Estonian Open Youth Chess Championship

 

Tallinn, 2007 January 3 - 6

Tournament

Estonian Open Youth Chess Championship is the competition, organized by Estonian Chess Federation in co-operation with Tonu Truus Chess School and Ministry of Culture.

Tournament˙s mission is to find out number of canditates of Estonian Boys and Girls Closed Chess Championships 2007 and do it so, that our young talents can test their skills together with our neighbours in international level.

Participants

We organize two different tournaments separate for boys and for girls. It is necessary, that participants are born in 1989 or later. Invated players have special facilities.

Place and Registration

Tournament is held January 3 – 6 in Paul Keres Chess House, Tallinn, Street Vene 29. Mailing address : Eesti Maleliit, Paul Kerese Malemaja,Vene 29., 10123 Tallinn. Information and preregistration till 27th December 2006.

Contact and registration :

Tonu Truus Chess School, tel.+3726537216 (11.00-12.30 and 22.00-24.00), E-mail: tonu.truus@mail.ee or maleliit@maleliit.ee

Tournament System

9 rounds Swiss. In rounds 1 – 3 rapid chess control 25 min + 25 min for whole game is used. In rounds 4 – 9 time control is 1 hour 30 minutes + additional 30 seconds for every move. If players tie with equal score, then 1) score against each other, 2) sum of progressive scores is used (and if equal, then these sums without first, second etc rounds are used).

Schedule

3rd January

11.00-11.45 Registration
11.50 Opening ceremony
12.00-15.00 Rounds I - III
16.00-20.00 Round IV

4th January

10.30 -14.30 Round V
15.30 -19.30 Round VI

5th January

10.30 - 14.30 Round VII
15.30 -19.30 Round VIII

6th January

10.30-14.30 Round IX
15.00 Closing ceremony

Prizes

Boys: 1st place – 1000 EEK; 2nd place 800 EEK; 3rd place 600 EEK; 4th place 400 EEK; 5th place 300 EEK Book prizes to the best 1-3.

Girls: 1st place – 1000 EEK; 2nd place 600 EEK; 3rd place 500 EEK; 4th place 300 EEK Book prizes to the best 1-3.

Book prizes to best place born 1993 or later and 1995 or later.