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“Tsaghkadzor Open” International Chess Tournament

2024-08-29

Chess Academy of Armenia together with “Royale Signature” LLC and the Chess Academy Club, is organizing “Tsaghkadzor Open” International Chess Tournament from September 30 /arrival/ to October 6 /departure/, 2024 at “Eighty Eight Hotel and Spa” in Tsaghkadzor (Tandzaghbyur 34/1, Kotayk region, Republic of Armenia).

    “Tsaghkadzor Open” will host two different events accordingly: A Tournament and B Tournament.

  • A Group Tournament is open to players with 2000 and above international rating.

* The tournament organizer may allow a restricted number of young chess players with international rating below 2000 to compete in Group A tournament with additional fee.

  • B Group Tournament is open to players with below 2000 international rating and limited number of unrated players.

The tournaments will be held in 9-round Swiss system in accordance with FIDE Laws of Chess.

Time control:

A Group Tournament: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 15 minutes till the end of the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one.

B Group Tournament: 90 minutes for the whole game with 30 seconds increment starting from move one.

The default time for the tournament is 30 min from the start of the round.

 

 

 

The total prize fund of the tournament is 8 000 000 Armenian drams (388 AMD ≈ 1 USD as of 30.04.2024).

A tournament

Main prizes

Special prizes

I

1 800 000

$ 4640

U2400

100 000

$ 255

II

1 400 000

$ 3600

U2300

100 000

$ 255

III

1 000 000

$ 2575

U2200

100 000

$ 255

IV

700 000

$ 1800

Senior 50+

100 000

$ 255

V

500 000

$ 1290

Women 1st place

130 000

$ 335

VI

300 000

$ 770

Women 2nd place

100 000

$ 255

VII

200 000

$ 515

Under 18

70 000

$ 125

VIII

100 000

$ 255

Under 16, Under 14

50 000

$ 125

 

 

 

Best result among foreign participants

40 000

$ 100

 

 

 

Best result among Academy students

40 000

$ 100

B tournament

Main prizes

Special prizes

I

300 000

$ 770

Senior 50+

50 000

$ 125

II

200 000

$ 515

Women 1st place 

50 000

$ 125

III

150 000

$ 385

Under 14

50 000

$ 125

IV

100 000

$ 255

Under 12

50 000

$ 125

V

60 000

$ 150

 

 

 

VI

55 000

$140

 

 

 

VII

55 000

$ 140

 

 

 

             

*All prizes are subject to income tax implications according to the laws of the Republic of Armenia.

Tie-Breaks: Tie-breaks will be carried out according to the following order:

a) Cut Buchholz-1,

b) Buchholz,

c) Results of direct encounters between the tied players (if all the tied players have met each other),

d) The greater number of games played with black

e) The greater number of victories.

The monetary prizes will not be shared and are distributed according to the final ranking. Each prize holder can win only one prize. In case the category prize is the same as the main prize, the player receives the main prize.

Our partner ChessMood Inc. has established special prizes for the participants of the tournament. The winners will receive 20 Bundle Pro Memberships, which can be used at www.chessmood.com

A tournament

B tournament

I

For 1 year

I

For 6 months

II

For 6 months

II

For 3 months

III

For 3 months

III

For 1 month

Best result among women

For 6 months

Women 1st place

For 3 months

Under 16B&G

For 3 months

Under 14B&G

For 1 month

Under 14B&G

For 3 months

Under 12B&G

For 1 month

64th place

For 1 month

Under 10B&G

For 1 month

 

 

64th place

 

For 1 month

Moreover, our partner Chessify Company has established special prizes for the participants of the tournament. The winners will receive a $3 000 "ChessifyCoin", which they can use at www.chessify.me.

A tournament

B tournament

I

700

I

200

II

600

II

100

III

500

III

50

IV

400

Women 1st place

50

V

200

 

 

Women 1st place

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule:

Event

A and B Tournaments

Deadline of participants’ confirmation

30 September, 12։00

Opening Ceremony

30 September, 14։00

1st round

30 September, 15։00

2nd round

1 October, 10։30

3rd round

1 October, 16։00

4th round

2 October, 15։00

5th round

3 October, 10։30

6th round

3 October, 16։00

7th round

4 October, 10։30

8th round

5 October, 15։00

9th round

6 October, 10։30

Closing ceremony

6 October, 17։00

 

 

Entry fees:

Participants

 

A tournament until 31.07.2024

A tournament from 01.08.2024 - 23.09.2024

A tournament from 24․09․2024-29.09.2024

GM, WGM

 

 

Free of charge

 

Free of charge

 

Free of charge

 

With the rating 2450 and/or above

 

 

Free of charge

 

Free of charge

 

Free of charge

 

With the ratings 2301-2450

 

IM, WIM

15 000

20 000

40 000

FM,

20 000

25 000

50 000

Untitled

25 000

30 000

60 000

With the ratings 2201-2300

 

IM, WIM

20 000

25 000

50 000

FM, WFM

25 000

30 000

60 000

Untitled

30 000

35 000

70 000

With the ratings 2001-2200

 

IM, WIM

30 000

35 000

70 000

FM, WFM

35 000

40 000

80 000

Untitled

45 000

50 000

100 000

Participants

 

B tournament until 31.07.2024

B tournament from

01.08.2024- 20.09.2024

B tournament from

21․09․2024-29.09.2024

With the ratings 1800-2000

20 000

25 000

50 000

With the ratings Under 1800

25 000

30 000

60 000

Unrated players /limited/

30 000

35 000

70 000

In case of cancellation of the participation, 20% of the fee will not be refunded.

 

Hotels:

The organizer provides special conditions for GM 2500 players The numbers of these places are limited!

Hotel

Room type

Price with breakfast per person

Price with full board per person

 

 

 

“Eighty Eight”

Econom Queen Single

26 000

 

 

Those who choose to stay at Eighty Eight Hotel can have lunch and dinner /12.000 AMD per person/

 

Econom Queen Double

13 000

Standard Queen Single

29 000

Standard Queen Double

14 500

Standard King Single

35 000

Standard King Double

17 500

 

Elegant

Single

20 000

Those who choose to stay at Elegant Hotel can have lunch and dinner /8000 AMD per person/

Double

11 500

Tsaghkadzor University Hotel

Single

-

10 000

Double

-

10 000

Under 12

-

8 000

* Room rates are for 1 person per night. The number of rooms is strictly limited.

 

Transfer: It is possible to organize transfer for players from the airport to Tsaghkadzor. Price is 10 000 AMD per person.

Visa: For all the requirements of VISA purposes, please click here.

Low cost flights:

www.wizzair.com provides cheap direct flights from Austria (Vienna), Bulgaria (Sofia), Cyprus (Larnaca), Czech Republic (Prague), German (Dortmund), Italy (Milan Rome, Venice, Lithuania (Vilnius), Poland (Katowice), UAE (Abu Dhabi).

www.Flyone.com provides cheap direct flights from Brussels (BRU), France (Lyon), Georgia (Tbilisi).

Health protocol and anti-cheating: Health protection measures will be applied in accordance to valid instructions from Armenian government institutions. Following FIDE Fair-Play Rules, the organizer will implement anti-cheating measures.

 

Registration:

The registration of the participants should be done online by clicking on the REGISTRATION button on the tournament’s official website http://tsaghkadzoropen.chessacademy.am/?lang=en  (choosing the subgroup), then filling all the fields and making payment. In case of encountering any difficulty, it is required to transfer the entry fee to the Chess Academy bank account (it’s obligatory to mention the participant’s information – tournament, name, surname, date of birth, rating and telephone number).

 

Bank details:

Entry fees must be paid to the following Bank account of the Chess Academy:

INTERMEDIARY                        CITIBANK NA, NEW YORK                                                                                                                       

SWIFT (BIC)                                 CITIUS33

BENEFICIARY’S BANK:            AMERIABANK, YEREVAN

SWIFT (BIC):                                ARMIAM22

BENEFICIARY’S ACCOUNT:    1570091773770101 USD, TIN: 02308854

BENEFICIARY’S NAME:           CHESS ACADEMY CLUB LLC                           

 

For all administrative issues reach to the Tournament office:

Chess Academy of Armenia

Address: 34 Shevchenko, 0050, Yerevan, RA

Official website: http://tsaghkadzoropen.chessacademy.am/

E-mail: tournaments@chessacademy.am

Tel.: +374 10 44 84 73, Mob. +374 43 44 84 73 /registration/

+374 91 19 25 14 WhatsApp /hotel, transportation/

 

Tournament director:

Varduhi Sargsyan

 

Our partners of the tournament are:





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