Olomouc Chess Summer 2018

OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2018
21st International Chess Festival

part of CZECH TOUR 2018 / 2019 Series
11th - 18th August 2018, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Place: the Flora hotel, Krapkova 34, Olomouc

Organizer: Sportclub Agentura 64 Olomouc and Agency 64 Grygov in cooperation with AVE-
KONTAKT s.r.o.
Festival director: Jaroslav Fuksik
Main arbiter: IA Jakub Fuksik
Announced tournaments:
A) 11th - 18th August 2018: round-robin GM tournament
- average rating 2401 – 2475 (former category 7 – 9 FIDE)
- 10 players in the group
- GM norm, rating for ELO FIDE and DWZ
- participation of players with ELO FIDE > 2350 (the organizer reserves the right to accept a player
whose ELO does not meet requirements of the tournament, starting fee is marked with *)
- financial prizes in CZK*: 5 000, 3 000, 2 000
- starting fee in EUR:
ELO FIDE > 2500 125,0
ELO FIDE 2451 – 2500 166,5
ELO FIDE 2401 – 2450 208,5
ELO FIDE 2351 – 2400 250,0
ELO FIDE 2301 – 2350 333,5*
ELO FIDE =< 2300 416,5*
IM discount of 10%
B) 11th - 18th August 2018: round-robin IM tournaments

- average rating 2251 – 2350 (former category 1-4 FIDE)
- 10 players in the group
- IM norm, rating for ELO FIDE and DWZ
- participation of players with ELO FIDE > 2350 (the organizer reserves the right to accept a player
whose ELO does not meet requirements of the tournament, starting fee is marked with *)
ELO FIDE > 2350 104,0
ELO FIDE 2301 – 2350 125,0
ELO FIDE 2251 – 2300 146,0
ELO FIDE 2201 – 2250 208,5
ELO FIDE 2101 – 2200 291,5*
ELO FIDE =< 2100 375,0*
FM, WFM and WIM discount of 10%
C) 11th - 18th August 2018: OLOMOUC OPEN

- rating tournament with rating for FIDE and DWZ
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- financial prizes in CZK*: 8 000, 6 000, 4 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 500, 500, 500, best woman 500,
best player up to 16 years of age 500, prizes for the best players with ELO FIDE 2000-2149, 1850-
1999, 1700-1849, 1550-1699, 1400-1549, smaller than 1400 and for the best player without ELO
FIDE – in each of these categories 500 (30 000 altogether, fusion of prizes is possible)
- material prizes for other players, women, seniors over 60 years of age and youngsters up to 16 years
of age
players accommodated through the organizer other players
GM, IM, WGM and WIM 0,0 0,0
ELO FIDE >= 2 300 21,0 33,5
ELO FIDE >= 2 200 29,0 41,5
ELO FIDE >= 2 100 33,5 46,0
ELO FIDE >= 1 800 37,5 50,0
ELO FIDE >= 1 500 41,5 54,0
ELO FIDE < 1 500 and
without ELO FIDE 46,0 58,5
- discounts on starting fee:
- 25 % for FM, youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women
- fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 2,5 EUR per player charged
according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included
in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration. The organizer pays
these fees for players with GM, IM, WGM and WIM titles
- players registered after 15th July 2018 pay extra 8,5 EUR
D) 11th - 18th August 2018: Open Seniors Tournament

- participation of players born in 1958 and older
- rating for ELO FIDE and DWZ
- material prizes
- starting fee 21,0 EUR
in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration
- players registered after 15th July 2018 pay extra 4,0 EUR
E) 16thAugust 2018: open tournament in rapid chess

- rating for rapid ELO FIDE
- financial prizes in CZK*: 1 500, 1 000, 500
GM, IM, WGM and WIM 0,0
youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women 3,0
other players 4,0
- applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day
of launching of the tournament
F) 14th August 2018: open blitz tournament

- rating for blitz ELO FIDE
- financial and material prizes according to the number of participants *
- starting fee 2,0 EUR:
- applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day
of launching of the tournament
* Payment in EUR possible
System:
A, B tournaments – round system of 9 rounds
C, D tournaments – Swiss system of 9 rounds
E tournament – Swiss system of 7 rounds
F tournament - Swiss system of 11 rounds
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution:

A, B tournaments – 1. number of points, 2. S.-B., 3. mutual game, 4. lot, prizes are divided equally
among players with the same number of points
C, D, E and F tournaments - 1. number of points, 2. Buchholz Cut 1, 3. Buchholz, 4. Sonnenborg-
Bergen, 5. the greater number of games played with black. Prizes in tournaments C and D are
distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to the number
of advertised prizes; prizes in tournaments E and F are not divided
Rate of the game:

A, B, C, D tournaments 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min. + 30 s/move, waiting time is 1 h in case of late arrival
E tournament 2 x 10 min. + 5s/move
F tournament 2 x 3 min. + 2s/move
Accommodation:
The Flora hotel ****/*** (the playing hall is situated here)
double rooms, type „superior“, four-star hotel facilities, WiFi connection
price including breakfast 81,5 EUR/room and night, if only 1 person occupies the room, 64,5
EUR/room and night is charged
double rooms, type „comfort”, three plus-star hotel facilities, WiFi connection
double rooms, type „standard“, three-star hotel facilities, WiFi connection

Youth home of Technical and business secondary school*

(at a distance of 1,5 km from the playing hall, public transport connection)
2,3-bed rooms, shower and WC on the floor, price 10,5 EUR/person and night
Board-meals: at the Flora hotel according to your choice
Time schedule:
Friday 10th August 16.00 – 19.00 chess afternoon in the Horni square in Olomouc
simultaneous games with IM
20.30 – 22.00 registration A,B,C,D
Saturday 11th August 10.00 – 14.00 registration A,B,C,D
15.00 drawing lots A,B
16.00 1st round A,B,C,D
Sunday 12th August 09.00 2nd round A,B,C,D
16.00 3rd round A,B,C,D
Monday 13th August 16.00 4th round A,B,C,D
Tuesday 14th August 09.15 – 09.45 registration F
09.30 – 13.30 tournament F
16.00 5th round A,B,C,D
Wednesday 15th August 16.00 6th round A,B,C,D
Thursday 16th August 08.30 – 09.15 registration E
09.30 – 13.30 tournament E
16.00 7th round A,B,C,D
Friday 17th August 16.00 8th round A,B,C,D
Saturday 18th August 09.00 9th round A,B,C,D
15.30 solemn conclusion
Starting fee and accommodation payments will be collected during the registration in cash in
EUR (at the amount given in these regulations), CZK (in the rate 24:1 compared to prices given in
these regulations) or USD or by debit and credit cards: Eurocard/Master Card, Maestro, VISA,
VISA Electron, JCB or Diners Club.
Festivals arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of CZECH TOUR International
Chess Festivals 2018 / 2019 Series:
12. - 29. 7. 2018 29th CZECH OPEN (Pardubice)
3. - 10. 8. 2018 5th PRAGUE SUMMER OPEN
11. - 18. 8. 2018 21st OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER
6. - 15. 9. 2018 17th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Bulgaria)
22. - 29. 9. 2018 12th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Trebic)
30. 9. - 7. 10. 2018 9th HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN
10. - 17. 11. 2018 8th BRNO OPEN
18. - 24. 11. 2018 10th PILSNER OPEN
26. 12. 2018 – 1. 1. 2019 10st LITOMYSL OPEN
11. - 18. 1. 2019 18th PRAGUE OPEN
19. - 26. 1. 2019 18th MARIENBAD OPEN
23. 2. - 2. 3. 2019 19th LIBEREC OPEN
Prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2018 / 19 Series is 25 000 CZK (7 000, 5 000, 4 000, 3 000,
2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500), prizes can be obtained in the form of bonus in the next year of
series only, criteria used for ranking: the highest total of points gained in individual tournaments (7
best results from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are
counted), best place in one of included tournaments, lot
Discount on starting fee and accommodation price - 5% discount in 2nd start in the tournament held
within the frame of this year CZECH TOUR Series, or 10% in 3rd start, 15% in 4th start etc. (only starts
from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move except for Sunny
Beach Open are counted)
Interesting things: http://www.facebook.com/czechtouren
Contact to the organizer:

AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Strossova 239, 530 03 Pardubice, Czech Republic, tel. + 420 - 466 535 200;
mobile phone + 420 – 608 203 007, e-mail: [email protected]
Complete your obligatory applications together with accommodation orders by 15th July 2018 on
http://www.czechtour.net/applications/
All foreign players must have an assigned FIDE identification number (abbreviation FIDE ID or FID)
at the time of the submission of the application form. If they do not have it, they have to apply their
national chess federation for it.

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OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2018

21st International Chess Festival

Place: the Flora hotel, Krapkova 34, Olomouc

B) 11th - 18th August 2018: round-robin IM tournaments

C) 11th - 18th August 2018: OLOMOUC OPEN

D) 11th - 18th August 2018: Open Seniors Tournament

E) 16thAugust 2018: open tournament in rapid chess

F) 14th August 2018: open blitz tournament

* Payment in EUR possible

Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution:

Rate of the game:

double rooms, type „standard“, three-star hotel facilities, WiFi connection

Youth home of Technical and business secondary school*

Board-meals: at the Flora hotel according to your choice

Interesting things: http://www.facebook.com/czechtouren

Contact to the organizer:

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