12th SALENTO INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2023

Dates: 11 June – 17 June 2023
Youth Open: 14 – 18 June 2023
Youth Training Course: 15 – 17 June 2023

Tournaments: Master Open, Main Open, Rising Open, Youth Open
Prize money: € 4.000
Master Open: Players rated ELO FIDE > 1900
Main Open: Players rated ELO FIDE 1500 – 2000
Rising Open: Players rated ELO FIDE 0 – 1599
Youth Open: Players Under 16 (born after 01/01/2007)

Master Open and Main Open time control:
90’ x 40 moves +20’+30” increment from 1st move
Rising Open time control:
60’ x 30 moves +20’+30” increment from 1st move
Youth Open time control:
30’+10” increment from 1st move

N° rounds Master – Main – Rising tournaments: 9 (2 double turns)
N° rounds Youth Open: 9 (4 double turns)

Pairing system: Swiss/Dutch

Guests: Grand Masters and other titled players

Press release from the organizer – 20/04/23

According to multiple requests received from many chess players and only after the approval received from the Italian Chess Federation, which we consulted in order to obtain authorisation, rating access to Main Tournament was modified to 1500 ELO points.

Anyone not satisfied because of change as above and therefore would take decision to resign from participating in the tournament, once the organizer has been informed by email latest by 01st June 2023, will be able to obtain a full refund of the entry fee, if already paid.

Amount of wild cards that can be requested to play Master Tournament or Main Tournament remain unchanged as 2. Both have been already assigned.

We take this opportunity to point out that the Indian GM Vikash NR has not obtained his visa and therefore he will not be able to take part in the event. He has been replaced by GM Oleg Korneev. Presence of 3 Grand Masters, from different countries will grant to achieve GM and IM norms.

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