42nd Ikaros
International Chess Tournament 2019
Aegean Open
Championship 2019
(9-17 July 2019,
Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island, GREECE)
Venue:
Athletic Center of
Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island , Greece.
Dates: 9-17 July 2019.
Groups:
There will be two (2)
groups (playing two separate tournaments)
Group A: Players with
FIDE rating ≥ 1500 (FIDE list July 2019)
Group B: Players with
FIDE rating ≤ 1700 (FIDE list July 2019)
Players with FIDE
rating between 1500 and 1700 may choose the group they prefer.
Participants born
after 1/1/2007 having FIDE rating ≥ 1400 and veterans (S65) having FIDE rating
≤ 1500 hold the right to choose the group they prefer.
The organization
committee holds the right, in special cases, to accept participants with FIDE
rating ≤ 1500 to play in Group A.
Playing System:
Nine (9) Rounds Swiss
for Group A, Seven (7) Rounds Swiss for 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 be forfeited.
Schedule:
1st Round: Tuesday 9/7,
7.00 p.m.
2nd Round: Wednesday 10/7, 7.00 p.m.
3nd Round: Thursday 11/7, 7.00 p.m.
4rd Round: Friday 12/7, 7.00 p.m.
5th Round: Saturday 13/7, 7.00 p.m.
6th Round: Sunday 14/7, 7.00 p.m. (No games for Group B)
7th Round: Monday 15/7, 7.00 p.m.
8th Round: Tuesday 16/7, 7.00 p.m.
9th Round: Wednesday 17/7, 11.00 a.m. (No games for Group B)
Prize Giving: Wednesday
17/7, 4.00 p.m.
Departure from
Ikaria:
Wednesday 17/7, at 23:30
p.m. from Evdilos (arrival at Piraeus at 5.40 a.m.)
Tie-breaks:
1. Bucholtz
2. Median Bucholtz
3. Number of wins
4. Sum of progressive
scores
Prizes:
The prizes will be €
3000 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 € 170
2nd Lady € 130
3rd Lady € 100
1st Veteran (S65) €
100
Group B
1st Winner € 150
2st Winner € 100
3st Winner € 50
1st Lady € 50
1st Veteran (S65) €
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 (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).
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 2019 respectively.
Entry Fee:
The entry fee for
Group A of the Aegean Open Championship 2019 is € 60 (for players below 20
years of age and Members of chess clubs in the Aegean region € 40), while for
Group B the entry fee is set at € 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),
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" 2019:
Rapid tournaments,
blitz and rapid events (for veterans, ladies and juniors) and other parallel
events (blind rapid, problem solving etc.) will be held prior (6-8 July) as
well as during the main tournament. The schedule of these events and 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 special prices for all participants. 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) 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
necessary due to the ferry schedule.
Depending on the room
type, the price of the special discount offer for the period from the 9th until
the 17th 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, unemployed persons (bearing a valid
unemployment card) and persons with disabilities the price of the special
discount offer for the period from the 16th until the 22nd 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 Tuesday 18th of June 2019) the special price for
the period 9th till 17th of July is reduced by € 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 or
c) ABN AMRO Bank with IBAN: NL95 ABNA0418668698 (SWIFT CODE (BIC) ABNANL2A) in the name of Dimitrios Kapagiannidis.
c) ABN AMRO Bank with IBAN: NL95 ABNA0418668698 (SWIFT CODE (BIC) ABNANL2A) in the name of Dimitrios Kapagiannidis.
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 ikaroschess2019@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 17th 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
necessary due to 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 2019): 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
please send an e-mail at: ikaroschess2019@gmail.com or call: (+30) 6978-197617 (Mr. Nikos Litsardis)
For possible updates
and additional information concerning the Ikaros International Chess Tournament
2019, 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
