1. General Information:
The tournament is conducting in memory of the Grandmaster Nino Kirov (11.09.1945 - 25.09.2008) and purpose is to pay our respect to him life-work as player and propagandist of chess.

2. Sponsors:
IM Kiril Ninov

3. Playing Venue:
Blagoevgrad
hotel Alen Mak *** 

4. System and rate of play:
Open 9 rounds
System - FIDE Swiss
Time control - 90 m + 30 sec per move
Valid for ELO FIDE and GM/IM Norms

5. Shedule:

Inscription - till 14.00 h on 11.01.2010
Tehnical meeting:  11.01. - 15.30 h 
Round 1 Monday     11.01. - 16.00 h
Round 2 Tuesday    12.01. - 09.00 h
Round 3 Tuesday    12.01. - 16.00 h
Round 4 Wednesday  13.01. - 16.00 h
Round 5 Thursday   14.01. - 09.00 h
Round 6 Thursday   14.01. - 16.00 h
Round 7 Friday     15.01. - 16.00 h
Round 8 Saturday   16.01. - 16.00 h
Round 9 Sunday     17.01. - 09.00 h

Prizegiving - Sunday 17.01. at 14.00 h

6. Entry fee::
50 BGN
U 18, veterans and women – 30 BGN
GM's - free

7. Tie breaks:
For the final standigs following tie-breaks procedures wil be used respectively::
- Game points
- The great number of victories
- Buchholz Median
- Buchholz
- FIDE Tie-break

8. Prize fund: 10 000 BGN (5 130 EUR)

Main prizes
1.) 3000 BGN
2.) 2000 BGN
3.) 1200 BGN
4.) 800 BGN
5.) 600 BGN
6.) 400 BGN
7.) 300 BGN
8.) 250 BGN
9.) 200 BGN
10.) 150 BGN
11.) 100 BGN
12.) 80 BGN
13.) 50 BGN
14.) 50 BGN
15.) 50 BGN
16.) 50 BGN
17.) 50 BGN
18.) 50 BGN
19.) 50 BGN
20.) 50 BGN
21.) 50 BGN
22.) 50 BGN

Special Prizes

Women:1.) 100 BGN

Veterans:1.) 100 BGN

Rating prizes:
ELO FIDE < 1999: 1.) 100 BGN
ELO FIDE 2000 - 2300: 1.) 100 BGN

In case of identical final scores the prizes not be shared (see the tie-breaks).

9. Accomodation:

Hotel Alen Mak ***

bed in double room per night - 15 BGN
single room per night - 30 BGN
sutie per night - 80 BGN

Hotel Bor ***

bed in double room per night - 22 BGN
single room per night - 35 BGN
sutie per night - 90 BGN

10. More information:
Georgi Angelov, tel.+359 895 869679
E-mail:georgi_chess@hotmail.com

 

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