Rules

The Chess Festival will have two activities:

  • Open Under 2200: Open to all players with FIDE license, and FIDE rating lower than 2,200.
  • Night Blitz Open: Open to all players with FIDE license.

ORGANIZATION AND VENUE

Organizer: Reverté Minerals Chess Club.
Collaboration: Consejo Superior de Deportes, Federación Española de Ajedrez, Federación Andaluza de Ajedrez.
Venue: Elba Almería Business & Convention Hotel ****.
Sponsors: Patronato Municipal de Deportes de Almería, S.A. Reverté Productos Minerales.

 

RULES OF THE TWO TOURNAMENTS

OPEN UNDER 2200 (FIDE tournament details, FIDE calendar)

  • Swiss system, 7 rounds. Vega software. Complaints about the Vega pairing will not be accepted.
  • Time control: 60’+ 30”: 60 minutes per player and 30 extra seconds for each own move.
  • Initial ranking: ordered by Elo FIDE. For players that do not have Elo FIDE, order will be respectively set by Elo FEDA and alphabetically.
  • Valid for rating FIDE, FEDA and FADA.
  • All players with FIDE rating lower than 2,200 in the last published FIDE rating list can play.
  • A maximum delay of 30 minutes on the start of each round is allowed.
  • One player can ask a maximum of 1 bye scored with 0.5 points in the first 5 rounds, when requested in the registration form (at least one day before) or to the arbiter. The player must receive confirmation.
  • Tie breaks: 1) Direct encounter; 2) The greater number of wins; 3) Buchholz Cut 1; 4) Buchholz; 5) Sonneborn-Berger
  • Date and Time:
    • November 1st, 15:30, First Round
    • November 1st, 18:30, Second Round
    • November 2nd, 09:00, Third Round
    • November 2nd, 12:00, Fourth Round
    • November 2nd, 17:00, Fifth Round
    • November 3rd, 09:00, Sixth Round
    • November 3rd, 12:00, Seventh Round
    • November 3rd, 15:30, Closing and Awards Ceremony

 

NIGHT BLITZ OPEN

  • Swiss system, 8-10 rounds. Vega software. Complaints about the Vega pairing will not be accepted.
  • Time control: 3’+ 2”: 3 minutes per player and 2 extra seconds for each own move.
  • Initial ranking: ordered by Elo FIDE blitz. For players that do not have Elo FIDE blitz, order will be respectively set by Elo FIDE and alphabetically.
  • Not valid for rating.
  • A maximum delay of 3 minutes and 2 seconds on the official start time of each round is allowed.
  • Tie breaks: 1) Direct encounter; 2) The greater number of wins; 3) Buchholz Cut 1; 4) Buchholz; 5) Sonneborn-Berger
  • Date and Time:
    • November 2nd, 22:00, Tournament starts
    • November 3rd, 00:30, Estimated time of completion

 

DISQUALIFICATION

The failure of a player a round cause disqualification unless s/he formally writes and ask to continue.

RULES AND LAWS OF CHESS

  • FIDE Laws of Chess (January 2018), and the rules of this page will be applied.
  • An Appeals Committee is going to be composed of for the whole Festival: one member of the organization with a casting vote, and 3 players with an arbiter title or alternatively the first players from the initial ranking from different chess clubs. There will be three reserves to cover any absence in the game room or the direct involvement of a member or any conflict of interest. A decision by the Arbiter on the game may be appealed to the Appeals Committee, by a formal written letter and a payment of 80€ (to be refunded if the claimant is right), within 10 minutes after the end of the game.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

By registering, participants:

  • accept these rules and any changes -except lowering the prizes- done by the organization (i.e., the organization reserves the right to change these rules),
  • authorize the use and disclosure of personal data (e.g., lists of results, participants, standings, games, photos …) in various media, social networks, and internet.
  • subscribe to the mailing list of the chess club.