Regulations
International Open chess tournament
“Bank Lviv open-2016”
1. The time and venue of the tournament.
The tournament is held from 14 to 16 March 2016 in Lviv, Ukraine
Address – Schiretskaya st. 36 “Pivdennyi-EXPO”
Registration of C and D – March 14, Monday – 13.00-14.30
Opening tournament C and D – March 14, Monday – 15.00
Registration of A and B – March 15, Tuesday – 13.00-14.30
The opening tournament of A and B on March 15, Tuesday – 15.00
1-6 rounds – A and B on March 15, Tuesday – 15.00- 21.00
7-11 rounds – A and B on March 16, Wednesday – 15.00- 21.00
Chief Arbiter – International FIDE Arbiter – Olexandr Prohorov (UKR)
2. The system of the competition
Festival consists with 4 separate tournaments:
Tournament C (open) – Blitz
Tournament D (for boys and girls 2002 and younger) – Blitz
Tournament A (Open) – Rapid
Tournament B (for boys and girls 2002 and younger) – Rapid
Tournaments are held by the Swiss system in 13 rounds (in the tournament C and D) and 11 rounds (in tournaments A and B).
Time control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds for each move (C and D).
Time control: 10 minutes + 5 seconds for each move (A and B).
3. Determination of winners
Places winners are determined by the highest sum scores.
In case of equal number of points in two or more participants are defined space:
system Buchholz system (full rate Buchholz, Buchholz average rate of rejection 1 worst result, the average rate of rejection Buchholz 2 worst results)
the result of a personal meeting;
The prize fund of the tournament «C (Blitz) = 15 000 UAH
The prize fund of the tournament «D» (Blitz) = 10 000 UAH
The prize fund of the tournament “A” (Rapid) = 70 000 UAH
The prize fund of the tournament «B» (Rapid) = 40 000 UAH
The total prize fund of 135 000 UAH Detailed prizes will be painted in the Annex !!!
4. Entry
Entry in the tournament “C”
– 100 UAH, for children, veterans (1966 and older), disabled – 50 UAH.
Entry in the tournament “D”
– 50 UAH
Entry in the tournament “A”
– 150 UAH, for children, veterans (1966 and older), disabled – 70 UAH.
Entry in the tournament “B”
– 70 UAH
For international grandmasters and chess players with a rating above 2550 without entry and contribution of additional conditions agreed with the tournament director.
5. Accommodation
Hotel “Pivdennyi”
Contact: Tel .: +38 (032) 295-25-28, 295-52-55, 295-26-30
e-mail: hotelpivdennyj@ukr.net
Hotels “NTON” and “VOLTER” –
– 275 UAH (single room) per night.
– 320 UAH (2single room) per night.
– 360 UAH (triple room) per night.
Three meals in the restaurant – 120 UAH per day.
6. Contact Information.
Firman Nazar (Tournament Director)
Tel – + 38-098-850-81-82 (Kyivstar)
Email – nazarfirman@gmail.com
Olexandr Prohorov (Chief Arbiter)
Tel – + 38-097-496-82-58 (Kyivstar)
Email – prohorov@chessclub.lviv.ua
Kolohina Irina (Settlement Hotel NTON and Hotel VOLTER)
Tel – + 38-067-726-48-89 (Kyivstar)
Email – i.kologina@nton.info
General sponsor – Bank Lviv
