OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2001
5th international chess festival
part of Series CZECH TOUR 2001/2002
   Olomouc (Czech Republic), 1. - 9.8.2001 ceska verze
A - round-robin tournament 8th-10th category FIDE -     CANCELED
Date: 1. - 9.8.2001
Place: Olomouc, Sigma Hotel
Number of players: 10 - 12 participants
Average rating: 2426 - 2450 (8th category FIDE)
2451 - 2575 (9th category FIDE)
2476 - 2500 (10th category FIDE)
Prizes: three financial prizes (1st 3000 CZK, 2nd 2000 CZK, 3rd 1000 CZK)
Rate of the game: 40 moves in 2 hours + 20 moves in 1 hour + 30 minutes
for finishing the game (10 players) or 40 moves in 2 hours + 1 hour for finishing the game (12 players - two doublerounds)
Entry fees:
below 2350 upon agreement with organizers
2351 - 2400 375 DEM
2401 - 2450 325 DEM
2451 - 2500 275 DEM
2501 and above 225 DEM
Accommodation: Sigma Hotel *** (the playing hall is situated here)
double room (including breakfast) - 26 DEM / person, night
double room (without breakfast) - 22 DEM / person, night
single bed (including breakfast) - 34 DEM / person, night
single bed (without breakfast) - 30 DEM / person, night

apartments - double room (including breakfast) - 80 DEM / room, night
apartments - one person only (including breakfast) - 55 DEM / room, night


Boarding school SOU zemedelske garni**

double room - 15 DEM / person, night

Boarding school SOU stavebni garni*

double room - 10 DEM / person, night
Fulfiled norms: In last years there were fulfilled 2 GM norms (in 1997 Tomas Polak, in 1998 Tomas Oral). Look at these tournament sites - 1997 and 1998.


B - round-robin tournament 3rd-4th category FIDE

list of players in
IM round-robin
tournament

Date: 1. - 9.8.2001
Place: Olomouc, Sigma Hotel
Number of players: 10 - 12 participants
Average rating: 2301 - 2325 (3rd category FIDE)
2326 - 2350 (4th category FIDE)
Prizes: three financial prizes (1st 3000 CZK, 2nd 2000 CZK, 3rd 1000 CZK)
Rate of the game: 40 moves in 2 hours + 20 moves in 1 hour + 30 minutes
for finishing the game (10 players) or 40 moves in 2 hours + 1 hour for finishing the game (12 players - two doublerounds)
Entry fees:
below 2200 upon agreement with organizers
2200 - 2250 275 DEM
2251 - 2300 225 DEM
2301 - 2350 175 DEM
2351 and above 125 DEM
Accommodation: Sigma Hotel *** (the playing hall is situated here)
double room (including breakfast) - 26 DEM / person, night
double room (without breakfast) - 22 DEM / person, night
single bed (including breakfast) - 34 DEM / person, night
single bed (without breakfast) - 30 DEM / person, night

apartments - double room (including breakfast) - 80 DEM / room, night
apartments - one person only
(including breakfast) - 55 DEM / room, night


Boarding school SOU zemedelske garni**

double room - 15 DEM / person, night

Boarding school SOU stavebni garni*

double room - 10 DEM / person, night
Fulfiled norms: In last years there were fulfilled several IM norms. Look at these tournament sites - 1998, 1999 and 2000.


C - OPEN OLOMOUC (FIDE open)

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Date: 2. - 9.8.2001
Place: Olomouc, Sigma Hotel
Organizer: Agentura 64 Grygov and AVE-KONTAKT Pardubice
System of tournament: swiss - 9 rounds
Results of tournament will be send to FIDE rating calculation.
Criteria used for ranking and prizes distribution: 1. number of points, 2. Progressive score, 3. Buchholz, 4. average ELO of rivals, 5. lot, prizes are distributed according to Hort system between such number of players which corresponds to number of advertised prizes
Rate of the game: 40 moves in 2 hours + 1 hour for finishing the game
Prizes: Prize fund - 45000 CZK 
(payment in DEM or USD possible)

1st prize 10000 CZK
2nd prize 7000 CZK
3rd prize 5000 CZK
4th prize 3000 CZK
5th prize 2000 CZK
6th prize 1000 CZK
7th- 8th prize 500 CZK
Best woman player 500 CZK
Best young player up to 16 years of age (1985 and younger) 500 CZK
   
Special prizes for the best players from Moravia and Silesia 15000 CZK
Accommodation: The Sigma Hotel*** (the playing hall is situated here)
2-bed rooms with a shower, WC, phone and satellite
Boarding school SOU zemedelsk
e garni** (at a distance of 1 km from the playing hall)
2-bed rooms, shower, WC and a kitchenette are common for 2 rooms
Boarding school SOU stavebni garni* (at a distance of 2 km from the playing hall)
2-bed rooms, shower and WC common for 1 floor
Overall price  220 DEM includes accommodation at the Sigma Hotel*** (1 bed in a 2-bed room / 7 nights, breakfast and starting fee
- additional charge for detached room at the Sigma hotel + 60 DEM
- discount for non-playing accompanying persons - 40 DEM
- discount when accommodated at Boarding School zemedelske garni without breakfast - 80 DEM
- discount when accommodated at Boarding School stavebni garni without breakfast - 120 DEM
- discount when paying in cash at Pardubice CZECH OPEN Festival (12.-29.7.2001) - 10% after deduction of all other discounts

Starting fee for non-accommodated players: 60 DEM
Board-meals: at the Sigma hotel according to your choice, lunch and dinner at prices range from 4 to 9 DEM
Late registration: players whose application will be registered after 25.7.2001 30.6.2001 will pay additional charge 15 DEM
Manner of paying: in cash at Pardubice CZECH OPEN Festival or during registration in the place of doings, payment in CZK or USD is possible
Schedule:
Wednesday 1.8.2001 16.00 - 22.00

registration

Thursday 2.8.2001 9.00 - 13.00

registration

15.00 - 21.00

1. round

Friday 3.8.2001 15.00 - 21.00

2. round

Saturday 4.8.2001 15.00 - 21.00

3. round

Sunday 5.8.2001 9.00 - 15.00

4. round

5.8.2001 16.00 - 22.00

5. round

Monday 6.8.2001 15.00 - 21.00

6. round

Tuesday 7.8.2001 15.00 - 21.00

7. round

Wednesday 8.8.2001 15.00 - 21.00

8. round

Thursday 9.8.2001 8.00 - 14.00

9. round

15.30 - 16.00

solemn conclusion

Other information: - at the same time there will be also 2-3 close tournaments at the Sigma hotel
- tournament links up well with Pardubice CZECH OPEN and it si possible to book accommodation in the period between the tournaments
Obligatory registration forms together with accommodation and boarding order should be sent by 25.7.2001 30.6.2001 to the following address of open organizer:
AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech republic
phone/fax +420-40-65 35 200, e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz, http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour


D - Mladi Open 2001

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Date: 24.-28.6.2001
Place: Olomouc, Dum deti a mladeze (House of children), tr. 17. listopadu
System of
tournament:
swiss - 7 rounds
Rate of the game: 20 moves in 1 hour + 1 hour for finishing the game
Right of participation: players born in 1981 and younger
Tournaments: 1) FIDE open
2) national open
FIDE open will take place only if there will be enough FIDE rated players.
Prizes: FIDE open

1st prize free start in round-robin IM tournament of 3rd-4th category FIDE in Olomouc (1.-9.8.2001) in total value c. 8000 CZK  
2nd prize 1000 CZK
3rd prize   800 CZK
4th prize   500 CZK
5th prize   400 CZK
6th prize   300 CZK


national open

1st prize 1000 CZK
2nd prize   600 CZK
3rd prize   500 CZK
4th prize   400 CZK
5th prize   300 CZK
6th prize   200 CZK
Accommodation and
boarding:
accomodation + all-day boarding during tournament 1700 CZK / player
Payment: FIDE OPEN

players without FIDE ELO 400 CZK
players with FIDE ELO 2000-2200 350 CZK
players with FIDE ELO 2201-2300 300 CZK
players with FIDE ELO 2301 and higher ---

national open

for all players 200 CZK
Schedule:
Sunday 24.6. 10.00 - 14.00

registration

15.00 - 19.00

1. round

Monday 25.6. 9.00 - 13.00

2. round

15.00 - 19.00

3. round

Tuesday 26.6. 9.00 - 13.00

4. round

Wednesday 27.6. 9.00 - 13.00

5. round

15.00 - 19.00

6. round

Thursday 28.6. 9.00 - 13.00

7. round

14.00

closing ceremony

Applications: until 9.6.2001 at the organizer address (see right column)
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Contact to organizer
Agentura 64 - logo Agentura 64
783 73 Grygov 337
Czech Republic
tel./fax: +420-68-5393327
e-mail: a64@proclient.cz
WWW: http://proclient.cz/a64


Approx. exchange rate

1 DEM = 17.6 CZK
1 USD = 38.3 CZK


daily exchange rate

 



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