EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
UNDER 10/12/14/16/18
2005
GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.Invitation
The Serbia and Montenegro Chess Federation (from now on SMCF) has the honor to invite all European Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE to participate at the European Youth Chess Championship for 2005, and the 2005 European under-16 and under-18 Chess Championship in Herceg Novi (Montenegro) located on Adriatic Coast approximately 260 Km south of Belgrade (Serbia) and 110 km south from Podgorica (Montenegro) from the 13th September (arrival) to 24th September 2005. (departures).
2. Participation
2.1.Each federation can register one (1) playerin each of the under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (boys and girls) categories, totaling a maximum of ten (10) players.
2.2.The players placed 1-3 in the previous European Youth Championship will have the personal right to participate in the tournament of the corresponding age-category or a higher age-category if they fulfill the conditions that they didn’t reached the age of 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 years, respectively, by January 1st of the year in which the tournament willcommence. This privilege may be exercised once exclusively in the subsequent year following the year of qualification.
2.3.According to tournament rules one player to ten federations they finished at top ten in previous year have the extra right to participate. These Federations are:
1) Georgia ; 2) Russia ; 3) Poland ; 4) Azerbaijan ; 5) Armenia ; 6) Turkey ; 7) Ukraine 8) France ; 9) Slovenia ; 10) Belarus
In order to ensure proper tournament standards, all invited players and extra players must submit their registrations through their national federations in order to reach to SMCF before August20, 2005 (registration deadline). Entry form is attached. It should be filled and sent back to organization.
3. ECU Fees
3.1. In accordance with ECU regulations, a 65 € entry fee is required for each invited
player. After the championship the national federations will receive an invoice and
should not transfer any fee in advance. This amount must be sent directly to ECU
by their National Federation after the tournament completed.
3.2. In accordance with ECU regulations, a 130 € entry fee is required for each extra player (those who play as “open” participants). This amount must be sent directly to ECU by their National Federation.
4. Registration and travel conditions
4.1 Entry forms must be filled and returned to the SMCF not later than August 20,by fax, stamped by the Federation or by official mail. This date is the registration deadline.
4.2 The complete registration form must include surname/s, first name/s, ID number, FIDE rating and title, and passport number of each player. It must also include the name and telephone / e-mail / fax number of the Delegation chief and of the person in charge in the Federation.
4.3 An identity photo (2x3 cm) must also be sent for the players, coaches and accompanyingpersons badge. The photo can also be taken on arrival at the Hotel at the cost of 3 Euro.
4.4 Players will not be paired until all their payments have been fulfilled.
4.5 Travel expenses must be paid by the participants or their Federation as following:
a) Belgrade - Tivat (by plane approximately 40 minutes), Tivat – Herceg Novi (by bus 30 minutes) price 135 Euro (two ways)
b) Belgrade – Herceg Novi (by bus, approximately 12 hours), price 90 Euro two ways
c) Podgorica airport – Herceg Novi (by bus approximately 1 hour), price 60 Euro two ways
d) Tivat airport – Herceg (by bus), price 25 Euro, two ways.
It is also possible to organize transfer from airport Cilipi (Dubrovnik – Croatia) about what it should be made special agreement.
Organizer is recommending to participants of Championship to use every-day line of official transporter of Championship “Montenegro airlines” from Frankfurt, Zurich and Vienna to Podgorica. All the participants who want to get discount for flights of Montenegro airlines must inform us not later than July 1.
4.6 These transport services will be available on September 12. 2005 (arrival) and on September 24. 2005 (departure). If it will be necessary organizer will accept special request of Federations.
Players, who make private transport arrangements and clearly indicate this in writing at the time of registration, will be fully responsible for any problems they experience or arrival or departure. The participants, who pay the expenses of organized transport till August 20, will have organizers help in getting the visa, under the most optimal conditions.
4.8 At the moment of registration this amount must be transferred to the following account of
INTERMEDIARY BANK: / COBA DE FFCOMMERZBANK AG
FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY
ACC.WITH ISTITUTION: / Acc.no. 400876851700 (Eur)
Swift code: CKBC CS 22
CRNOGORSKA KOMERCIJALNA BANKA A.D.
MOSKOVSKA BB, 81000 PODGORICA
MONTENEGRO
BENEFICIARY: / /02042924
SAHOVSKI SAVEZ CRNE GORE
PODGORICA, CRNA GORA
5.Lodging and meals
5.1 Accommodation and full board will be provided in the part A**** (200 places) and B&C*** (250 places) of hotel “Plaza” and hotel “Igalo”*** in Herceg Novi. Reservations and payments for these hotels must be made not later than August 20.
Players whose have free board and accommodations are obligated to pay compensation of:
-129 Euros for accommodation in hotel “Plaza” (part B&C)
- 99 Euro for accommodation in hotel “Igalo”,
not later than August 20. Reservation is considered to be made when compensation will be made. Hotels will be reserved according to the order of payment. Invited players and players nominated by personal right which will be registered after August 20 will pay extra charge of 100 Euro.
All payments mention above (5.1) are non refundable if reservation cancelled.
5.2Free board and room will be provided for nominated players and players with personal rights from the September 13, (dinner) to September 24th (lunch).
5.3 One coach per delegation: Price 20% under prices in article 5.6.
5.4Every participant accepted as an extra player will be obliged to lodge at the organization’s hotels in Herceg Novi.
5.5. Hotel payments must be paid in Euro. The SMCF will not accept any promise for payment of Hotel bills at a future date.
5.6 Accommodation and meals for extra players and accompanying persons will be in the official hotel “Plaza” where the tournament will be held and in hotel “Igalo”:
Lodging will cost per person FB (include breakfast & lunch & diner):
PLAZA(PART A)
**** / PLAZA
(PART B & C)
*** / IGALO
***
ACC.
PERSONS / EXTRA ACC.
PLAYERS PERSONS / EXTRA ACC.
PLAYERS PERSONS
SINGLE / 65 EUR / 55 EUR / 45 EUR
DOUBLE / 49 EUR / 39 EUR 42 EUR / 32 EUR 36 EUR
Rooms in part “A” have directly telephone line, cable TV, mini bar and air-condition.
Transfer between hotel “Igalo” and hotel “Plaza” (3 km) will be free and provide by organizer.
5.7 Payments in advance for accompanying persons and extra players must be transferred to the account as in article 4.8.
5.8Once the transfer has been confirmed, the Chess Federation will inform about the assigned booking confirmation for all the reserves made in the hotels room. Along the booking confirmation, the SMCF will send the bill including taxes.
6.Tournament hall
Playing hall is located in hotel “Plaza” (2nd level).
7.Schedule
Tuesday / September 13th / Arrival of DelegationsWednesday / September 14th / 11.00 AM / Delegates Meeting
3.00 PM / Opening ceremony
4.00 PM / 1st Round
Thursday / September 15th / 3.00 PM / 2nd Round
Friday / September 16th / 3.00 PM / 3rd Round
Saturday / September 17th / 3.00 PM / 4th Round
Sunday / September 18th / 3.00 PM / 5th Round
Monday / September 19th / Free day
Tuesday / September 20 / 3.00 PM / 6thRound
Wednesday / September 21 / 3.00 PM / 7thRound
Thursday / September 22 / 3.00 PM / 8thRound
Friday / September 23 / 1.00 PM / 9thRound
8.00 PM / Closing ceremony
Saturday / September 24 / Departure
Players of Federation’s which representative will not be present in delegates meeting will not be paired according to the decision of ECU Board.
8.Rules and regulations
The tournament will be played by a 9-round Swiss System. National ratings will not be taken into consideration for the parings. Playing rates will be according to FIDE regulations: 90 minutes for 40 moves + 15 minutes until the end of the game followed with additional of 30 sec per move started from move one.
9. Information
Each Federation is entitled to one free bulletin per round. Additional bulletins will be on sale. Before the tournament, information will be available on the Internet at
On this site will be entry forms for registration participants, accompanying persons and journalists from May 20, 2005.
10. Prizes
10.1 The first three players of each group will be awarded with medals. The first five will be awarded with trophies and the first ten players in each group and categories will we awarded with diplomas.
10.2 The first five players of each group will be awarded with special awards (chess software, chess books, chess sets) in total amount for all prizes 10.000 euros.
10.3 Each participant will receive presents in total amount for all 10.000 euros.
11. TOURNAMENT OFFICE
All necessary information’s participants can get by official tournament web-site or by mail:
Tournament Director:
Vladimir Sakotic
mobile phone: +381 64 111 31 17 or +381 69 498 989
private mail:
Tournament officer:
Sava Kizova mobile phone +381 64 333 33 16 or +381 67 820 950
private mail:
Office:
Phones: + 381 11 33 44 172 or + 381 11 32 27 826
Fax: + 381 11 33 42 730