ANNOUNCEMENT1st“FISCHERMEMORIAL”GMNORMHERAKLIONTOURNAMENT,17‐24/4/2017
(possibilityofachievingGMorIMnorm)
ORGANIZERS:HeraklioOAA,HeraklionChessClub.Co‐Organizers:AdministrationofCrete,Municipalityof
Heraklion,HersonisosChessAcademy,NeasAlikarnassou“NeiIrodotou”SportsClub,HeraklionN.G.C.,Anogia
ChessClub,CandiaChessClub.
MODE:RoundRobintournamentwith10participantswithpossibilityofachievingGMorIMnorm,minimum
ratingofparticipation2201andaverageratingover2381.
TOURNAMENTVENUE:GALAXYHOTELIRAKLIO(*****)75DimokratiasAv,71306Heraklion,Crete‐Greece
ENTRYFEES
Elo
2201‐2250
2251‐2300
2301‐2350
2351‐2400
2401‐2450
2451‐2500
+2500
EntryFee
500€
450€
350€
300€
250€
200€
150€
SCHEDULE
Deadlineofentryfeedeposit
Publishofthepairingsperround
OpeningCeremony
Round1
Round2
Round3
Round4
Round5
Round6
Round7
Round8
Round9
ClosingCeremony
The entry fee is calculated with the current rating published on the date of
confirmation. A confirmation is considered valid only after the deposit of the
correspondententryfeetothefollowingbankaccount:
Piraeus Bank: IBAN: GR57 0172 7510 0057 5105 0530 ACCOUNT HOLDER
NAME:KlokasKonstantinos,BICCODE:PIRBGRAA.
For the invited grandmasters (GM) it is offered full board accommodation to
theGALAXYHOTELIRAKLIO(*****)andappearancefeeuponrequest.
Friday,3‐2‐2017
Sunday,5‐2‐2017
Monday,17‐4‐2017
Monday,17‐4‐2017
Tuesday,18‐4‐2017
Tuesday,18‐4‐2017
Wednesday,19‐4‐2017
Thursday,20‐4‐2017
Friday,21‐4‐2017
Saturday,22‐4‐2017
Sunday,23‐4‐2017
Monday,24‐4‐2017
Monday,24‐4‐2017
19.00
16.30
17.00
10.00
18.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
14.00
20.00
TIME CONTROL: 90 min for 40 moves + 30min + 30sec per move from the first move. It is obligatory writing
downthemovesduringtheentiredurationofthegame.Playersarriving30minutesormoreafterthestartofa
roundshallbeforfeited.
TIE‐BREAKS:1.DirectEncounter2.Mostgamesasblack3.KoyaSystem4.sonneborn‐bergersystem.
APPEALS:Appealsmaybesubmitteduntil10minutesaftertheendoftheround.A3‐memberAppealsCommittee
willberesponsiblefortheirexamination.MembersoftheACrelatedtotheplayersinvolvedwillbeexempted.The
compositionoftheACwillbedeterminedbeforethestartofthetournamentbytheChiefArbiter.Theappealfeeis
setat100€andmaybedepositedtotheTournamentDirectorortheChiefArbiter.Shouldtheappealbe
vindicated,thefeeshallbereturnedtotheappellant;otherwiseitiswithheldbytheorganizers.
ANTI‐CHEATING:Duringthegameitisforbiddentheappearanceanduseofcellphonesandanyotherelectronic
devicesinsidetheplayingvenueandtheplayinghall.
ACCOMODATION:Athletesandescortscanchoosefreelytheirresidence.Theorganizingcommitteehassecured
favorablepricesfortheathletesorescortsinthespectacular5starHotelGalaxyIrakliowhichisalsotournament
venue.Thesepricesareperroomwithbreakfastincluded:SingleRoom65€,DoubleRoom80€,TripleRoom105€.
Thesepricesarevalidfrom16/4/2017to25/4/2017.Participantsorescortscomeindirectcontactwiththehotel
reservationsdepartmentbutinordertoreceivethesepricestheyhavetomentionthattheywilltakeparttothe
chess tournament. The organizing committee is not involved in the booking process. The prices are valid for
escortsaswell.
TRAVELINFORMATION:HotelGalaxyIraklioislocatedinthecenterofHeraklioncityandjust3kmawayfrom
HeraklionAirportNikosKazantzakisand1kmawayfromtheportofHeraklion.
INFORMATION:Foranyadditionalinformationyoumaycomeincontactwith:Tournamentdirector,Klokas
Konstantinos:[email protected]+30693788073,ChiefArbiter,NikosPapandreou:+306945187043.