4th “Ferdowsi” International Chess Open Tournament

    4th “Ferdowsi” International Chess Open Tournament

4^th “Ferdowsi” International Chess Open Tournament

Jan 30 – Feb 7, 2014

Mashhad- Khorasan Razavi- Iran

Chess Association of “Khorasan-Razavi” province holds the 4^th Ferdowsi International Chess Open Tournament in Mashhad, northeastern of Iran, from Jan 30- Feb 7, 2014 under the following regulations:

TIMING

1-    The tournament starts on Thursday, Jan 30, 2014 at 17:30 hrs. All players should be present at the tournament location –at least- an hour prior to the tournament start. Starting time for all tournament games will be 09:30 in the morning and 17:30 in the evening.

TOURNAMENT TABLES

2-    The tournament will be held in three tables under the following conditions:

TABLE A: For Chess Masters and the players with FIDE Rating 2100 and over.

TABLE B: For the players with FIDE Rating under 2100 and for the non-rated players.

TABLE C: For young adult players (Boys and girls) under 12 -years-old.

REGULATIONS

3-    The FIDE Laws of Chess shall apply in this tournament.

ROUNDS

4- The tournament will be held in 9 or 11 rounds. (based on the number of players in tournament tables)

TIME CONTROL

5- The time control shall be 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

  6- The maximum delay time for players to arrive at the game will be 30                 Minutes.

RANKING AND TIE BREAKING SYSTEM

7- The final ranking will be base on the total points won by players at the end of the tournament.

8- Tie Break System for dividing prizes:

              5.The Buchholz System is the sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player.

REGISTRATION FEE:

9- Registration fee will be 100.000 Tomans (Iranian currency) for Iranian players and 50 U.S. Dollars for non-Iranian players. Registration is free for GMs and IMs and players with FIDE ratings of +2400.

TOURNAMENT LOCATION

10- Khorasan Razavi Chess association, Beheshti Sport Complex, Ferdowsi Blvd, Mashad, Iran.

ACCOMMODATION

11- Accommodation will be provided in Roshd Cultural Complex,  Kooh-sangi 17^th street, Mashad, Iran, with well-equipped 75m2 and 90m2 suits, due to players' request.

Food and accommodation is free for GMs and IMs.

 REGISTRATION

Non-Iranian players can complete the following form and e-mail it to Reza_pashanejati@yahoo.com

Registration Form

12- - Player's registration will be published on the Tournament Official Website 24 hours after his/ her completed registration.

13- The deadline of the registration time will be on Jan 28, 2014. Reception will be done on Jan 30, 2014 at Khorasan Razavi Chess Association in Beheshti Sport Complex, Mashad, Iran. There will be no reception for accommodation on Jan 31, 2014.

ORGANIZER CONTACTS

14- Khorasan Razavi Chess Association (09:30 – 12:30 and 17:00 – 21:00)    Tel: +98 511 7635575      +98 511 7635815      Telefax: +98 511 7670900

Mr. Dolatabadi (Secretary General of Khorasan Razavi Chess Association)   +98 9151704760

Mr. Pashanejati (Director of the Tournaments Committee of Khorasan Razavi Chess Association)  +98 9155080696

Website: www.Razavichess.com

E-mail: Reza_Pashanejati@yahoo.com

15- The tournament organizer has the right to let some players to play on the TABLE A.

ADDRESS

16- Tournament Location: Khorasan Razavi Chess Association, Beheshti Sport Complex, Ferdowsi Blvd, Mashad, Iran

17- ACCOMMODATION: Roshd Cultural Complex, Kooh Sangi 17^th Street, Mashad, Iran.

PRIZES

18- The tax on the prizes will be 10%.

19- The prizes in cash based on the Iranian currency (Rial) for the winners of the tournament tables will be as the following:

20- The prizes in cash for the non-Iranian players will be U.S. Dollar-based.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

22- The tournament schedule based on the number of rounds will be as the following:

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE BASED ON 11 ROUNDS

 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE BASED ON 9 ROUNDS