43rd Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2020
(10-19 July 2020, Aghios Kirykos, Ikaria island, GREECE)
Aegean Open Championship 2020
(10-16 July 2020, Athletic Center of Aghios Kirykos)
Ikaros Parallel Events 2020
(17-19 July 2020, Athletic Center - open venues of Aghios Kirykos)
(10-19 July 2020, Aghios Kirykos, Ikaria island, GREECE)
Aegean Open Championship 2020
(10-16 July 2020, Athletic Center of Aghios Kirykos)
Ikaros Parallel Events 2020
(17-19 July 2020, Athletic Center - open venues of Aghios Kirykos)
Venue: Athletic Center of Aghios Kirykos, Ikaria island , Greece.
Dates: 10-19 July 2020.
Groups: There will be two (2) groups (playing two separate tournaments)
Group A: Players with FIDE rating ≥ 1400 (FIDE list July 2020)
Group B: Players with FIDE rating ≤ 1600 (FIDE list July 2020)
Players with FIDE rating between 1400 and 1600 may choose the group they prefer.
Participants born after 1/1/2008 having FIDE rating ≥ 1300 and veterans (S65) having FIDE rating ≤ 1400 hold the right to choose the group they prefer.
The organization committee reserves the right, in special cases, to accept participants with FIDE rating ≤ 1400 to play in Group A.
The organization committee reserves the right to merge the two groups in one. In this case the money prizes of Group B will be awarded to the highest ranked participants (based on final standings) with FIDE rating ≤ 1600 (3 prizes for general standings, best female, best veteran S65)
Playing System: Seven (7) Rounds Swiss for both Group A and Group B. 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 forfeited.
Schedule:
1st Round: Friday 10/7 7.00 p.m.
2nd Round: Saturday 11/7 7.00 p.m.
3nd Round: Sunday 12/7 7.00 p.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: Thurday 16/7 7.00 p.m.
Prize Giving: Thurday 16/7 11.00 p.m.
Departure from Piraeus: Thursday 9/7, at 2:00 p.m. (arrival at Aghios Kirykos at 8.10 p.m.)
Departure from Ikaria: Friday 17/7, at 10:00 a.m. from Evdilos (arrival at Piraeus at 4.00 p.m.)
Tie-breaks:
1. Bucholtz
2. Median Bucholtz
3. Number of wins
4. Sum of progressive scores
Prizes: The prizes will be € 2000 in total and will be shared as follows:
Group A
1st Winner € 500
2nd Winner € 350
3rd Winner € 150
4th Winner € 110
5th Winner € 90
6th Winner € 70
7th Winner € 50
8th Winner € 40
9th Winner € 30
10th Winner € 20
1st Lady € 110
2nd Lady € 90
3rd Lady € 70
1st Veteran (S65) € 70
Group B
1st Winner € 100 1st Lady € 30
2st Winner € 60 1st Veteran (S65) € 30
3st Winner € 30
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 (general standings, ladies, veterans). 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).
For the junior players (boys and girls up to 20 years of age) who will achieve remarkable results there will be extra prizes, including online chess lessons, online simultaneous exhibitions or free subscriptions to chess related websites. These prizes will be announced in a complementary announcement.
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 2020 respectively.
Entry Fee:
The entry fee for both Groups of the Aegean Open Championship 2020 is € 40 (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), participants that will make use of the special package offered by the organization committee (see below), chess-players that have already qualified, members of the Ikaria Chess Club and Ikarian chess-players regardless of the club they belong to.
Rapid/Blitz Tournaments and other parallel events of “Ikaros” 2020:
Rapid tournaments, blitz and rapid events (for veterans, ladies and juniors) and other parallel events (blind rapid, problem solving etc.) will be held during the as well as after the main tournament (17-19/7). Many of these events will take place in open venues in Aghios Kirykos. The schedule of these events and further details will be announced in a complementary announcement.
Participation Fees:
All hotels, pensions and rent rooms that will be proposed to the tournament participants will have been awarded the Health First sign, showing that they comply with the official directives regarding sanitary care and COVID-19 protection.
As all previous years, the organization committee of Ikaros International Chess Tournament will offer special prices for all participants. This year the organization committee offers to all participants and even more reduced price for the accommodation package. The special package offer includes:
1. Accommodation costs (the board (food) expenses, meals, breakfast etc are NOT included)
2. Free entry to the tournament (No 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) to the port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled departure for those departing at 17/7 if this is dictated by the ferry schedule.
Depending on the room type, the price of the special discount offer is set at:
* For the period from the 9th until the 17th of July (8 nights)
Double Room: € 180 per person, Triple Room: € 165 per person, 4 bed room: € 145 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) and persons with disabilities the price of the special discount offer for the period 9th until the 17th of July is set at:
Double Room: € 155 per person, Triple Room: € 145 per person, 4 bed room: € 130 per person
* For the period from the 16th until the 20th of July (4 nights)
Double Room: € 90 per person, Triple Room: € 80 per person, 4 bed room: € 70 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) and persons with disabilities the price of the special discount offer for the period 16th until the 20th of July is set at:
Double Room: € 80 per person, Triple Room: € 70 per person, 4 bed room: € 65 per person
* For the period from the 9th until the 20th of July (11 nights, one night will be offered for free)
Double Room: € 225 per person, Triple Room: € 205 per person, 4 bed room: € 180 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) and persons with disabilities the price of the special discount offer for the period 9th until the 20th of July is set at:
Double Room: € 195 per person, Triple Room: € 180 per person, 4 bed room: € 165 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 by Monday 15th of June 2020 there will be an additional discount of € 20 per person while for those who will pay in advance by Tuesday 30th of June 2020 the additional discount will be € 10 per person (based on the room type and the discount category of the participant).
The amount due should be deposited through bank transfer to one of the following accounts:
a) Piraeus Bank with IBAN: GR88 0171 1500 0061 5012 6987 025 (SWIFT CODE (BIC) PIRBGRAA) in the name of Skakistikos Omilos Ikarias (Ikaria Chess Club) or
b) National Bank of Greece with ΙΒΑΝ: GR16 0110 1290 0000 1290 9318 888 (SWIFT CODE (BIC) ETHNGRAA) in the name of Kosmas Kefalos
Participants should send a copy of their deposit receipt (which should include the name of the participant) to the organization committee by e-mail at ikaroschess2020@gmail.com prior the tournament.
Note: Any deposit/transfer fees applied by the banks should be paid by the participants
Note: The above prices apply for the participants in both groups and also for the accompanying persons, regardless whether they participate in the tournament or not.
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 9th till 19th of July
2. Free entry to the tournament (No entry fee).
3. Transportation (by bus) from 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 (9/7) and departure (17/7) of the group of chess players from Ikaria in case this is dictated by the ferry schedule.
5. Additionally GMs and WGMs will receive pocket money to cover for their daily expenses as follows (based on FIDE rating list of July 2020): : Elo 2300-2399: € 100, Elo 2400-2499: € 140, Elo 2500-2599: € 210, Elo 2600 and above: € 280
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 send an e-mail at: ikaroschess2020@gmail.com or call Mr. Nikos Litsardis at: (+30) 6978-197617.
For possible updates and additional information concerning the Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2020, and the island of Ikaria, you can visit: http://www.ikaroschess.gr, http://www.island-ikaria.com, http://ikarianet.gr, http://www.nikaria.gr, http://www.ikariamag.gr, http://ikariaki.gr/ and http://www.visitikaria.gr
