38th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2015
Aegean Open Championship 2015
(11-19 July 2015, Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island, GREECE)
Venue:
Athletic Center of Agios
Kirykos, Ikaria island, Greece.
Dates: 12-19 July
2015
Playing System: Nine (9)
Rounds Swiss. FIDE rules apply.
Rate of play:
Ninety (90) minutes plus 30
seconds per move (from move 1) for the completion of the game for each player.
Players that do not show up for their game after one (1) hour from the official
start of a round are be forfeited.
Groups:
There will be two (2) groups
(playing two separate tournaments)
Group A: Players
with FIDE rating ≥ 1500 (FIDE list July 2015)
Group B: Players
with FIDE rating ≤ 1600 (FIDE list July 2015)
Players with FIDE rating
between 1500 and 1600 may choose the group they prefer.
The organization committee
holds the right to accept participants with FDIE rating ≤ 1500 to play in Group
A.
Schedule:
1st Round: Saturday 11/7 7.00 p.m.
2nd Round: Sunday 12/7
7.00 p.m.
3rd Round: Monday 13/7
11.00 a.m.
4rd Round: Monday 13/7
7.00 p.m.
5th Round: Tuesday 14/7 7.00 p.m.
6th Round: Wednesday 15/7 7.00 p.m.
7th Round: Thursday 16/7 7.00
p.m..
8th Round: Friday 17/7
11.00 a.m.
9th Round: Saturday 19/7 7.00 p.m.
Prize Giving: Sunday 19/7
11.00 a.m.
Tie-breaks:
1. Bucholtz
2. Median Bucholtz
3. Number of wins
4. Sum of progressive scores
Prizes:
The prizes will be € 3100 in
total and will be shared as follows:
Group A
1st
Winner € 800
2nd
Winner € 500
3rd
Winner € 200
4th
Winner € 160
5th
Winner € 130
6th
Winner € 100
7th
Winner € 80
8th
Winner € 60
9th
Winner € 40
10th
Winner € 30
1st
Lady € 160
2nd Lady
€ 130
3rd
Lady € 100
1st
Veteran € 100
2nd
Veteran € 70
3rd
Veteran € 40
Group B
1st
Winner € 150
2st
Winner € 100
3st
Winner € 50
1st
Lady € 50
1st
Veteran € 50
Important Note 1: The female
and veteran players, who are eligible for two money-prizes (general standings
and special category), receive both prizes, one from the general
standings and one from the special category. Cup prizes and medals will be
awarded to all winners of the tournament. Medals will also be awarded to the
three best juniors and girls in the categories below 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 08
years of age.
Important Note 2: The
money-prizes are divided according to the Hort
system among the players with the same final score. (With Hort system every
player gets first 50% of the prizes according to his rank. The other 50% are
distributed uniformly within a scoregroup over the players).
Winners of the Aegean Championship:
The first Greek male and female chess players –members of chess clubs in
the Aegean region- in Group A will be declared the Man and Woman Aegean
Champion 2015 respectively.
Entry Fee:
The entry fee for Group A
of the Aegean Open Championship 2015 is € 50 (for players below 20 years
of age and Members of chess clubs in the Aegean region € 30), while for Group
B the entry fee is set at € 30 for players below 20 years of age and
Members of chess clubs in the Aegean region € 30)
This fee does not apply to
holders of international titles (GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM, WFM), chess-players that
have already qualified, members of the Ikaria Chess Club and Ikarian
chess-players regardless of the club they belong to.
6th Mediterranean Rapid Team Tournament “Ikaros” 2015:
The Mediterranean Rapid Team
Tournament is a rapid Swiss tournament for teams. Participation is open to
teams coming from the chess federations of the countries of the Mediterranean
Sea. Further details will be announced in a complementary announcement.
Participation Fees:
As all previous years, the
organization committee of Ikaros International Chess Tournament will offer a
20% discount over normal prices for all participants that will have entered
their participation for the event by the 8th of July 2015 -the latest- The
special discount offer includes:
1. Accommodation costs (the board
(food) expenses, meals, breakfast etc are Not included)
2. Entry fee.
3. Transportation (by bus)
from the Therma and Aghios Kirykos (i.e. the places where participants reside
during the tournament) to the playing venue 30 minutes prior the beginning of
each round.
4. Transportation (by bus)
from and to the port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled arrival (11/7) and
departure (19/7) of the group of chess players from Ikaria in case this is
necessary due to the ferry schedule.
Depending on the room type, the price of the special discount offer for the
period from the 11th until the 19th of July is
set at:
Double Room: € 200 per person, Triple Room: € 180 per person,
4 bed room: € 160 per person
For families (at least 3
members), four-member (at least) club teams, junior players
under the age of 20, natives of the Aegean region and unemployed
persons (bearing a valid unemployment card) the price of the special discount
offer for the period from the 11th until the
19th of July is set at:
Double Room: € 175 per person, Triple Room: € 160 per person,
4 bed room: € 145 per person
Players requesting for some
special room conditions or wish to spend some extra days in Ikaria should
notify the organizers in advance. Additional fees will be charged according to
the conditions requested.
For the participants who will pay
in advance (until 1st of July 2015) the
special price for the period 11th till 19th of July is reduced by € 10 per
person over the normal price (based on the room type and the discount
category of the participant). The amount due should be deposited until the 1st of July 2015
through bank transfer to the account 077/947995-31 of National
Bank of Greece (ΙΒΑΝ: GR91
0110 0770 0000 0779 4799 531, SWIFT CODE (BIC) ETHNGRAA, the account
is in the name of Mr. Kosmas Kefalos). Participants should hold a copy
of their deposit receipt (including the name of the participant) and present it
to the organization committee upon arrival at Ikaria or send it by e-mail prior
the tournament.
Note 1: The above
prices apply also for the accompanying persons, regardless whether they
participate or not in the tournament.
Note 2:
Participants wishing to pay on-site at Ikaria should pay in cash (no credit
cards are accepted)
Conditions to GMs/WGMs, and
IMs/WIMs:
For a limited number of titled
players (GMs/WGMs, the IMs/WIMs), and the players that have
qualified from preliminary events, the organization committee covers for:
1. Accommodation costs (in double
room, the board (food) expenses, meals, breakfast etc are Not
included) for the period 11th till 19th of July
2. Entry fee.
3. Transportation (by bus)
from Therma and Aghios Kirykos (i.e. the places where participants reside 4.
during the tournament) to the playing venue 30 minutes prior the beginning of
each round.
Transportation (by bus) from
and to the port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled arrival (11/7) and
departure (19/7) of the group of chess players from Ikaria in case this is
necessary due to the ferry schedule.
Additionally GMs and WGMs
will receive € 1 (one euro) for every rating point above 2300 (based
on FIDE rating list of July 2015).
Transportation to Ikaria:
Ikaria can be reached either by ferry (from Piraeus, Mykonos or Samos) or
by plane (from Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion). For details check with your
travel agent or contact the organization committee for additional info.
Contact Information:
For more information please contact:
Mr. Dimitris Kapagiannidis at: (++30) 6947-829772 or
Mrs. Antzela Shaka
at:
(++30) 6977-730286
by e-mail at: ikaroschess@gmail.com
For possible updates and additional information concerning the Ikaros
International Chess Tournament 2015, and the island of Ikaria, you can visit: http://ikariachess.blogspot.com, http://www.ikaroschess.gr,
http://www.island-ikaria.com, http://ikarianet.gr,
http://www.nikaria.gr,
http://www.ikariamag.gr and http://ikariaki.gr/
