EVENT
Dates: 14th May – 21st May 2022
Tournaments: Master Open, Main Open, Rising Open, WeekEnd
Prize Money: € 5.000 (€ 4.500 + 7-day accomodation value € 500)
Master tournament: Players with ELO FIDE > 1900
Main tournament: Players with ELO FIDE 1400 – 2199
Rising tournament: Players with ELO FIDE 0 – 1500
Weekend tournament: Integral
Master and Main tournaments time control: 90’x40 moves + 30’, + 30” increment from the first move
Rising tournament time control: 60’ + 30” increment from the first move
Weekend time control: 90 ’x 40 moves + 30’, + 30” increment from the first move
Master and Main tournaments rounds: 9 (1 double round)
Rising tournament rounds: 8
Weekend tournament: 6 (3 double rounds)
Swiss – Dutch pairing system
Guests: 4 GM + more titled players
ALL TOURNAMENTS ARE VALID FOR ELO FIDE VARIATIONS
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
MASTER AND MAIN
TOURNAMENTS
• 14/05/2022 – Registration deadline at 1pm
and 1st round at 4pm;
• 15/05/2022 – 2nd round at 4pm;
• 16/05/2022 – 3rd round at 9.30am
and 4th round 4pm;
• 17/05/2022 – 5th round at 4pm;
• 18/05/2022 – 6th round at 4pm;
• 19/05/2022 – 7th round at 4pm;
• 20/05/2022 – 8th round at 4pm;
• 21/05/2022 – 9th round at 09.30am;
• 21/05/2022 – Awards ceremony at 4pm
RISING
TOURNAMENT
• 14/05/2022 – Registration deadline at 1pm
and 1st round at 4pm;
• 15/05/2022 – 2nd round at 4pm;
• 16/05/2022 – 3rd round at 4pm;
• 17/05/2022 – 4th round at 4pm;
• 18/05/2022 – 5th round at 4pm;
• 19/05/2022 – 6th round at 4pm;
• 20/05/2022 – 7th round at 4pm;
• 21/05/2022 – 8th round at 09.30am;
• 21/05/2022 – Awards ceremony at 4pm
WEEKEND TOURNAMENT
• 20/05/2022 – 1° round at 9.30am
and 2nd round at 4pm;
• 21/05/2022 – 3rd round at 9.30am
and 4th round at 4pm
• 22/05/2022 – 5th round at 9.30am
and 6th round at 4pm (awards ceremony to follow)
PRIZE MONEY
Master tournament
prize money: € 3,000
1st Place: € 1.000
2nd Place: € 700
3rd Place: € 400
4th Place: € 300
5th Place: € 200
1st Place range 2200-2300: € 100
1° Place range 2100-2199: € 100
1° Place range 1900-2099: € 100
1° Place seniores: € 50
1° Place women: € 50
Main tournament
prize money: € 1,300
1st Place: Invitation with full board stay at Ecoresort Le Sirenè for the Salento International Chess Tournament 2023** – 8 nights for a value of € 560
2nd Place: € 240
3rd Place: € 200
1st Place range 1400-1700: € 100
1st Place range 1700-1850: € 100
1st Place range 1850-2000: € 100
Rising tournament
prize money: Various prizes
1st Place: Trophy
2nd Place: Cup
3rd Place: Cup
Weekend tournament
prize money: € 700
1st Place: € 350
2nd Place: € 200
3rd Place: € 150
REGULATIONS
- To be able to participate to the tournament, players must have their own FIDE ID as required by FIDE rules in use in all FSI tournaments
- All ITALIAN players present in the FIDE list must have an Italian Chess Federation membership for 2022, competitive or Under 16. If necessary, it will be possible to register during the game but it is strongly recommended to do it in advance.
- The pairing system is Swiss-Dutch.
- Arriving at the board over 60 minutes later than the scheduled starting time, forfeits the game.
- Players have to respect dress code appropriate to the international profile of the event (swimsuit, undershirt and flip-flop are not allowed).
- It is not allowed to keep any electronic device in the playing area. The reception of Ecoresort Le Sirenè Hotel is ready to take care of them for the players not staying at the hotel only and give them back to the owner upon presentation of an ID card.
- In accordance with the RTF (Regolamento Tecnico Federale – federal technical regulation) issued by FSI – article 7.5.1, for the Master, Main and Rising tournaments it is possible to ask for a half-point bye just once, except in the last 3 (three) rounds scheduled. The request must be sent in advance by written e-mail to info@chesspro.it with the referee board as recipient, mentioning to which round the request is referred.
- For anything not covered by this section of the website and by the flyer, the rules set in the FIDE international regulations in force at the time of registration apply. Registration implies acceptance and observance of what is stated here and of any changes made for the success of the event.
ATTENTION: it is also mandatory to confirm your presence by 1pm on 14/05/2022.
Any players failing to do so will not be paired for the first game round.
COLLATERAL ACTIVITIES
• Morning FOOTBALL challenges (the “Football Classic” Italy vs. Rest of the World)
• Morning TENNIS matches and tournaments (single and double)
• Evening CHESS LECTURES managed by GM, WGM, IM, WIM (Titled players invited share their secrets of skills, successes and gaps of their chess knowledge!)
• Tourist trips (every morning!) (check the page Excursions)