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Prague Open 2025

23rd International Chess Festival

part of CZECH TOUR 2025 Series

10th – 17th January 2025 Prague, Czech Republic

Place: the Olympik hotel Tristar, U Sluncove 14, Praha 8
Organizer: AVE CHESS z. s.
Festival director: Petr Lausman
Chief arbiter: IA Martin Dobrotka (SVK)

Announced tournaments

A) 10th – 17th January 2025: PRAGUE OPEN A

  • open master tournament with IM norm, rating for FIDE and DWZ
  • participation of players without age and performance limitations
  • Swiss system of 9 rounds, 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move
  • waiting time 1 h in case of late arrival
  • starting fee in EUR
players accommodated through the organizer other players
GM, IM, WGM and WIM 0 0
ELO FIDE >= 2200 50 71
ELO FIDE >= 2000 62.5 83.5
ELO FIDE >= 1850 83.5 104
ELO FIDE >= 1700 104 125
ELO FIDE < 1700 and without ELO FIDE 125 146
  • discounts on starting fee: 25 % for FM, 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 1st January 2025 pay extra 12.5 EUR
  • financial prizes in CZK: 20 000, 15 000, 10 000, 7 000, 5 000, 3 000, 2 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, best woman 1 000, best senior over 60 years of age 1 000, best youngster up to 16 years of age 1 000, best youngster up to 12 years of age 1 000 (70 000 CZK altogether, from prizes in excess of 10 000 15% tax will be deducted, fusion of prizes is possible)
  • material prizes for other players

B) 10th – 17th January 2025: PRAGUE OPEN B

  • open rating tournament with rating for FIDE and DWZ
  • players with ELO FIDE < 2000 and players without ELO FIDE
  • Swiss system of 9 rounds, 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move
  • waiting time 1 h in case of late arrival
  • starting fee in EUR
players accommodated through the organizer other players
ELO FIDE 1700 - 1999 50 71
ELO FIDE < 1700 and without ELO FIDE 62.5 83.5
  • discounts on starting fee: 25 % for 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.
  • players registered after 1st January 2025 pay extra 12.5 EUR
  • financial prizes in CZK: - 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500, best woman 1 000, senior over 60 years of age 1 000, best youngster up to 12 years of age 1 000, best player with ELO FIDE 1600–1699, 1500–1599, 1400–1499 and without ELO FIDE 1 000 (15 000 altogether, fusion of prizes is possible)
  • material prizes for other players

C) 12th January 2025: 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
  • starting fee: 8.5 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
  • financial prizes in CZK: 2 000, 1 500, 1 000, 500
  • material prizes for other players
  • applications for this tournament are not registered and it is possible to register for it only on the day of launching of the tournament

D) 15th January 2025: open blitz tournament

  • participation of players without age and performance limitations
  • rating for rapid ELO FIDE
  • Swiss system of 11 rounds, 2 x 3 min. + 2s/move
  • starting fee 8.5 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.
  • financial prizes in CZK: 2 000, 1 500, 1 000, 500
  • material prizes for other players
  • 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

  • 1. number of points, 2. Buchholz Cut 1, 3. Buchholz, 4. Sonnenborn-Berger, 5. the greater number of games played with black
  • Prizes in tournaments A and B are distributed according to Hort system among such number of players which corresponds to the number of advertised prizes; prizes in tournaments C and D are not divided

Accommodation

The Olympik hotel Artemis ****+

(the playing hall is situated here)
  • single rooms, price including breakfast 73 EUR/room and night
  • double rooms, price including breakfast 87.5 EUR/room and night
  • triple rooms, price including breakfast 108.5 EUR/room and night

The Olympik hotel Congress ****

(the playing hall is situated here)
  • single rooms, price including breakfast 60.5 EUR/room and night
  • double rooms, price including breakfast 69 EUR/room and night
  • triple rooms, price including breakfast 96 EUR/room and night

The Olympik hotel Tristar ***

(the playing hall is situated here)
  • single rooms, price including breakfast 56.5 EUR/room and night
  • double rooms, price including breakfast 64.5 EUR/room and night
  • triple rooms, price including breakfast 91.5 EUR/room and night

Accommodated persons over the age of 18 pay the municipal fee in the amount of 50 CZK / night (~ 2.1 EUR) upon arrival at the reception.

Schedule

Thu 9/1 18.00—20.00 Attendance A, B
Fri 10/1 10.00—14.00 Attendance A, B
16.00 1st round A, B
Sat 11/1 9.00 2nd round A, B
16.00 3rd round A, B
Sun 12/1 8.15—9.15 Registration C
9.30—13.30 Tournament C
16.00 4th round A, B
Mon 13/1 16.00 5th round A, B
Tue 14/1 16.00 6th round A, B
Wed 15/1 8.45—9.45 registration D
10.00—13.00 Tournament D
16.00 7th round A, B
Thu 16/1 16.00 8th round A, B
Fri 17/1 9.00 9th round A, B
15.30 Solemn conclusion

Other information

  • Complete your obligatory applications together with accommodation orders by 1st January 2025  on http://www.czechtour.net/applications/ or by e-mail to ave-kontakt@outlook.cz

  • 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.

  • 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.
    Attendance before starting the tournament is mandatory for all participants.

  • 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 are counted)

  • Transport connection: The hotel is situated near the city centre (4 metro stations) at a distance of ca. 100 m from the metro station line B Invalidovna.
  • The parking place is situated directly next to the Olympik hotel, the price for participants of our festival is 250 CZK (~ 10.5 EUR) / day.

  • By participating in the tournament, the player gives the organizer the right to take photos and videos with his person and to use them.
  • Interesting things, photos: http://www.facebook.com/czechtouren

Festivals arranged within the frame of CZECH TOUR International Chess Festivals Series Autumn 2024 and Winter 2025

2–9 Nov 2024 14th HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN
16–23 Nov 2024 13th BRNO OPEN
10–17 Jan 2025 23rd PRAGUE OPEN
18–25 Jan 2025 23rd MARIENBAD OPEN
15–22 Mar 2025 13th PILSEN OPEN
17–27 Feb 2025 World Senior Team Championship, Prague
25 Feb – 7 Mar 2025 7th PRAGUE INT. CHESS FESTIVAL

Contact to the organizer

AVE CHESS z.s., Pricna 1892/4, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
tel. + 420 - 466 535 200
mobile phone + 420 - 608 203 007
e-mail: ave-kontakt@outlook.cz

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