XIV INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL

"Seahorse of Rewal 2009"

Rewal 19.08-30.08 2009 - POLAND

ORGANIZERS

SRGU "Strategia"
Region Chess Federation

DATE AND PLACE

19.08-30.08.2009 Poland - Rewal
Holiday House "Idylla" Saperska str. 16
Tournament Office - Holiday House "Antisol", Warszawska str.10

PROGRAMME OF FESTIVAL

Tournament A

International Open Tournament for players with FIDE ranking >= 2000 (the organizer can allow 5% players without ELO) Organizer assures participation in competition 10 titled players (IM,GM) and at least representatives of 6 nations.

Tournament B

International Tournament for players with ranking <= 2100.

Tournament C

International Tournament of amateurs with rank to 1800.

Tournament D

Youngs International Tournament (born in 1995 and younger) The girls and boys separate classification under 10 and under 14.

Tournament E

International Rapid Chess Tournament P-15.

Tournament F

International Blitz Tournament P-5.

Tournament G

International Tournament Fischer's Chess P-10.

GAMES SYSTEM

Swiss system, 9 rounds in tournaments A,B,C,D,E,F; 7 rounds in tournaments G
Tournament A,B : 90' + 30'' per move
Tournament C: 120' per game
Tournament D: 90' per game

PRIZES

Total prizes: 25 000 zl (4,3 zl =1 euro) Guarantee prizes:

Open A:

I - 2500 zl + Cup
II - 1700 zl
III - 1200 zl
IV - 900 zl
V - 700 zl
VI - 500 zl
VII-X - 300 zl
XI-XX - material prizes
The best woman -200 zł *

Open B:

I - 1500 zl + Cup
II - 1000 zl
III - 700 zl
IV - 500 zl
V - 400 zl
VI - 300 zł
VII-X - 200 zł*
XI-XX - material prizes
The best woman -150 zł *

Open C:

I - 700 zl + Cup
II - 600 zl
III -500 zl
IV - 400 zł
V - 300 zł
VI - 200 zł
VII-X - 100 zł*
XI-XX - material prizes
The best woman -100 zł *

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.

Open E: I - 600 zl

Open F: I - 400 zl

Open G: I - 300 zl

* - Coupons onto shopping in internet shop: www.caissa-chess.com/shop/

NEW - Festival Gran Prix with special prizes: Result in Open E+F+G+solving+historical tournament

Entrance fee

Open A

GM - individual conditionen
WGM,IM or Elo 2500 - 0
WIM, Elo 2400-2499 - 60 zł
Elo 2300-2399 - 80 zł
Elo 2200-2299-100 zł
Elo 2100-2199-120 zł
Elo < 2100, without Elo -130zł

Open B: 90 zł

Open C: 70 zł

Open D: 50 zł

Open E: 35 zł
youngs under 14 - 25 zł

Open F: 25 zł
youngs under 14 - 15 zł

Open G: 20 zł
youngs under 14 - 10 zł

Entrance fee tournaments E+F+G
- 65 zł / youngs under 14 - 40 zł

Discounts (open A,B,C,D)
Discounts do not refer to additional.

10% for participants of 13th Festival
20% for participants of 11th, 12th and 13th Festival
20% for seniors above 60
20% for handicapped
5-50% for participants CAISSA POL TOUR 2009 (info www.caissa-chess.com)

Additional classification charge for Polish Chess Federation : players with ELO ranking-20 zł, without ELO - 10zł. Entrance fee and additional classification charge for Polish Chess Federation payment on the spot during registration.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation in Holiday house "Alma 2", "Idylla ", "Hania". All Pension are 50 - 200 meters to the sea.

Special offer for chessplayer:

1 person room with breakfast - 25 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 - 45 euro for room (15 euro for one person for one day)
full pension (3meals, 2 or 3 person room) - 22 euro for one person for one day

In every room there is a bathroom, fridge and SAT TV. Standard is about ** , ***

TIME-TABLE

19.08: Registration to 20.00
21.00: Technical briefing in Holiday House Idylla Saperska str.16
20.08: 10.00 I round in Open B,D
15.00 Opening Ceremony
15.30 - I round in Open A,C
21.08-22.08, 24.08-29.08: 9.00 - II-IX rounds in Open B,D
15.00 - II-IX rounds in Open A,C
22.08: 20.00 Open G -P-10
23.08: Free day
9.30 Open E P-15
19.00 Open F P-5
30.08: 10.00 Closing Ceremony.

INFORMATION

Obligatory applications together with accommodation orders should be sent by 05.08

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 adress: SRGU"Strategy " Piaskowa ul. 6A / 24, 67-120 Kożuchów, Poland

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

Whose application will be registered after 08.08.2009 will pay additional charge of 5 euro.

Obligatory presence on technical briefing in day 19.08 at 21:00 in Holiday House "Idylla", Saperska str.16

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

Rewal festival is included to "CAISSA POL TOUR 2009". 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 and table tenis tornaments
Solving and historical tournaments
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 Niechorze (4 km)

Rewal (former fishing settlement) is administrative, cultural and educationalcenter gminas Rewal. There is 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 cafés, flamboyant squares, romantic illumination of street everything it transmits cosy character.

Chess Festival in Rewal in 2006-2008 years was largest Chess Tournament in Poland.

In festival it took part of 390 participants from 12 countries.

The winner of previous tournaments:

1985 Strzelecki Krzysztof - Poland
1986 Safet Terzic - Jugoslavia
1987 Kazimierz Zawada - Poland
1988 Michał Praszak - Poland
1989 Roman Dąbek - Poland
1990 Robert Kula - Poland
1991 IM Dominik Pędzich - Poland
1992 IM Stefan Loeffler - Germany
2004 IM Vitali Koziak - Ukraine
2005 GM Vladimir Malaniuk - Ukraine
2006 GM Ralf Akesson - Sweden
2007 IM Jakub Czakon - Poland
2008 GM Andrey Zhigalko - Belarus

XIV Chess Festival - Seahorse of Rewal - 2009