Announcement

XVII INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - "Seahorse of Rewal 2012"

Rewal 20.08 - 31.08 2012 - POLAND

ORGANIZERS

  • SRGU "Strategia"
  • Region Chess Federation

SPONSORS

DATE AND PLACE

  • 20.08-31.08.2012
  • Poland, 72-344 Rewal, str. Słowackiego 1
  • Holiday House "Idylla", Saperska str.16

PROGRAMME OF FESTIVAL

  • A Rewal Open (www.rewal.pl) International Open Tournament for players with FIDE ranking >= 2000 (the organizer can allow 10 % players without ELO)
  • B Gold Chess Open (www.goldchess.com) International Tournament for players with ranking <= 2100
  • C Caissa Open (www.caissa.pl) International Tournament of amateurs with rank to 1800
  • D Juniors International Tournament I - for children under 14
  • E Juniors International Tournament II - for children under 10
  • F International Chess Tournament P-15
  • G International Chess Tournament Blitz P-5
  • H International Tournament Fischer's Chess P-10

GAMES SYSTEM

  • Swiss system, 9 rounds in tournaments A, B, C, D, E, F, G
  • 7 rounds in tournaments H
  • Tournament A, B, C, D, E: 90' + 30'' per move

PRIZES

Total prizes: 30 000 zl (4,2 zl =1 euro)

Guarantee prizes:

Open A:

  • I - 3000 zl + cup
  • II - 2000 zl
  • III - 1500 zl
  • IV - 1000 zl
  • V - 700 zl
  • VI - 600 zl
  • VII - 500 zl
  • The best junior (16) - 200 zl *
  • The best woman - 200 zl *

Open B:

  • I - 2500 zl + puchar
  • II - 2000 zl
  • III - 1500 zl
  • IV - 1000 zl
  • V - 700 zl
  • VI - 500 zl
  • VII - 300 zl
  • VIII-X - 200 zl
  • XI-XX - material prizes
  • The best woman - 200 zl *

Open C:

  • I - 1000 zl + cup
  • II - 700 zl
  • III - 600 zl
  • IV - 500 zl
  • V - 400 zl
  • VI - 300 zl
  • VII - 200 zl
  • VIII-X - 150 zl *
  • XI-XX - nagrody rzeczowe
  • Najlepsza kobieta-200 zl *

* - Coupons onto shopping in internet shop: www.caissa-chess.com/shop/

Open D,E

  • Open D, E : Cups, medals and material prizes for I-VI place
  • The girls and boys separate classification under 10 and under 14
  • All children will receive dyploms and gifts.

Open F: I - 500 zl (10% prize-winnings)

Open G: I - 300 zl (10% prize-winnings)

Open H: I - 200 zl (10% prize-winnings)

Gran Prix Festival

  • Gran Prix Festival (only for juniors): under 18- 200zl / 150zl / 100zl under 14 - 150zl / 100zl / 50zl
  • Ranked results of main tournaments and Open F,G,H. More information on www.rewal.caissa.pl

Wpisowe:

Open A: 120 zl
GM - individual conditions
WGM, IM, WIM - 0 zł

Open B: 120 zl

Open C: 90 zl

Open D: 70 zl

Open E: 70 zl

Open F: 30 zl
juniors under 14 - 20 zl juniors under 10 - 10 zl

Open G: 20 zl
juniors under 14 - 15 zl juniors under 10 - 10 zl

Open H: 15 zl
juniors under 14 - 10 zl juniors under 10 - 5 zl

Discounts on the entrance fee

(open A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H)

Discounts do not refer to additional.

  • 10% for regular gustomers Chess Firm "Caissa"
  • 10% and 5% for accommodation for Lyoness members (discount calculated according to principles of the system).
  • Additional classification charge for Polish Chess Federation: Open A, B, C - 20 zl, Open D, E - 10zl
  • Every participant of full legal age in the Festival has the right to receive the discount card of the Lyoness system entitling to discounts in the Chess Firm Caissa and over 800 companies in Poland and 20000 in Europe!

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation in Holiday House "Giuseppe", "Paula", "Julia", "Hania", "Anna","Alma".

All Pension are 100 - 300 meters to the sea.

  • 1 person room - 22 euro for room for one day
  • 2 person room - 30 euro for room (15 euro for one person for day)
  • 3 person room - 39 euro for room (13 euro for one person for one day)
  • full pension (3 meals, 2 or 3 person room) - 25 euro for one person for one day

In every room there is a bathroom, fridge and SAT TV.

Standard is about ** , ***

TIME-TABLE

20.08
Registration to 20.00 in Tournament Office - Municipal Centre of Culture, Słowackiego str.1
21.00 Technical briefing (Municipal Centre of Culture, Słowackiego str.1)
21.08
10.00 I round in Open B,D,E
15.00 Opening Ceremony
15.30 - I round in Open A,C
22 -25.08, 27-30.08
9.00 - II-IX rounds in Open B,D,E
15.00 - II-IX rounds in Open A,C
23.08
20.00 Open H P-10
26.08
Free day
9.30 Open F P-15
19.00 Open G -P-5
31.08
11.00 Closing Ceremony.

INFORMATION

Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 08.08.2012

  • By email: juzez@go2.pl or
  • by phone: +48 68 355 34 80, + 48 509 983 593 gm Juri Zezulkin (the Director of Festival) or
  • by adress: SRGU"Strategy " Piaskowa ul. 6A / 24, 67-120 Kożuchów, Poland

Application should contain the name, surname, date of birth, chess category and ranking and information about lodging.

Whose application will be registered after 08.08.2012 will pay additional charge of 5 euro.

Obligatory presence on technical briefing in day 20.08 at 21:00 in Municipal Centre of Culture, Słowackiego str.1

ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS

During the festival are held over 10 accompanying events!!!

  • Simultan with Grandmaster (free).
  • The lectures with IM - free for participants of festival
  • The grill with sausage and beer (for adult) - free for participants of festival
  • The football and table tenis tournaments
  • Superstar Chess Tournament
  • Solving problems with Chess Elite (www.goldchess.com), 1st prize - 500 PLN
  • Armwrestling Tournament
  • Discount for chess players in Fish Restaurant "Na skarpie","U Rybaka"
  • Sightseeing the ruins of church over crag in Trzesacz (2 km), and museum of fishery in Niechorz (4 km)

Rewal (former fishing settlement) is administrative, cultural and educationalcenter gminas Rewal. There is one of greatest baltic health resort in west pomeranian province. However, it does not crush this largeness, due to low building between marine coast exactly stretching but highway. Diversified architecture, taken care gardens, numerous cafés, flamboyant squares, romantic illumination of street everything it transmits cosy character. www.rewal.pl

Chess Festival in Rewal from 2006 is largest Chess Tournament in Poland.

In festival it took part of 390 participants from 12 countries.

The winner of previous tournaments:

  • 2004 IM Vitali Koziak - Ukraine
  • 2005 GM Vladimir Malaniuk - Ukraine
  • 2006 GM Ralf Akesson - Sweden
  • 2007 IM Jakub Czakon - Poland
  • 2008 GM Andrey Zhigalko - Belarus
  • 2009 GM Radoslaw Jedynak - Poland
  • 2010 GM Łukasz Cyborowski - Poland
  • 2011 GM Łukasz Cyborowski - Poland