43 INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN CIUTAT DE BADALONA
2-10 August 2017
"MEMORIAL MIQUEL CASTELLÀ I GILI"
GENERAL INFORMATION
Organization
The Club Escacs Sant Josep de Badalona organizes the 43th "Ciutat de Badalona"
International Chess Open, in collaboration with the Badalona City Hall and the Catalan
federation.
It is open to every chess players with current FIDE license.
Tournament Director: Manel Triquell. Deputy Director: Raúl Lorente.
Chief Arbiter: IA Miquel Fernández Dìaz.
Referees: IA Pablo Castilllo and AC Ricard Llerins.
The event is part of the XIV Catalan Chess Circuit Tournament Summer International
Open (normative, prizes and calendar at http://escacs.cat/index.php/presentacio)
organized by the Catalan Chess Federation (www.escacs.cat), classified as A category in
the general standings and A special category in the rating standings section.
There will be 2 groups of players divided into:
Group A: Valid to obtain Catalan rating, FIDE and FEDA, and to obtain international
and Catalan titles. For players with FIDE 1950 or up.
Group B: For players up to 1949 FIDE.
Competition Commission
Any unexpected problem will be solved, firstly, by the Chief Arbiter or the Tournament
Director (exclusively for non reglamentary subjects), and, secondly and asked for the
interested player/s, by the Competition Commission. Their decision will be definitive as
not to paralyze the tournament. The Competition Commission will be formed by the
Tournament Director, and 3 players chosen by all the players in the first round. Any
complaint presented to the Competition Commission must be presented written up to 1
hour after the current round ends.
Official reclamation forms will be available to all players to manage the problems during
the tournament.
It wont allowed to smoke in the playin hall (electronic cigarrettes neither).
General Rules
This tournament is valid to obtain Catalan rating, FIDE and FEDA, and to obtain
international and Catalan titles.
The players arriving to the chessboard more than 1 hour after the scheduled start will lose
the game.
The players missing first round or 2 rounds without justification, although not
consecutives, will be eliminated. Those players missing 1 round will have to notify the
arbiter during the former round. A player only can be no paired 2 rounds, the third one
will imply the withdrawal.
Any player whose mobile phone rings during the game shall lose the game, and there's no
possible appeal.
Any point not included in these rules will be solved according to the normative of the
Catalan federation (FCE) and the Fide normative, with needed adaptations to the special
features of the tournament.
Participate in this tournament implies the acceptation, by the player, of these rules.
The organization keeps the right of admission reserved. Complaint forms are available to
all players.
The tournament will be hold daily from 2nd to 10th of August, 2017, by Swiss System.
The games will start at 17.00 h except last round at 16:45 and the prizegiving will be on
August 10th, after last round.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
August 1rd
22 h
Registration Deadline
August 2rd
August 3th
August 4th
August 5th
August 6th
August 7th
August 8th
August 9th
August 10th
17.00 h
17.00 h
17.00 h
17.00 h
17.00 h
17.00 h
17.00 h
17.00 h
16.45 h
1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
4th Round
45th Round
6th Round
7th Round
8th Round
9th Round and Prizegiving
Tournament system
The tournament will be a 9 rounds Swiss System.
Time control
90 minutes + 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move (all the game).
Tiebreak
At the end of round 9 the order of tiebreak systems will be chosen by drawing lots, to
clarify the standings, between the following:
- Buchholz (-1) with FIDE corrections
- Sum of Progressive Scores
- Medium Buchholz with FIDE corrections
If the tie still persists the tiebreak systems applied will be (in the following order):
- Number of games won
- Drawing lots
Prizes
GROUP A
1st classified – 1150 € + painting
2nd classified – 650 € + trophy
3rd classified – 350 € + trophy
4th classified – 300 €
5th classified - 225 €
6th classified - 175 €
7th classified – 120 €
8th classified - 100 €
9th classified - 100 €
10th classified – 100€
11th classified - 100 €
12th classified - 100 €
PRIZES FOR RATING FIDE SECTIONS
A SECTION
2250 – 2400
B SECTION
2100 – 2249
C SECTION
1950- 2049
1st classified - 50 €
2nd classified - 30 €
1st classified - 50€
2nd classified - 30€
1st classified - 50€
2nd classified - 30€
Trophies to the best player above 65 years old and best player under 12 yo, 14 yo and 16
yo (considering the age at 01/01/2017).
GROUP B
1st classified - 250 € + trophy
2nd classified - 125 € + trophy
3rd classified - 100 € + trophy
4th classified - 75 €
5th classified - 50 €
6th classified - 40 €
7th classified - 40 €
PRIZES FOR RATING SECTIONS
D SECTION
1800-1949
E SECTION
1650-1799
F SECTION
UP TO 1649
1st classified -35€
2nd classified - 25€
1st classified - 35 €
2nd classified - 25€
1st classified - 35€
2nd classified - 25€
Trophies to the best local player (Sant Josep de Badalona), best player above 65 years old
and best player under 12 yo, 14 yo and 16 yo (considering the age at 01/01/2017).
REGISTRATION
By email to the Club d'Escacs Sant Josep address [email protected] noting name,
surname, club, rating, code and birthday. You will get an email confirmation, otherwise,
send again the information. Also by phone or whatsapp message to:
638 417 866 (Mr. Pablo Fernández (English only))
677 109 802 (Sr. Manel Triquell)
646 417 782 (Sr. Carlos Fernàndez)
Registration deadline: 1-08-17, 22h.
Registration fees:
You can choose how to pay registration fees:
·Before July 31th, by money transfer to the account of Caixa de Pensions de Barcelona,
number ES86 2100 0186 5302 0047 6141 (BIC: CAIXESBBXXX), writing clearly
your name, surname and country.
Group A: 35 €
Group B: 30 €
Players under 16, above 65: 5€ discount registrations in every group.
· The first round at the playing venue:
Group A: 40 €
Group B: 35 €
Players invited could have free registration, according to the organization.
A requirement for attendance of the players winning the awards ceremony to collect the
prize that corresponds. Prizes will not be shared nor will accumulate between equal
points . You can not earn a prize in the overall standings and a stretch . If a player has are
two incompatible , the tournament direction assigned the most economic value and if
they were the same address economic value assigned tournament which sees fit. To
determine the prizes of the sections will it serve FIDE elo in group A and B.
Under current legislation, the awards carry a personal income tax withholding for all
players, both residents and non-residents in Spain.
In order to pay the prizes it will be essential that the players provide a photocopy of
his/her DNI, NIE or Passport. Minors must collect the prize with data from parents or a
guardian.
PLAYING VENUE
CENTRE CÍVIC LA SALUT
Av. Marquès de Sant Mori s/n. Badalona (Barcelona), in front to the subway station “la
Salut” (Line 10).
Air conditioning. Adapted to people with restricted mobility.
HOW TO ARRIVE:
BY BUS
B22 (from Barcelona - Sant Pau Hospital),
4 (from Badalona downtown)
BY UNDERGROUND
La Salut (Line 10)
BY CAR
Highway C31 - off Sud (from Barcelona), off Sant Adrià (from Mataró)