Summer Prague Open 2024
11th International Chess Festival
part of CZECH TOUR 2024 Series
2nd — 9th August 2024 Prague, Czech Republic
Place: Olympik hotel Tristar, U Sluncove 14, Praha 8Organizer: AVE CHESS
Festival director: Petr Lausman
Chief arbiter: IA Rastislav Diviak (SVK)
Announced tournaments
A) 2nd — 9th August 2024: SUMMER 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, 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 24th July 2024 pay extra 8.5 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 60+ 1 000, best youngster U16 1 000, best youngster U12 1 000 (70 000 CZK altogether, fusion of prizes is possible)
- material prizes for other players
B) 2nd — 9th August 2024: SUMMER 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 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.
- players registered after 24th July 2024 pay extra 8.5 EUR
- financial prizes in CZK: 3 000, 2 000, 1 000, 1 000, 500, 500, best woman 1 000, best senior 60+ 1 000, best youngster U12 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) 3rd August 2024: 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: youngsters up to 18 years of age, players over 65 and women 6.5 EUR, other players 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) 7th August 2024: 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 6.5 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: 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. Sonnenborg-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
Olympik hotel Artemis ****+
(the playing hall is situated here)- single rooms, price including breakfast 79 EUR/room and night
- double rooms, price including breakfast 96 EUR/room and night
- triple rooms, price including breakfast 112.5 EUR/room and night
Olympik hotel Congress ****
(the playing hall is situated here)- single rooms, price including breakfast 62.5 EUR/room and night
- double rooms, price including breakfast 79 EUR/room and night
- triple rooms, price including breakfast 100 EUR/room and night
Olympik hotel Tristar ***
(the playing hall is situated here)- single rooms, price including breakfast 58.5 EUR/room and night
- double rooms, price including breakfast 71 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 (~ 2 EUR) / night upon arrival at the reception.
Schedule
| Thu 1/8 | 17.00—20.00 | registration A, B |
| Fri 2/8 | 10.00—14.00 | registration A, B |
| 16.00 | 1st round A, B | |
| Sat 3/8 | 8.15—9.15 | registration C |
| 9.30—13.30 | tournament C | |
| 16.00 | 2nd round A, B | |
| Sun 4/8 | 9.00 | 3rd round A, B |
| 16.00 | 4th round A, B | |
| Mon 5/8 | 16.00 | 5th round A, B |
| Tue 6/8 | 16.00 | 6th round A, B |
| Wed 7/8 | 9.00—9.45 | registration D |
| 10.00—13.00 | tournament D | |
| 16.00 | 7th round A, B | |
| Thu 8/8 | 16.00 | 8th round A, B |
| Fri 9/8 | 9.00 | 9th round A, B |
| 15.30 | solemn conclusion |
Other information
- Complete your obligatory applications together with accommodation orders by 24th July 2024 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.
- Transport connection: The hotel is situated near the city centre (4 metro stations) at a distance of ca. 500 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 200 CZK (~ 8.5 EUR) / day.
- 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
- 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)
- By participating in the tournament, the player gives the organizer the right to take photos and videos with his person and to use them.
- Information and interesting things: www.czechtour.net, http://www.facebook.com/czechtouren
Contact to the organizer
AVE CHESS z. s.tel. + 420 - 466 535 200
mobile phone + 420 - 608 203 007
e-mail: ave-kontakt@outlook.cz
