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XII INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
Seahorse of Rewal 2007

(Konik Morski Rewala)

Rewal 20.08 - 30.08 2007, POLAND

ORGANIZERS

  • SRGU Strategia
  • Region Chess Federation

SPONSORS

DATE AND PLACE

20.08-30.08.2007
Poland, Rewal, Szkolna str. 1

Tournament Office - Holiday House Antisol, Warszawska str. 10, Rewal

PROGRAMME OF FESTIVAL

  • Chess Tournament A International Open Tournament for players with FIDE ranking >= 2000 (the organizer can allow 5% players without ELO) Organizer assures participation in competition 15 titled players (IM,GM) and at least representatives of 10 nations.
  • Chess Tournament B International Tournament for players with ranking <= 2100
  • Chess Tournament C International Tournament of amateurs with rank to 1800
  • Chess Tournament D Youngs International Tournament (born in 1992 and younger). The girls and boys separate classification under 10 and under 14.
  • Chess Tournament E Blitz

GAMES SYSTEM

Swiss system,
9 rounds in tournaments A, B, C, D
11 rounds in tournament E

Time Control

  • Tournament A, B: 90' + 30'' per move
  • Tournament C: 30 moves/90' + 30' to the end.
  • Tournament D: 90'
  • Tournament E: 5'

PRIZES

Total prizes: 20 000 zl (3,8 zl = 1 euro)

Guarantee prizes:

Open A Prizes

  • I - 2000 zl + Cup
  • II - 1600 zl
  • III - 1300 zl
  • IV - 1000 zl
  • V - 800 zl
  • VI - 700 zl
  • VII - 600 zl
  • VIII - 500 zl
  • IX - 400 zl
  • X - 300 zl
  • XI-XV - 50 euro *
  • The best woman - 50 euro *

Open B Prizes

  • I - 1200 zl + Cup
  • II - 700 zl
  • III - 500 zl
  • IV - 400 zl
  • V - 300 zl
  • VI-X - clock electronic DGT 2000 (value 250 zl)
  • XI-XV - 40 euro*

Open C

  • I - 600 zl
  • II - 500 zl
  • III - 400 zl
  • IV-VI - 50 euro*

* - Coupons onto shopping in Caissa - Chess Shop

+ special prizes for the best woman, best junior, senior in tournaments A, B, C

Open E

  • I - 300 zl

Open D

Cups, medals and material prizes for I-VI place.

The girls and boys separate classification under 10 and under 14.

All children will receive dyploms and gifts.

Entrance fee

Open A:

  • GM, IM or Elo 2500 - 0
  • Elo 2400-2499 - 10 euro
  • Elo 2300-2399 - 20 euro
  • Elo 2200-2299 - 30 euro
  • Elo 2100-2199 - 35 euro
  • Elo 2000-2099 - 40 euro
  • Without ELO - 45 euro
  • Open B: 25 euro
  • Open C: 15 euro
  • Open D: 15 euro
  • Open E: 6 euro

Discounts (open A)

Discounts do not refer to additional.

  • 10% for participants of 11th Festival
  • 15% for participants of 10th and 11th Festival
  • 10% for seniors above 60
  • 20% for handicapped
  • 5-25% for participants CAISSA POL TOUR 2007

Additional classification charge for Polish Chess Federation: players with ELO ranking - 4 euro, without ELO-1 euro.

Entrance fee and additional classification charge for Polish Chess Federation payment on place during registration.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation in Holiday house Alma, Alma 1 and Idylla

All Holiday houses are 50 - 100 meters to the sea.

  • 2,3 person rooms with bathrooms and TV.
  • 1 person room with breakfast - 22 euro for room for one day
  • 2 person room with breakfast - 32 euro for room (16 euro for one person for day)
  • 3 person room (studio 1+2) with breakfast - 42 euro for room (14 euro for one person for one day)
  • full pension (3 meals, 2 or 3 person room) 20 euro for one person for one day

TIME-TABLE

20.08Registration to 20.00
21.00 Technical briefing
21.0810.00 I round in Open B,D
14.30 Opening Ceremony
15.00 - I round in Open A,C
22.08- 29.089.30 - II-IX rounds in Open B,D
15.00 - II-IX rounds in Open A,C
30.0811.00 Closing Ceremony.

INFORMATION

Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 06.08.

  • By email: caissa@republika.pl or
  • by phone: +48 68 355 34 80, + 48 509 983 593 gm Juri Zezulkin (the Director of Festival) or
  • by mail: SRGU Strategy, ul. Piaskowa 6A/24, 67-120 Kożuchów, Poland

Application should contain the name, surname, date of birth, chess category, ranking and information about lodging.

Whose application will be registered after 06.08.2007 will pay additional charge of 5 euro.

Obligatory presence on technical briefing in day 20.08 at 21:00 in Holiday House Antisol, Warszawska str.10

Another information, games online, photos: www.rewal.caissa.com.pl

Rewal festival is included to CAISSA POL TOUR 2007. More details on www.caissa-chess.com

ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS

  • Simultan with Grandmaster (free).
  • The lectures with IM - free for participants of festival
  • The grill with sausage and beer (for adult) - free for participants of festival
  • The football tournament (5 persons teams)
  • Possibility to play tennis - 20% discount for participants of festival.
  • Discount for chess players in Fish Restaurant "Na skarpie", "U Rybaka"
  • Sightseeing the ruins of church over crag in Trzesacz (2 km), and museum of fishery in Niechorz (4 km)

Rewal

Former fishing settlement is administrative, cultural and educational center. One of greatest baltic health resort in west pomeranian province. However, it does not crush this largeness, due to low building between marine coast exactly stretching but highway. Diversified architecture, taken care gardens, numerous cafes, flamboyant squares, romantic illumination of street everything it transmits cosy character.

Tournament in Rewal in 2006 year was largest Chess Tournament in Poland - with 330 participants from 15 countries.

The winner of previous tournaments

  • 1985 Strzelecki Krzysztof - Poland
  • 1986 Safet Terzic - Yugoslavia
  • 1987 Kazimierz Zawada - Poland
  • 1988 Michał Praszak - Poland
  • 1989 Roman D±bek - Poland
  • 1990 Robert Kula - Poland
  • 1991 Dominik Pędzich - Poland
  • 1992 Stefan Loeffler - Germany
  • 2004 IM Vitali Koziak - Ukraine
  • 2005 GM Vladimir Malaniuk - Ukraine
  • 2006 GM Ralf Akesson - Sweden