35th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2012
Aegean Open Championship 2012
(7-15 July 2012, Agios Kirykos, Ikaria
island, GREECE)
Venue: Athletic Center of Agios
Kirykos, Ikaria
island,
Greece.
Dates: 7-15 July 2012.
Playing System: Nine (9) Rounds Swiss. FIDE rules apply.
Rate of play: Ninety (90) minutes plus 30 seconds per move (from move 1)
for the completion of the game for each player. Players that do not show up for
their game after one (1) hour from the official start of a round are be forfeited.
Schedule: 1st Round: Saturday 07/7 7.00 p.m.
2nd Round: Sunday 08/7 7.00 p.m.
3rd Round: Monday 09/7 11.00 a.m.
4th Round: Monday 09/7 7.00 p.m.
5th Round: Tuesday 10/7 7.00 p.m.
6th Round: Wednesday 11/7
7.00 p.m.
7th Round: Thursday 12/7 7.00 p.m.
8th Round: Friday 13/7 7.00 p.m.
9th Round: Saturday 14/7 11.00 a.m.
Prize Giving: Sunday 15/7 11.00 a.m.
Tie-breaks: 1. Bucholtz
2.
Median Bucholtz
3.
Number of wins
4.
Sum of progressive scores
Prizes: The prizes will be € 3000 in total and
will be shared as follows:
General Standings: Special Categories:
1st winner € 800 1st Lady €
300
2nd winner €
500 2nd Lady € 160
3rd winner €
200 3rd Lady € 100
4th winner € 160 4th
Lady € 60
5th winner € 130 5th
Lady € 30
6th winner € 100 1st
Veteran € 130
7th winner € 80 2nd
Veteran € 80
8th winner € 60 3rd
Veteran € 40
9th winner € 40
10th winner € 30
Important Note 1: The female and veteran
players, who are eligible for two money-prizes (general standings and special
category), receive both prizes, one from the general standings and one
from the special category. Cup prizes and medals will be awarded to all winners
of the tournament. Medals will also be awarded to the three best juniors and
girls in the categories below 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 08 years of age.
Important Note 2: The money-prizes
are divided according to the Hort system among the players
with the same final score. (With Hort system every player gets first 50% of the
prizes according to his rank. The other 50% are distributed uniformly within a
scoregroup over the players).
Winners
of the Aegean Championship:
The first Greek male and female chess players – members of
chess clubs in the Aegean region - will be declared the Man and Woman Aegean
Champion 2012 respectively.
Entry
Fee:
The entry fee for the Aegean Open
Championship 2012 is € 50 (for
players below 20 years of age and Members of chess clubs in the Aegean region € 30).
This fee does not apply to
holders of international titles (GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM, WFM), chess-players that
have already qualified, members of the Ikaria Chess Club and Ikarian
chess-players regardless of the club they belong to.
3nd
Mediterranean Rapid Team Tournament “Ikaros” 2012:
The Mediterranean Rapid Team Tournament
is a rapid Swiss tournament for teams. Participation is open to teams coming
from the chess federations of the countries of the Mediterranean
Sea. Further details will be announced in a complementary announcement.
Participation Fees:
Ikaros
International Chess Tournament celebrates its 35th edition this
year. For this reason the organizers will offer a 20% discount over normal
prices for all participants that will have entered their participation for the
event by the 30th
of June 2012 -the latest- The special discount offer includes:
- Accommodation costs (in double
room, the board (food) expenses, meals, breakfast etc are Not included)
- Entry fee.
- Transportation (by bus) from the Therma
and Aghios Kirykos (i.e. the places where participants reside during
the tournament) to the playing venue 30 minutes prior the beginning of
each round.
- Transportation (by bus) from and to the
port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled arrival (7/7) and departure
(15/7) of the group of chess players from Ikaria in case this is necessary
due to the ferry schedule.
The special price
is set at € 200 per person (instead of € 250 the previous years) for the period
from the 7th until the 15th of July.
Players requesting
for some special room conditions or wish to spend some extra days in Ikaria should notify the organizers in advance.
Additional fees will be charged according to the conditions requested.
For families (at least 3 members),
four-member (at least) club teams, junior players under the age of 20, natives
of the Aegean region and unemployed persons (bearing a valid
unemployment card) the special price is set to € 175 per person for the
period from the 7th until the 15th of July.
Participants who
will pay in advance (until 30th
of June 2012) the special price for the period 7th till 15th
of July becomes € 190 per person,
while for those who are eligible for the family discount (i.e., families, juniors, club teams,
natives, etc.) the respective special price for the period 7th till
15th of July becomes € 165
per person. The amount due should be deposited until the 30th of June 2012 through bank transfer to the
account 077/947995-31 of National Bank of Greece (the account is in the name of Mr. Kosmas Kefalos, ΙΒΑΝ: GR91 0110
0770 0000 0779 4799 531, SWIFT CODE (BIC) ETHNGRAA,). Participants should hold a copy of their deposit
receipt (including the name of the participant) and present it to the
organization committee upon arrival at Ikaria.
Note 1: The above prices
apply also for the accompanying persons, regardless whether they participate or
not in the tournament.
Note 2: Participants wishing to pay
on-site at Ikaria should pay in cash (no
credit cards are accepted)
Conditions to GMs/WGMs, and IMs/WIMs:
For a limited number of titled
players (GMs/WGMs, the IMs/WIMs), and the players that have
qualified from preliminary events, the organization committee covers for:
- Accommodation costs (in double
room, the board (food) expenses, meals, breakfast etc are Not included) for the
period 7th till 15th of July
- Entry fee.
- Transportation (by bus) from Therma and
Aghios Kirykos (i.e. the places where participants reside during the
tournament) to the playing venue 30 minutes prior the beginning of each
round.
- Transportation (by bus) from and to the
port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled arrival (7/7) and departure
(15/7) of the group of chess players from Ikaria in case this is necessary
due to the ferry schedule.
Additionally GMs and WGMs will receive € 1 (one
euro) for every rating point above 2300 (based on FIDE rating list of July 2012).
Transportation
to Ikaria:
Ikaria can be reached
either by ferry (from Piraeus,
Mykonos or Samos)
or by plane (from Athens,
Thessaloniki
and Heraklion). For details check with your travel agent or contact the
organization committee for additional info.
Contact Information:
For more
information please contact:
Mr. Dimitris Kapagiannidis at: (++30)
6947-829772 or
Mrs. Antzela Shaka at: (++30)
6977-730286
