Blitz Chess Tournament Dedicated To The Memory Of Arsen Yeghiazaryan
2020-06-10Chess Academy of Armenia is organizing blitz tournament dedicated to the memory of Armenian honored coach, GM Arsen Yeghiazaryan.
The tournament will be held on June 18 at 16:00, which will take place on the site www.lichess.org .
Participation:
Participants must have at least second chess category.
Rules and regulations:
The tournament will be held in 9-round Swiss system in accordance with FIDE Laws of Chess. All other regulations apply as per FIDE Handbook.
Time control is 3 minutes for the whole game with 1 seconds increment starting from move one.
Tie-Breaks:
In case of equal points, the prizes will be determined on the website of the Swiss tournament on www.lichess.org.
Prizes:
Total prize fund – 200 000 AMD
Prizes |
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II |
III |
IV |
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Main |
50 000 |
40 000 |
35 000 |
25 000 |
20 000 |
Best performance among girls |
10 000 |
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Best performance among those who have chess category |
10 000 |
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Best performance among children up to 12 years of age |
10 000 |
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50$ - winner of the tournament
25$ - best performance among girls
25$ - best performance among players up to 18 years of age
In case of a tie the prizes will not be shared. No player can receive more than one prize.
Entry fees:
Title/Rating |
Entry fee |
GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM, WFM |
Free |
Players with II, I categories & rating |
2 000 AMD |
ATTENTION!
Here are the mandatory conditions for participation:
• During the tournament all participants should join by zoom platform with the cameras on and share screen,
• The organizer has the right to remove from the tournament the participant who is suspected of unfair play,
• All those participants whose usernames on the online platform have ever been closed due to unfair play are not eligible to participate in the tournament.
• Prizes will be awarded two days after the tournament, only after checking the played games to avoid awarding prizes to computer-aided participants.
Registration:
The registration deadline is 6 PM June 16, 2020.