Tournament 2015 English version

Vellmarer Schachtage - 7th International Chess Open in Vellmar

6th - 9th August 2015

Promoter and organizer of the tournament is Chess Club Vellmar 1950 in collaboration with the department of single championships of the Hessian Chess Federation (HSV).
Internet: www.SKVellmar.de - www.hessischer-Schachverband.de

Venue: Multi-purpose hall Vellmar- Frommershausen
Pfadwiese 10, 34246 Vellmar- Frommershausen

Game modus:
7 Rounds Swiss System
A – und B – Open (A – Open TWZ >= 1.600, B – Open TWZ <= 1.800)
Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment 30 seconds for each move starting first move
Rating  evaluation: ELO and DWZ
C - Open (TWZ <= 1,200)
Time control: 90 minutes per player for the complete game
Rating  evaluation: DWZ

Tournament director and chief arbiter: Juergen Kehr (FIDE Arbiter, FIDE International Organizer, Head of HSV division for single championships)

Schedule:
Thursday, 08/06/2015
Deadline 17:45, first round 18:00
Friday, 08/07/2015
Second round 10:00, 3rd round 16:00
Saturday, 08/08/2015
4th round 9:00, 5th round 15:00
Sunday, 08/09/2015
6th round 9:00, 7th round 15:00
Awards ceremony at about 20:00

Starting fee: A - Open 40, - €, B - Open 30, - €, C - Open 15, - €
Discount for children and youth under 18 years 5, - €
If payment on game day without prior registration +10, - €
Pays in more than four players of a club 5,- € rebate for every player in group.

Prices: (guaranteed for 140 paying participants)
 A-Open (Tournament rating value > = 1600)
  700 € / 450 € / 300 € / 200 € / 100 € / 50 €
 B-Open (Tournament rating value  <= 1800)
   300 € /  200 € / 100 €
 C-Open (Tournament rating value  <= 1200)
   80 € / 50 € / 40 €
 Commemorative medals for all participants and a trophy for the winner (only C - Open)
Rating prizes: the grouping and number per tournament are calculated during first round. The rating groups are announced before second round.
  A-Open
 First of rating group = 60 €,
 Second of rating group = 40 €
  B-Open
 First of rating group = 60 €,
 Second of rating group = 40 €

Prize fund: 3200 € (guaranteed for 140 paying participants)

Prizes are distributed in the points and ranking as the second and third ranking after Buchholz and Buchholz sum, with a void result.
No duplicate awards.
Prices are only distributed at the presentation ceremony personally present winners. The distribution of prizes to any substitutes made at the discretion of the tournament director.

Regulations:

  1. All participants must have at the beginning of the competition a valid FIDE ID or apply for specifying the necessary information (name, date of birth, place of birth, email address) on the Tournament Committee. The application is possible only for those participants who wish to assign to the German Federation (ID GER). Foreign participants without a valid ID FIDE who want a different assignment, please contact their home Federation. The application is using a form possible here.
  2. The waiting period referred to in Article 6.7 a) of the FIDE rules (2014) is 30 minutes.
  3. Mobile phones and / or other electronic means of communication pursuant to Article 11.3 b) may be carried during the game only in completely off state in the playing venue. If a violation of this provision obviously, this will result in the loss of game. It is the Tournament Director unfortunately not possible to accept such equipment for storage.
  4. Decisions of the Chief Arbiter shall be final. (Refer to article 11.10)
  5. The Annex G of the FIDE Rules (2014) (former Article 10.2) is valid for the tournament C, while no use is made of Article G4.

Information and registration:
Jürgen Kehr
Elfbuchenstr. 10, 34317 Habichtswald-Dörnberg
Tel: +49- (0)5606 - 5337408
Mobile: +49- (0)172 - 5129389
E-mail: kehrjuergen@t-online.de
Internet: www.Vellmarer-Schachtage.de
The registration is available by phone, e-mail or via the registration form on the tournament site on the Internet and transfer the starting fee to the account specified on 08/02/2015.

Bank:
Account holder: Helmut Strutzke Schachklub Vellmar
Bank: Kasseler Bank eG
German BLZ: 520 900 00
Account No.: 124112702
IBAN: DE60 5209 0000 0124 1127 02
BIC: GENODE51KS1
Purpose: "Schachtage", Name of participant