Schedule / Prize Money

TOURNAMENTS

Master Open: players with ELO FIDE > 1900
Main Open: players with ELO FIDE 1500 – 2000
Rising Open: players with ELO FIDE 0 – 1599
Youth Open: players Under 16

TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULE

MASTER - MAIN - RISING
TOURNAMENTS

• 11/06/2023 – Last check at 1.00 pm
1st round ore 4.00 pm;
• 12/06/2023 – 2nd round at 4.00 pm
• 13/06/2023 – 3rd round at 9.30 am
4th round at 4.00 pm;
• 14/06/2023 – 5th round at 4.00 pm;
• 15/06/2023 – 6th round at 9.30 am
7th round at 4.00 pm;
• 16/06/2023 – 8th round at 4.00 pm;
• 17/06/2023 – 9th round at 9.30 am
Final celebration at 3.30 pm

YOUTH TOURNAMENT
(valid for ELO FIDE variations)

• 14/06/2023 – Last check 1.00 pm
• 14/06/2023 – 1st round at 4.00 pm
2nd round at 6.30 pm
• 15/06/2023 – 3rd round at 4.00 pm
4th round at 6.30 pm
• 16/06/2023 – 5th round at 4.00 pm
6th round at 6.30 pm
• 17/06/2023 – 7th round at 4.00 pm
8th round at 6.30 pm
• 18/06/2023 – 9th round at 9.30 am
Final celebration at 12.00 am

PRIZE MONEY

MASTER OPEN

Prize money: € 2.300

1st place: € 1.000
2nd place: € 600
3rd place: € 400
1st place Italian players: € 300
or free tourist stay at Ecoresort Le Sirenè in the 2024 edition of the 7-day event in full board (double room)

MAIN OPEN

Prize money: € 1.400

1st place: € 500
2nd place: € 300
or free tourist stay at Ecoresort Le Sirenè in the 2024 edition of the 7-day event in full board (double room)
3rd place € 200

1st place range 1600-1700: € 100
1st place range 1700-1800: € 100
1st place range 1800-1900: € 100
1st place range 1900-2000: € 100

RISING OPEN

Prize money: € 300

1st place: € 300
or free tourist stay at Ecoresort Le Sirenè in the 2024 edition of the 7-day event in full board (double room)
2nd place: Cup
3rd place: Cup

YOUTH OPEN

Prizes: cups and medals

1st place: Cup
2nd place: Cup
3rd place: Cup
1st place under 8: Medallion
1st place under 10: Medallion
1st place under 12: Medallion
1st place under 14: Medallion
1st place under 16: Medallion
1st Women: Medallion

RULES

• Players to participate in the tournament must have their own ID FIDE as required by FIDE rules in use in the Italian Chess Federation/FIDE events.

• Italian players or foreign players living in Italy on a regular basis must have Italian Chess Federation membership.

• Pairing system: Swiss-Dutch. Tie break system: buchholz system.

• Arriving at the board 60 minutes later than the scheduled starting time, forfeits the game.

• Players have to respect dress code (vest, undershirt and flip flop are not allowed).

• It is not allowed to keep in the playing area any electronic device, reception of Ecoresort Le Sirenè Hotel is ready to take care them for players not stay in the hotel only. They will have to fill up proper document to give electronic device and to show identity card to get it back.

• It is possible to ask half point bye related to one game only of first six rounds of master open and main open and first three rounds of rising tournament. Request will be sent in advance by written email to organizer clicking here or writing to info@chesspro.it before start of the event and signed up in the playing hall. Half point bye required for first round requires to registration of player on official website and entry fee payment effected in advance.

• Arbiter is defined by Italian Chess Federation and any decision taken by him/her is final.

• According to Italian Chess Federation (FSI) rules the organizer reserves the right to make occasional changes where appropriate (prior notice will be given at the start of the event or on the website) to match scheduled times and rounds to improve the smooth running of the tournament.
Participation implies tacit acceptance of the CONDITIONS OF ENTRY, plus maximum sporting behavior.

• Organizers can grant two wild cards to get access to Master and Main tournaments they are basically granted to provide a chance to play in the upper tournament to players rated near by deadline defined or to players having remarkable titles but not rating required.

ATTENTION: for Master, Main and Rising tournaments it is also mandatory to confirm your presence by 1.00 pm on 11th June 2023. If this does not happen, the missing player will not be paired for the first round of play.

SPORT & TOURISTIC ACTIVITIES

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During the tournament several touristic and sport activities will be organized including:

• Morning football challenges (the now classic Italy vs. Rest of the World!)

Tennis matches (doubles and singles)

Evening lessons of GM, WGM, IM, WIM (the titled players, invited to the tournament, share the secrets of their chess know-how!!)

Sightseeing trips (one every morning!)
Check the Excursions page in this website.

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