The First Inegöl Traditional GM Tournament – Formula Köfte!
24 November to 8 December 2005
Event and Venue
The Inegöl Traditional GM Tournament will be organised every year at the same
time in Inegöl, Bursa, Turkey. Inegöl is a very big industrial town.
The town is very famous with traditional ‘Inegöl Köfte’, one of
the best in the world by the name and taste. Kofte Kebab or Shish köfte
are minced lamb meatballs, spiced with herbs, most often including parsley
and mint. They are usually grilled on a stick or split.
The traditional Turkish köfte
The town has also reputation with furniture industry. Overall yearly export
amount of furniture is approximately 500 Millions USD. The Golden sponsors
are Inegöl Municipality and Altin Nesil (Golden Age) Private Schools.
The event will consist of 13 players; 9 of them rated over 2600 ELO on the
April 2005 FIDE list. Four players will be top Turkish IMs. The tournament
will be round robin system with 13 rounds. The rate of play is 90 minutes for
all moves + 30 seconds increment per move (FIDE time control).
Participation
Any GM over 2600 is eligible to be candidate for the First Inegöl Traditional
Grand Master Tournament. The candidates must fill out application form given
at the bottom of this page, sign it and send it by fax not later than 13 June
to Turkish Chess Federation (+90 312 3109620). After this date no applications
will be accepted.
From the valid applications, the top nine Elo rated players will be invited
to tournament with following conditions: Each player who gets right to play
in the tournament will be paid between US $1,200 to $1,800 as transportation
and appearance fee from their own country to Istanbul. Players must make their
own travel arrangements up to Istanbul (bus, ship, train, plane, etc.). Transportation
from Istanbul to Inegöl will be arranged by organisers in good conditions by
car/bus according to schedule of the tournament.
Appearance fees
| Countries / Elo |
<2650 |
2650–2700 |
>2700 |
| Brazil, Cuba, USA, Vietnam |
$1800 |
$2000 |
$2200 |
| China, India |
$1600 |
$1800 |
$2000 |
| Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Spain, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iran, Island, Israel, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Macedonia,
Nederland, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden,
Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
$1200 |
$1400 |
$1600 |
Selection procedure
Each applicant must be rated over 2600. They will be shown on the tournament
web site as temporary application. After June 13 all applications will be sorted
by Elo and the top nine players will have the right to play in tournament (when
they have signed a contract with The Turkish Chess Federation (TCF). If any
player withdraws, a new player will be selected from the June 13 list.
Prize Fund
The prize fund for the tournament is US $12,000. First prize is $3000, second
is $2000, third to thirteenth is US $1500, 1000, 900, 800, 700, 600, 500, 400,
300, 200 and 100.
Accommodation
The tournament will be organised in a Thermal Hotel in Oylat, Inegöl.
Each player will be given single room full board accommodation by organisers.
The traditional Turkish hospitality is the guarantee for a great atmosphere
in Olyat.
Silence and beauty! The ambiance in Inegöl, as if created for chess
Like fruit, holidays are best when taken in season; summers are spent lazing
on a beach and winters skiing down a snowy slope. Located some 70 kilometres
from Bursa in the Uludag mountain range, the spa town of Oylat is the ideal
place to rejoice in the dawn of nature after its wintry sleep. After passing
through the city of Inegöl, follow the signs for Oylat, which lies in a hidden
green valley 10 kilometres down the road.
The Oylat Thermal Springs
Nestled in a sea of trees that seem to float in the warm vapours that rise
from its thermal springs, Oylat is an outdoor temple of serenity. Although
its history is shrouded in mystery, it seems likely Oylat's baths date back
to Roman times. Nearby ruins bear a strong resemblance to Roman cisterns and
baths.
A traditional Turkish Mehter Team
Like many other spa towns, Oylat has a legend associated with its healing
waters. Once upon a time, the daughter of a Byzantine ruler of the region was
struck by a mysterious illness. Unable to cure her, her doctors sent her into
the forest to take the waters as a last resort. Believing that her case was
hopeless, they told her to ''Öl yat'', or simply accept her fate and ''lie
down and die''. But the girl was miraculously cured and soon returned to the
palace. The spring became renowned for its healing powers, and was named 'Ölyat',
a rather inauspicious name that over time was transformed into Oylat.
Links
Previous events in Turkey:
Application Form of Formula Köfte!
Name of
Candidate:
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Country
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Birth Date
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Passport Number
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Elo 1st April 2005
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With this application I accept to play in Formula Köfte, 1st Traditional
Inegol GM Tournament under the condition that I am one of the top nine candidates
of applicants. My full board accommodation will be provided by organisers in
single room and I will be paid a transportation and appearance fee by the organiser.
Signature – Date
Fax to +90 312 3109620
