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Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Benidorm
Online Qualification
We offer you a place in the
Benidorm Open Tournament, which will take place from 4th December until
8th December 2009 and is part of the
Benidorm Chess Festival. You will receive free accommodation during the
event (sponsored by the Benidorm Chess Festival) and some software to prepare
yourself for your oppoennets (sponsored by ChessBase GmbH). Just win our online-qualifyer
on the upcoming Saturday, which will start at 15.00 CEST in the Emanuel Lasker
Arena.
I. Main prize:
For the winner the accommodation in Benidorm during the event will be paid,
as well as a place in the event. In order to prepare for the strong opponents
the winner will receive a ChessBase Mega-Package. However, the cost of traveling
to Benidorm has to be paid by the winner.
II. Mode of play
The Qualifyer will be a two-stage event on the Playchess
server. At first there will be an open preliminary with 13 rounds Swiss.
The thinking time is 3 min + 2 seconds increment per move. The top twelve of
the preliminary will play the round robin final (3+2), which will start after
a break of approximately 30 minutes.
As mentioned before the event is open to everybody. You need the rank pawn
or better and a valid serial number. However, in order to participate in the
final you have to give your name in your personal information window (press
F2). Without this information you are not allowed to play. In addition, the
Playchess.com tournament rules will be used.
III. Location
We will play on playchess.com in the "Emanuel-Lasker Arena". You
need an account on playchess.com and a valid serial number.

IV. Schedule
The Online Qualifier will take place on Saturday, 24th October 2009. The registration
for the tournament will be open at 14.30 CEST (server time). Play commences
at 15.00 CEST (server time). The preliminary will last between three and
four hours. The final will start at around 19.00 CEST and will last between
two and three hours.
V. Entry fee
There is no entry fee. All you need is a valid serial number.
VI. Prizes
Winner: |
Participation at the rapid tournament in Benidorm, 4th to 8th December
2009, (accommodation and entry fee, but no travel costs) + ChessBase 10
Megapackage |
places 2 and 3: |
ChessBase Software-Pakacge worth € 100,00 |
places 4 to 6: |
ChessBase Software-Pakacge worth € 50,00 |
All other players will receive a € 10,00 voucher for every full point they
made in the final.
Tiebreaks
- If a tiebreack is needed to determine the winner, the tournament director
will schedule a play-off immediately after the event. The mode will be the
decision of the tournament director.
- In any other case the prizes will be divided between the winners.
- In order to determine the participants of the final the general server tiebreak
systen will apply (points, progessive score, medium Buchholz).
- In addition we will have several extra prizes the players who finished the
preliminary. Many lucky wins will be at stake.
- In order to win a prize you have to publish your full name in your personal
information.
VII. Tournament Director
The tournament will be directed by
Martin Fischer.