36th Ikaros
International Chess Tournament 2013
Aegean Open
Championship 2013
(13-21 July 2013,
Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island, GREECE)
Venue: Athletic Center
of Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island[1],
Greece.
Dates: 13-21 July 2013.
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
13/7 7.00 p.m.
2nd Round:
Sunday
14/7
7.00 p.m.
3rd Round:
Monday
15/7
7.00 p.m.
4th Round:
Tuesday
16/7 7.00 p.m.
5th Round:
Wednesday 17/7
11.00 a.m.
6th Round:
Thursday
18/7 7.00 p.m.
7th Round:
Friday
19/7
7.00 p.m.
8th Round:
Saturday
20/7 7.00 p.m.
9th Round:
Sunday
21/7
11.00 a.m.
Prize Giving:
Sunday 21/7
5.00 p.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:
1st winner: € 800
2nd winner: € 500
3rd winner: € 200
4th winner: €
160
5th winner: €
130
6th winner: € 100
7th winner: €
80
8th winner: €
60
9th winner: €
40
10th winner: €
30
Special Categories:
1st Lady: € 300
2nd Lady: € 160
3rd Lady: € 100
4th Lady: € 60
5th Lady: € 30
1st Veteran: € 130
2nd Veteran: € 80
3rd Veteran: € 40
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 2013 respectively.
Entry Fee:
The entry fee for the Aegean Open
Championship 2013 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.
4th Mediterranean Rapid Team Tournament “Ikaros”
2013:
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:
As all previous years, the
organization committee of Ikaros International Chess Tournament will offer a
20% discount over normal prices for all participants that will have entered
their participation for the event by the 8th of July 2013 -the latest- The
special discount offer includes:
1. Accommodation costs (in double room, the board (food)
expenses, meals, breakfast etc are Not included)
2. Entry fee.
3. 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.
4. Transportation (by bus) from and
to the port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled arrival (13/7) and departure
(21/7) 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
13th until the 21st 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 13th until the 21st of July.
For the participants who will pay
in advance (until 8th of July 2013) the special price for the period 13th
till 21st 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 2013 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:
1. Accommodation costs (in double room, the board (food)
expenses, meals, breakfast etc are Not included) for the period 13th till 21st of
July
2. Entry fee.
3. 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.
4. Transportation (by bus) from and
to the port of Evdilos at the day of the scheduled arrival (13/7) and departure
(21/7) 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 2013).
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
by e-mail at: ikaroschess@gmail.com
For possible updates and additional
information concerning the Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2013, and the
island of Ikaria, you can visit: http://ikariachess.blogspot.com, http://www.ikaroschess.gr,
http://www-island-ikaria.com, http://www.nikaria.gr
and http://www.ikariamag.gr
[1][1] Ikaria is an island situated in the
eastern Aegean Sea the name of which was
inspired by the myth of Ikaros, a young Greek that died in the region in an
attempt to fly on wings made from wax fleeing from the Cretan King Minos. For
information about Ikaria island see: http://www.island-ikaria.com/, http://www.nikaria.gr, http://www.ikariamag.gr