Tournament Rules (Draft)
The 1rst
Vaujany International chess festival will occur in Vaujany between july 14th and july 22th, 2011. It is organized by PROMO-ECHECS and takes place at the "Espace Loisirs" center. Participants can register in one of the following three tournaments:
- The main tournament (Tournoi
Principal), for players with Elo rating above 1850
- The B tournament
(Tournoi
Accession), for players with Elo rating between 1450 and 1899
- The C tournament (Petit' Zelos), for players with Elo rating below 1500
Players with Elo between 1850 and
1899 can choose either the main tournament or the B-tournament, while players with Elo between 1450 and 1500 can choose either the B-tournament or the C-tournament.
Upon motivated request, the organisers can allow somebody who does not
satisfy the above criteria to register in the strongest
tournament.
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a) Rate of play:
All games will be played at the Fischer rate: 100 minutes plus 30 seconds per move for the first 40 moves, then 50 minutes plus 30 seconds per move for the next 20 moves, then 10 minutes plus 30 seconds per move to finish.
b) Timetable:
All the tournements will be held in 9 rounds as follows:
- Rounds 1
à 8 will be played at 14 h 30 (2:30 pm)
- The last round will be played on friday, july 22 at 10h00 am
- The prize-giving ceremony will occur on friday, july 22th at 17h30 (5:30 pm).
c) Registration:
Registration will close on thursday july 14th at 13h (1 pm).
Registration fees:
- Main tournament : 56 € (youngsters:
28 €), free for IGM et IM
- B tournament : 48 € (youngsters: 24 €)
- C tournament : 30 € (youngsters:
15 €)
To be paired for the first round, the players need to be present and to have paid the registration fees .
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The FIDE Laws of Chess (1st july 2009) will apply.
Draws by mutual agreement in less than 30 moves are not allowed.
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The
pairings will be made according to the Swiss system The arbiter
will be assisted by P.A.P.I. pairings program devised by Erick MOURET.
The classification is made according to the total numbers of point
scored. Ties are resolved first by the truncated buchholz (sum of
adjusted scores of opponents minus two lower) and then by rating
performance
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The
Appeal Jury will be composed of five players, who will be appointed
during the first round and publicly advertized. The Jury's decision
will be final. If
a player disagrees with an arbiter's decision he can give notice of
appeal before resuming the game, which he must finish. After the game
he must make a written statement of claim which will be attached to the
official report of the tournament.
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Withdraws:
Players arriving 30 minutes or more after the start of a round shall lose.
If
a players defaults without reasons of absolute necessity, to be
explained as soon as possible to the chief arbiter, then he will not be
paired at the next round.
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Prizes:
The definitive list of prizes will be displayed from round 4 at the latest. A player cannot win more than one prize (he will receive the largest one). If there is a tie the prizes in the general classification are shared according to the Hort system. The other prizes (per range of elo) will be attributed to the player with the best dep.
Prizes will only be awarded to players who attend the closing ceremony.
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Arbiters: The arbiters of the tournament are Jean-Sébastien
TROCHET, FIDE arbiter, and Claire
PERNOUD, international arbiter.
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All players are requested to comply with these rules. Violator will receive a written warning.
At
the end of the game, the winner (or the player with whites in case of
draw) has to give the result of the game to the arbiter.
Arbiters :
Claire Pernoud and Jean Sébastien TROCHET
Organizer:
J.BRETHE
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