitz tournament will be accepted only on the day of the launching of the given tournament.)
First name: ............................................. Family name: .………………..........................…………
Tournament:	A	B	C	D	E		
Address: .......................................................................................................…...........………….….
State: ......................................................Team: ........................…………...................…………….
Date of birth: ..........................................Title/EC: .......…………...............................……………
ELO FIDE: .............................................ELO national:.........................………….....……………..
Selected accommodation variant (including dates of arrival and departure), accompanying persons: 
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Date: ......................................................................Signature: ...................................………………