/ 20th NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
15 to 19 June 2009
Hammelburg, GERMANY /
  1. Tournament Location and CHECK-IN
    Name:Heinrich-Koeppler-Haus
    Street:Am Sportzentrum 4
    City:97762 Hammelburg, Germany
    Phone:0049-9732-91770
    Internet:
    You can reach the location by:
    Airplane: Arrival “Frankfurt Airport” is the best choice,
    then take the train to Wuerzburg and use the pickup service
    Train: to Wuerzburg, then use the pickup service
    Car from North,South or East:
    On Highway 7 between the cities “Fulda and Wuerzburg”use Exit “Hammelburg”
    and follow street 27 to Hammelburg
    Car from West:
    From Highway 3 over Frankfurt to Wuerzburg use Exit “Aschaffenburg-Ost”
    and follow street 26 to “Karlstadt”. In Karlstadt use street 27 to Hammelburg
  2. Board and accommodation
    Lodging will be realized in the “Infanterie Schule des Heeres” (Infantry Academy of the Army) located 4 miles away from the tournament hall. Players stay in 2-bed-rooms and organizers in single-rooms. The rooms are available from Saturday 13 June to Sunday
    21 June 2009.
    Unfortunately there is no space available for spouses, so they would have to stay in a hotel. You may find some suggestions on the NATO-CHESS-Homepage shortly (Link below). These costs have to be borne individually.
    If you need special food (for example: vegetarian or kosher), please say so in the “Final Agreement”.
    The cost of food, lodging and organisation will be borne by the organisers from evening meal on Sunday 14 June 2009 until breakfast on Saturday 20 June 2009. Supplementary costs of telephone calls, drinks, laundry etc will be borne by the individuals concerned. In Germany the tap water is safe to drink, the use of bottled water is unnecessary.
  3. Tournament Program
    A seven-round individual Swiss tournament will take place (FIDE-rules), with the four highest-scoring players from each country counting towards the team score.
    Additional a NATO-blitz tournament will take place on Friday-afternoon.
  4. Composition of the Teams
    All employees of the participating nation’s Defence Department are regarded as potential team members (civilians included). Teams will consist of a maximum of eight “team members”:
    - 1 x Team Captain
    - 1 x Team Official
    - 6 x Team Players
    During the tournament a team representing NATO will be made up from personnel (team captains and officials) not already representing their nation.
  5. Entry Fee
    The entry fee for each “team member” is 210 Euro and for spouses 150 Euro.
    It should be payed until 15 May 2009.

Please transfer the entry fee to our account at:

Name of the Bank:Pax-Bank eG

City, Country:Cologne, Germany

IBAN:DE65370601930014036016

BIC:GENODED1PAX

Code word:20th NATO Chess 2009

  1. Internet Access
    Internet access will be available in the accommodation (network-cable required) and also in the tournament hall via Hot Spot.
  2. Uniforms
    Formal Service uniforms are to be worn at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Casual civilian clothes must be worn for the other chess-rounds.
  3. Correspondence
    All correspondence concerning the Championship is to be sent to:
    Organisation:German welfare service KAS
    Katholische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Soldatenbetreuung e.V.

Justus-von-Liebigstraße 31

53121 Bonn


Phone:0049-228-98862-18
0049-228-98862-12
FAX:0049-228-98862-11
E-Mail:

  1. Updates and information
    concerning the 20th NATO championship can be obtained by accessing the tournament link on
Annex A
/ 20th NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
15 to 19 June 2009
Hammelburg, GERMANY /

INFORMAL AGREEMENT

(to be returned by 03 April 2009)
Nation:
Participation: /

Yes/No

Number of players:
Number of officials:
Total personnel:
Date:
Name:
Rank:
e-mail:
Signature:

Annex B

/ 20th NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
15 to 19 June 2009
Hammelburg, GERMANY /

FINAL AGREEMENT

(to be returned by 15 May 2009)
Nation:
Date of arrival:
Time of arrival:
Place of arrival:
Pick up service: / YES/NO
How many people?
Special food required? / (For example: Vegetarian or kosher)
How many people?
Date of departure:
Date:
Name:
Rank:
e-mail:
Signature:

20th NATO Chess Championship organized by KAS e.V.

Annex C

/ 20th NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
15 to 19 June 2009
Hammelburg, GERMANY /

General Information

/ Details information, if playing in the tournament
Title / Rank / Name / Surname / Playing
chess
(Yes/ No) / NATO Team
(Yes/No) / Date
of Birth
dd/mm/yyyy / FIDE-
ID / FIDE-
ELO / National
ID / National
Ranking
Team Official
Team Captain
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Player 5
Player 6
Link to Website, where the National ID and National Ranking can be verified:
(only necessary when at least one player has no FIDE-ELO) /

20th NATO Chess Championship organized by KAS e.V.