BRANICEVO

CHESS UNION

Pozarevac, Voje Dulica 19

www.sah.org.rs

Branicevo Chess Union in cooperation with Chess Club VGSK,

municipality Veliko Gradište and Danubia Hotels is organizing

The Chess Festival

"SILVER LAKE 2015"

"Kamin hall", Restaurant Sidro

"Great hall", Hotel Silver Lake

Silver Lake, Veliko Gradište

from 20-28th June, 2015

Open "A"

OPEN tournament for players rated over 2100 FIDE. The organizer can include a limited number of players with lower elo.The Open "A" will be played according to FIDE rules over 9 rounds of Swiss system.

The tournament will be rated with FIDE and is valid for FIDE title norms.

The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 15 minutes until the end of the game + 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

Prize fund 377.000 RSD (1 EUR=120 RSD, 1 USD=111 RSD, 1 CHF=113,5 RSD)

Regular prizes: 100.000, 70.000, 50.000, 40.000, 30.000, 20.000, 15.000, 10.000, 7.000 RSD

The winner recieves a trophy

- Best placed U2300 player - 7.000 RSD

- Best placed woman - 7.000 RSD

- Best placed veteran over 60 - 7.000 RSD

- Best placed player from Branicevo county - 7.000 RSD

- Best placed junior U18 - 7.000 RSD

The prizes will be divided according to Hort system. The special prizes are not divided and cannot be cumulated.

Entry fees:

- Players rated U1999 are paying the entry fee 4.000 RSD, except women and U18 juniors who are paying 3.500 RSD.

- Players rated 2000-2299 are paying the entry fee 3.000 RSD, except women and U18 juniors who are paying 2.500 RSD.

- Players rated 2300-2399 are paying the entry fee 2.500 RSD, except women and U18 juniors who are paying 2.000 RSD.

- Players rated over 2400, Grandmasters and Woman Grandmasters do not pay entry fee

Open "B"

OPEN tournament for players rated under 2100 FIDE. The Open "B" will be played according to FIDE rules over 9 rounds of Swiss system. The tournament will be rated with FIDE.

The time control is 75 minutes for 40 moves + 15 minutes until the end of the game + 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.

Prize fund 101.000 RSD (1 EUR=120 RSD, 1 USD=111 RSD, 1 CHF=113,5 RSD)

Regular prizes: 20.000, 15.000, 12.000, 10.000, 8.000, 7.000, 6.000, 5.000, 3.000 RSD

The winner recieves a trophy

- Best placed woman - 3.000 RSD

- Best placed veteran over 60 - 3.000 RSD

- Best placed player from Branicevo county - 3.000 RSD

- Best placed junior U18 - 3.000 RSD

The prizes will be divided according to Hort system. The special prizes are not divided and cannot be cumulated.

Entry fees:

- Players rated U2100 elo are paying the entry fee 2.500 RSD, except women and U18 juniors who are paying 2.000 RSD.

Open "C"

OPEN tournament for players rated under 1700 FIDE. The Open "C" will be played according to FIDE rules over 10 rounds of Swiss system. The tournament will not be rated with FIDE. The tournament is valid for national categories. The time control is 45 minutes per player + 15 seconds increment starting from move 1.

Prize fund 25.000 RSD (1 EUR=120 RSD, 1 USD=111 RSD, 1 CHF=113,5 RSD)

Regular prizes: 6.000, 4.000, 3.500, 3.000 and 2.000 RSD

- Best placed woman - 2.000 RSD

The prizes will be divided according to Hort system.

The winner recieves a trophy, while the top three players receive medals.

In youth categories U8, U10, U12, U14 the top three players receive medals.

Entry fee for all players is 1.000 RSD.

Blitz rated tournament on a boat

The rated blitz tournament starts on 23th June at 10:30 on the boat "Silver Star". The tournament format is 11-round Swiss, computer pairings. The tournament is FIDE rated. The time control is 3 minutes per player + 2 seconds increment starting from move 1.

Prize fund 30.000 RSD (1 EUR=120 RSD, 1 USD=111 RSD, 1 CHF=113,5 RSD)

Regular prizes: 10.000, 7.000, 5.000, 4.000, 2,000 RSD

Best placed woman - 2.000 RSD

Best placed U18 junior - 2.000 RSD

Entry fee for all players is 300 RSD

Players rated over 2400, Grandmasters and Woman Grandmasters do not pay entry fee

Chess Camp

The free chess classes will be offered to all participants in the Festival. The studens will be divided in groups, depending on their respective playing level.

FIDE Arbiters' Seminar

The Branicevo Chess Union will sumbit an application to FIDE to hold a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar during the Festival. In case of FIDE approval, all relevant information will be promptly published on the tournament website.

Technical details

The playing venue:

The games will be played in the great hall of Hotel "Silver Lake" and in Kamin hall of reastaurant "Sidro". Both localities are on the beginning of the promenade next to the lake.

http://www.srebrnojezero.com/restorani-i-kafici.html

The games are starting every day at 17:00. The last round is being held on 28th June from 9:00.

The schedule for the Open "C" will be announced at the beginning of the Festival.

Schedule for Open "A" and Open "B":

1st round, 20.06.2015. at 17:00h

2nd round, 21.06.2015. at 17:00h

3rd round, 22.06.2015. at 17:00h

4th round, 23.06.2015. at 17:00h

5th round, 24.06.2015. at 17:00h

6th round, 25.06.2015. at 17:00h

7th round, 26.06.2015. at 17:00h

8th round, 27.06.2015. at 17:00h

9th round, 28.06.2015. at 9:00h

The organizers are providing chess sets and clocks for the Festival.

Accomodation

Garni Hotel "Danubia Park", www.srebrnojezero.com

Accomodation in hotel „Silver Lake“ 2.000 RSD (single bed), 2 beds room 1.800 RSD (1.260 RSD for U 12 children), 3 beds room 1.620 RSD (1.134 RSD for U 12 children), + 60 RSD (30 RSD U 15 ) city tax for a day

Accomodation in lake motels from 1.100-1.200 RSD (2,3 and 4 beds) and 1.850 RSD (single bed).

Private accomodation in villas from 700-900 RSD (2,3 or 4 beds) and 1.350 RSD (single bed). All rooms have bathrooms.

Meals in Hotel " Silver Lake " are 770 RSD for U12 children and 1.100 RSD for adults (per day, 3 meals),

Meals in Restaurant " Sidro " are 900 RSD for U12 children and 1.100 RSD for adults lunch and dinner and 250 RSD for breakfast.

The organizer is providing free accommodation and meals for Grandmasters (2-bed rooms). The interested players should contact the organizer for information.

The organizers will provide transfers from and to Belgrade Nikola Tesla airport at affordable prices (groups 1-4 people).

If there is interest from the participants, the organizers will prepare excursions to the Roman city Viminacium, middle-age fortresses Golubac and Ram, and Orthodox Churches Nimnik and Sv.Petka.

Registration, accommodation, entry fees and additional information with the tournament director Vojkan Petrović, email: , phone +381 (63) 251 769.

Website: www.silverlakeopen.com

Results on: chess-result.com

Tournament director

Vojkan Petrovic