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OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2004

7th International Chess Festival

part of CZECH TOUR 2004/2005 Series

4.-12.8. 2004 Olomouc, Czech Republic


Place of doings:
Olomouc, the Sigma hotel

Organizer: 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) round-robin GM tournament (4.-12.8.)
- 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 < 2350  250
ELO FIDE 2351 – 2400  200
ELO FIDE 2401 – 2450  160
ELO FIDE 2451 – 2500  130
ELO FIDE > 2500 100

IM discount of 50%

B) round-robin IM tournaments (4.-12.8.)
- average rating 2301 – 2350 (former category 3-4 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 < 2200 200
ELO FIDE 2200 – 2250 160
ELO FIDE 2251 – 2300 130
ELO FIDE 2301 – 2350  100
ELO FIDE > 2350  80


C) OPEN OLOMOUC (5.-12.8.)
- open Championship of the Olomouc region – rating tournament
with credit 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)
- starting fee in EUR:
1) 2)
GM, IM, WGM and WIM 0 EUR 0 EUR
FM, WFM and players with ELO FIDE >= 2300 20 EUR 30 EUR
other players with ELO FIDE 25 EUR 35 EUR
players without ELO FIDE 35 EUR 45 EUR

1) players accommodated through the organizer
2) other players


- discounts and additional charge:
    - discount of 25 % for youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women 
    - discount of 20 % on the starting fee at the joint registration of 10 and more players
    - players registered after 30.6. 2004 pay extra 8 EUR 

D) Open Seniors Championship of the Czech Republic (5.-12.8.)
- participation of players born in 1944 and older
- financial prizes in CZK*: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000
- material prizes
- starting fee15 EUR, players registered after 30.6. 2004 pay extra 4 EUR

E) Open Championship of the Olomouc region of youngsters up to 15 years of age (5.-12.8.)
- participation of players born in 1989 and younger
- material prizes
- starting fee 8 EUR, players registered after 30.6. 2004 pay extra 2 EUR

F) open tournament in active chess (4.8.)
- 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
other players 4
discount of 25% for youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women

* Payment in EUR or USD possible

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

Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution: 
A, B tournaments – 1. number of points, 2. S.-B., 3. mutual game, 4. lot, prizes are not distributed
C, D, E and F tournaments - 1. number of points, 2. Progressive score, 3. 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

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

Accommodation:

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

Boarding school SOU zemedelske garni** (at a distance of 1 km from the playing hall)
2-bed rooms, shower, WC and a kitchenette are common for 2 rooms
price 9 EUR/person and night

The Sigma hotel*** (the playing hall is situated here)
2-bed rooms with a shower, WC, phone, TV and satellite
price including breakfast 34 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 23 EUR/room and night is charged
2-bed apartments 65 EUR/room and night, charge for extra bed 6 EUR

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

Time schedule:

Wednesday 4.8. 08.30 – 09.30 registration F
10.00 – 13.00 registration A,B
10.00 – 14.00 1.-7. round F
13.00 – 22.00 registration C,D,E
14.00 – 14.15 results announcement F
15.00 1. round A,B
Thursday 5.8. 09.00 - 13.00 registration C,D,E
15.00 2. round A,B a 1. round C,D,E
Friday 6.8. 09.00 3. round A,B
15.00 4. round A,B a 2. round C,D,E
Saturday 7.8. 15.00 5. round A,B a 3. round C,D,E
Sunday 8.8. 09.00 6. round A,B a 4. round C,D,E
15.00 7. round A,B a 5. round C,D,E
Monday 9.8. 15.00 8. round A,B a 6. round C,D,E
Tuesday 10.8. 09.00 blitz tournament
15.00 9. round A,B a 7. round C,D,E
Wednesday 11.8. 15.00 10. round A,B a 8. round C,D,E
Thursday 12.8. 09.00 11. round A,B a 9. round C,D,E
15.00 solemn conclusion

Accompanying programme: small football tournament, petanque, excursion to the brewery, trip to the Mladecske caves and the Bouzov castle

Possibilities of spending free time: Olomouc is a region city 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 museum, 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 or VISA 

Obligatory registrations together with accommodation orders should be sent by 30.6. 2004 to the following address:
AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic
phone/fax +420 - 466 535 200
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 2004/2005 Series:

15.-23.5. 2004 4th OPEN ZNOJMO (FIDE open, Znojemska kralovna ("The Znojmo Queen"), Znojemska kralovnicka ("The Znojmo Little Queen"), finals of the Cup of the Czech Republic of team active chess, individual tournament in active chess)
15.7.-1.8. 2004 15th CZECH OPEN – Pardubice (5 FIDE opens, one of them with GM and IM norm, European Amateurs Championship, Championship of the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament, Championship of the Czech Republic in active chess and other disciplines, 14 tournaments altogether)
18.-26.9. 2004 1st OPEN HIGHLANDS – Havlickuv Brod (Men Championship of the Czech Republic - semifinals, FIDE open)
23.-30.10. 2004 5th OPEN LIBEREC (FIDE open)
14.-21.1. 2005 4th OPEN PRAHA (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm)
22.-29.1. 2005 4th OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE (FIDE open and 1-2 closed IM tournaments)

- prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2004/5 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 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 (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 (starts from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are counted)


Obligatory registration form OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2004

First name:........................ Family name:................................
Tournament:	A	B	C	D	E	F
Address:........................................................................
State:...................... Team:..............................................
Date of birth:.............................. Title/EC:..........................
ELO FIDE:............................. ELO national:............................
Selected accommodation variant (including dates of arrival and departure),
accompanying persons: ..........................................................
................................................................................

Date:......................... Signature:.......................................