Regulations

26th - 30 December 2015

Venue:

Hotel Mercure

Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 18

71034 Böblingen

Transfers to the venue is unnecessary – accommodation is in the same hotel as the tournament.

Prize list:

Mode:

9 rounds swiss system, 40 moves in

2 hours, + 30 minutes rest.

Tournament Schedule:

1. round: 26-Dec-2015 at 4 p.m.

2. round: 27-Dec-2015 at 9:15 a.m.

3. round: 27-Dec-2015 at 3:30 p.m.

4. round: 28-Dec-2015 at 9:15 a.m. etc.

9. round: 30-Dec-2015 at 3:30 p.m.

then award ceremony

Entry Fee:

A-Open: 55 € (Youth from year 1995: 50 €)

B-Open: 50 € (Youth from year 1995: 45 €)

C-Open: 45 € Youth from year 1995: 40 €)

Extra charge for registration on the day the tournament begins:

Youth 5 €, adults 10 €

(GM, IM, WGM, WIM are free)

Tournament Director:

Mario Born

Schwenningerstraße.26

71065 Sindelfingen

Germany

phone: +49 176 61985487

E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact by way of www.sc-boeblingen.de or www.boeblinger-open.de.

Arbitrator:

International arbitrator Jens Wolter, FS Jonas Studer and Oliver Günthner.

Miscellaneous:

Assignment to tournament group, start ranking and rating prizes according to the current elo and dwz rating number. For calculation of the TWZ (tournament rating number) will priority be given to elo (except in the C-Open, there will be TWZ=DWZ).

The ranking in case of level score will be according to the opponent’s average, main prizes according to the Hort-System, no double prizes, cups and winner's certificates for ranks 1-3, DWZ evaluation in all tournament groups, elo evaluation only in A- and B-Open. In the A-Open scoresheets with carbon copies are used.

Comply with the new FIDE rules and regulations (see Appendix)!

The default time is 1 hour.

Please note!

Players of a foreign Federation without Elo / DWZ rating number require a written confirmation of their association on their playing ability.

Accomodation:

The Mercure Hotel provides us with a contingent of rooms at special rates available: in order to be granted this special price, you must mention the keyword "Schachturnier" when booking.

Please sign up by email or phone or to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (not online).

Adress:

Mercure Hotel Böblingen,

Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 18,

71034 Böblingen

Phone: +49 7031/645-0

Single room rate: € 50.00 per night including breakfast,

Double room rate: 75,00 € per night including breakfast

3-bedded room rate: 95,00 € per night including breakfast

For a better utilization of the hotel please make sure to book a complete period. Example:

December 26 to December 30 or December 26 to December 31...

The 4-star hotel offers air-conditioned rooms. All rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi. A fitness room is also available. Parking is free on site parking.

Appendix

Important information about new FIDE rules and regulations

- FIDE ID for players -

Since 01 January 2014 each player in a FIDE rated tournament requires a valid FIDE ID so that the tournament can be evaluated. At our tournament, this concerns the A- and B group. When signing up for this tournament groups please specify the FIDE ID. Most of the players already have such an ID. Whether you have one, you can check at http://ratings.fide.com/ . If no FIDE ID should exist, this must be applied for before the tournament starts. German players can do this currently by contacting the German FIDE-rating Office Christian Krause, email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., stating the full name and birth date. Foreign players must consult their respective Federation.

- Electronic devices -

Since 01 July 2014 are all electronic devices, especially mobile phones, banned in the tournament area, even in switched-off State. Infringement leads to game loss. Hotel guests may leave such devices during the rounds best in the rooms. For unavoidable cases brought by mobile phones, completely switched off devices, to which the player has obviously no access during the game, shall be tolerated. But these may be worn by no means on the body during the game. Please help us in the interest of all players to avoid any misunderstandings. If such a device is ringing during a game, it is self-evident - as before – that this leads immediately to a game loss for the player concerned.

- Appendix G (Quickplay Finishes) -

Appendix G of the FIDE rules applies for this tournament. This was so far the so-called article 10 (draw complaints at less than 2 minutes on the clock due to lack of activity of the opponent). A pure "over the time lifting" is therefore still not possible in our tournament.

- Default time -

The default time at the beginning of the game according to article 6.7a of the FIDE rules is 60 minutes from the start of the game as before. If a player should come more than 60 minutes late, his opponent wins by default.