| CZECH OPEN 2003 | |
| 14th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games | |
| 10.-27.7. 2003 Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| A) 18.-26.7. open grand master tournament with rating for FIDE | |
| - players with ELO FIDE 2200 min., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 2h + 30s / move, prize fund 9.000 EUR | |
| B) 19.-26.7. open rating tournament with rating for FIDE | |
| - players with ELO FIDE or ELO nat. 1950 min., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2h/40 + 1h, prize fund 2.000 EUR | |
| C) 19.-26.7. open performance tournament | |
| - players without ELO FIDE with ELO nat. 1700 min., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2h/40 + 1h, prize fund 660 EUR | |
| D) 19.-26.7. open amateur tournament | |
| - players without ELO or with ELO nat. 1949 max., 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2h/40 + 1h, prize fund 330 EUR | |
| E) 10.-13.7. open 4-member team tournament with rating for FIDE | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, 7 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 1,5h + 30s / move, prize fund 1.000 EUR | |
| F) 18.7. open 4-member team tournament of youngsters up to 16 years of age in active chess | |
| - players born in 1987 and younger, 7 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 20 min., material prizes | |
| G) 16.-17.7. active chess tournament | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, 9 rounds by Swiss system, 2 x 30 min., prize fund 1.000 EUR | |
| H) 14.-15.7. blitz marathon | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, each with each + possible finals, 2 x 5 min., prize fund 500 EUR | |
| I) 20.7. blitz chess tournament | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, 9 rounds by Swiss system + k.o., 2 x 5 min., prize fund 260 EUR | |
| J) 11.-17.7. open rating tournament with rating for FIDE | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move, prize fund 660 EUR | |
| K) 12.-13.7. problem solving competition | |
| - competitors without age and performance limitations, 3 twomovers, 3 threemovers, 2 moremovers, 1 study, | |
| prize fund 200 EUR | |
| L) 14.7. open blitz tournament of bughouse | |
| - pairs of players without age and performance limitations, 2 x 5 min., prize fund 200 EUR | |
| M) 15.7. open tournament of Fischerandom chess | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 30 min., prize fund 200 EUR | |
| N) 16.7. superblitz chess tournament | |
| - players without age and performance limitations, qualifying and final groups, 2 x 3 min., prize fund 100 EUR | |
| At the same time with chess tournaments on 11.-17.7. there will be also tournaments in playing computer games, bridge, go, draughts, shogi tournaments and other games. | |
| In 2002 45 GM, 56 IM, 4 WGM and 7 WIM participated in A tournament. Average ELO of the first 100 players was 2480, average ELO of the whole tournament was 2321. 3 GM, 1 WGM, 11 IM and 1 WIM norms were achieved. In B tournament 280 players (68%) had ELO FIDE. 2160 starts of players from 42 countries of all continents were registered. | |
| Accompanying programme: small football tournament, table tennis tournament for youngsters and adults, viewing of board games, trips, rich possibilities of bathing in two modern aqua parks | |
| Prize fund of the whole festival amounts to c. 20.000 EUR !!! | |
| Starting fee: GM, IM, WGM and WIM in all tournaments free, others according to type of tournament from 4 EUR/tournament upwards, 25% discount for youngsters up to 18 years, pensioners from 65 years upwards and women | |
| Accommodation: will be provided in the hostel, University dormitories and selected hotels at the price from 4 EUR/person and night upwards. | |
| Board - meals: prices of meals in festival restaurants are from 1,50 EUR upwards | |
| Discount system: for all participants and people accompanying them a discount system in selected shops and restaurants will be introduced again. | |
| You may obtain more detailed information at the following address: | |
| AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC, tel./fax +420 - 466 535 200 | |
| e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz , http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen | |
Copyright Adam Umiastowski & Tomasz Lissowski 2003 Pismo utworzone dnia 26-12-1997 |