Highlands Open 2018
12th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2018/2019 Series
22nd - 29th September 2018, Trebic, Czech Republic
| Place | the Atom hotel, Velkomeziricska 640/45, Trebic |
|---|---|
| Organizer | AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o. in cooperation with Chess club Caissa Trebic and Regional Chess Association of Vysocina |
| Festival director | Dr. Jan Mazuch |
| Deputy festival director | Mgr. Lubos Svizensky |
| Main arbiter | Petr Lausman |
Announced tournaments
A) 22nd - 29th September 2018: HIGHLANDS OPEN – Open Championship of the Vysocina Region
- open rating tournament with rating for FIDE and DWZ
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- Swiss system of 9 rounds
- 2x 1,5 h + 30 s/move, waiting time is 1 h in case of late arrival
- financial prizes in CZK*: 7 000, 5 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500 (20 000 altogether)
- special financial prizes for best players from the Vysocina Region
- material prizes for other players, women, seniors over 60 years of age and juniors up to 16 years of age
- starting fee in EUR
| players accommodated through the organizer | other players | |
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | 0 | 0 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2300 | 21 | 33,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2200 | 29 | 41,5 |
| ELO FIDE >= 2100 | 33,5 | 46 |
| ELO FIDE >= 1800 | 37,5 | 50 |
| ELO FIDE >= 1500 | 41,5 | 54 |
| ELO FIDE < 1500 and without ELO FIDE | 46 | 58,5 |
discounts on starting fee:
- 25 % for FM, youth players up to 18 years of age, players over 65 years of age and women
fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 2,5 EUR per player charged according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration. The organizer pays these fees for players with GM, IM, WGM and WIM titles
players registered after 10th September 2018 pay extra 8,5 EUR
B) 23rd September 2018: open tournament in rapid chess
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- rating for rapid ELO FIDE
- Swiss system of 7 rounds, 2 x 10 min + 5s/move
- financial prizes in CZK*: 700, 500, 300
- material prizes for other players
- starting fee in EUR
- fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 0,5 EUR per player charged according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration.
- applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day of launching of the tournament
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | 0 |
| youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women | 3 |
| other players | 4 |
C) 25th September 2018: open blitz tournament
- participation of players without age and performance limitations
- rating for blitz ELO FIDE
- Swiss system of 11 rounds, 2 x 3 min. + 2s/move
- financial prizes according to the number of participants *
- starting fee 2 EUR
- fees for rating of the tournament results for ELO in the amount of 0,5 EUR per player charged according to the economic directive of the Chess Federation of the Czech Republic are not included in the starting fee and will be paid by participants during the registration.
- applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day of launching of the tournament
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution (tournaments A, B and C)
1. number of points, 2. Buchholz Cut 1, 3. Buchholz, 4. Sonnenborg-Bergen, 5. the greater number of games played with black. Prizes in the tournament A are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to the number of advertised prizes; prizes in tournaments B and C are not divided
* Payment in EUR possible
Accommodation
Hotel Atom ***
(the playing hall is situated here)- double rooms with a shower and WC, WiFi connection - price including breakfast 58,5 EUR / room and night
- single rooms with a shower and WC, WiFi connection - price including breakfast 41,5 EUR / room and night
- triple rooms with a shower and WC, WiFi connection - price including breakfast 75,0 EUR/room and night
- double rooms basic, shower and WC common for 2 rooms, modest equipment - price without breakfast 16,5 EUR/person and night
Board meals
at the Atom hotel according to your choice
Time schedule
| Saturday | 22nd September | 10.00 – 14.00 | registration |
| 16.00 | 1st round | ||
| Sunday | 23rd September | 08.30 - 09.15 | registration B |
| 09.30 - 13.30 | tournament B | ||
| 16.00 | 2nd round | ||
| Monday | 24th September | 16.00 | 3rd round |
| Tuesday | 25th September | 09.15 - 09.45 | registration C |
| 10.00 - 13.00 | tournament C | ||
| 16.00 | 4th round | ||
| Wednesday | 26th September | 16.00 | 5th round |
| Thursday | 27th September | 16.00 | 6th round |
| Friday | 28th September | 09.00 | 7th round |
| 16.00 | 8th round | ||
| Saturday | 29th September | 09.00 | 9th round |
| 15.00 | final ceremony |
Possibility of spending free time
The town of Trebic with almost 40 000 inhabitants is the second largest town in the region of Czech Highlands. Jewish quarter of the Trebic town and St. Prokop´s Basilica are UNESCO sights.
Starting fee and accommodation payments
will be collected during the registration in cash in EUR (at the amount given in these regulations), CZK (in the rate 24:1 compared to prices given in these regulations) or USD or by debit and credit cards: Eurocard/Master Card, Maestro, VISA, VISA Electron, JCB or Diners Club.
Festivals arranged by AVE-KONTAKT agency within the frame of CZECH TOUR International Chess Festivals 2018/2019 Series
| 12. - 29. 7. 2018 | 29th CZECH OPEN (Pardubice) |
| 3. - 10. 8. 2018 | 5th PRAGUE SUMMER OPEN |
| 11. - 18. 8. 2018 | 20th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER |
| 6. - 15. 9. 2018 | 17th SUNNY BEACH OPEN (Bulgaria) |
| 22. - 29. 9. 2018 | 12th HIGHLANDS OPEN (Trebic) |
| 30. 9. - 7. 10. 2018 | 9th HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN |
| 10. - 17. 11. 2018 | 8th BRNO OPEN |
| 18. - 24. 11. 2018 | 10th PILSNER OPEN |
| 26. 12. 2018 – 1. 1. 2019 | 1st LITOMYSL OPEN |
| 11. - 18. 1. 2019 | 18th PRAGUE OPEN |
| 19. - 26. 1. 2019 | 18th MARIENBAD OPEN |
| 23. 2. - 2. 3. 2019 | 19th LIBEREC OPEN |
- Prize fund of the whole CZECH TOUR 2018 / 19 Series is 25 000 CZK (7 000, 5 000, 4 000, 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500), prizes can be obtained in the form of bonus in the next year of series only, criteria used for ranking: the highest total of points gained in individual tournaments (7 best results from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move are counted), best place in one of included tournaments, lot
- Discount on starting fee and accommodation price - 5% discount in 2nd start in the tournament held within the frame of this year CZECH TOUR Series, or 10% in 3rd start, 15% in 4th start etc. (only starts from all tournaments for individuals played with rating min. 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move except for Sunny Beach Open are counted)
Interesting things:
http://www.facebook.com/czechtouren
Contact to the organizer
AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Strossova 239, 530 03 Pardubice, Czech Republictel. + 420 - 466 535 200
mobile phone + 420 - 608 203 007
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz
Complete your obligatory applications together with accommodation orders by 10th September 2018 on
https://www.czechtour.net/applications/
All foreign players must have an assigned FIDE identification number (abbreviation FIDE ID or FID) at the time of the submission of the application form. If they do not have it, they have to apply their national chess federation for it.
