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Qualifier
The international qualifiers will be tournaments with 7 rounds swiss. They begin
at 19.00 h MESZ (GMT +2), and the time-limit is 5+0. The tournaments take place
on the server in the room of the Singapore Chess Carnival. The first three of
each qualifiers qualify for the final on September 6. Moreover, the first three
of each qualifier win prizes of 150, 100 and 50 ducats.
Final
The final will be played on Saturday, September 6, 2003. It will begin at 10:00h
server-time, which is 16:00h Singapore-time. The first three of each qualifier
and all Kings and Queens on the server are qualified. Added to this are the
winners of the school-competition of the Singapore Chess Carnival. The
tournament will be a 7-round swiss with a time-limit of 5+0.
Prizes
How high the entire prize-fund will be is not yet certain, as Junior Tay, the
driving force behind the Singapore Chess Carnival, still negotiates with
sponsors. But what the first prize will be is already certain. 1.000 ducats, a
one-year Gold-membership at Chesspublishing.com, the renowned internet-forum for
current and to-the-point opening theory plus a one-year membership on the
correspondence chess server Chessfriend.com. Moreover, it is certain that the
first ten will receive prizes, among them memberships at Chesspublishing.com and
subscriptions of Mig Greengard's training newsletters.
Sponsors
Such a tournament can only be played with the support of sponsors. The sponsors
are:
Chessfriend.com
is a chess server. But in contrast to the Fritz-server here the time is not
measured in minutes and seconds but in days. The server is dedicated to
correspondence chess, but you no longer have to spend endless time writing
postcards or preparing emails. Just play the move on the screen and that's it.
And you can follow all current games live. In the 1. CFC-Championship, which has
just begun, no less than € 30.000,00 are waiting for the winner, and numerous
correspondence chess grandmasters and FIDE-grandmasters take part, which
guarantees lots of interesting chess.
Chesspublishing.com
is an internet-portal, which offers its members current up-to-date opening
overviews and opening articles, which are prepared by opening specialists and
grandmasters working for Chesspublishing.com. Members can download the articles
and overviews as ebook. Moreover, you do also get advice on your repertoire,
offering something for all kinds of players: for the positional player, for the
chessfriend, who has hardly any time for opening theory and for the
gambit-maniac, who feels rather uncomfortable, if he isn't a pawn down.
Losing
sucks, particularly in chess. And who likes to admit that the opponent is
intellectually superior. Well, there is a remedy against losing permanently, these
training newsletters by
Mig Greengard. Every week you get fresh and pragmatic advice,
particularly about ways to train on your own. Apart from training materials,
there is lots of entertainment, because there is hardly anyone who is able to
present chess as entertainingly (sometimes spiced up with a bit of aggression) and
instructively as Mig Greengard. And apart from the newsletters (one recommended for 1600 and lower and another for more experienced players) there is an online forum in
which you can discuss current developments in chess or just exchange the latest
news.
