Program of the FIRST SATURDAY chess tournaments,

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B u d a p e s t, H u n g a r y

Organizer: Nagy László, tel-fax modem: intl.-/361/-263-28-59, e-mail:100263.1700@compuserve.com

tournament
type

Category

VII.-VIII.
GM

I.-III.
IM


Elo Closed

Closed round robin tournaments

Scheveningen
system event
For the ELO-
rating

Average rating

2401 or above

2251 or above

2050 - 2150

2100-2150

Number of rounds

9 - 13 games

9/exactly nine/games

Starting
dates

6th of February, 6th of March, 3rd of April, 1st of May,
5th of June, 3rd of July, 7th of August, 4th of September,
2nd of October, 6th of November, 4th of December

Time limits

40 moves in 2 hours,
then 20 moves in 1 hour,
then half an hour till the end.

40 moves in 2 hours,
then 1 hour thinking time
till the end.

Start
of
rounds

First day at 14:00, other days at
15:00, last day usually at 10:00,
always declared before the 3rd round.

Last
round at 15:00.
Sunday

Prizes

Declared before the first round

Venue
of the
event

Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa Str.10.
near to the Parlaiment,1 tram stop /No.2./ 400 m
from the red metro station KOSSUTH square.

Entry fees
ELO/DM

below 2301 / 450
2301 - 2350 / 400
2351 - 2400 / 350
above 2400 / 300

below 2201 / 300
2201 - 2300 / 250
2301 - 2350 / 200
above 2351 / 150


100
for the rated

180 for nonrated
row player

Payment

In cash, preferable in Hungarian Forints, according to the rate
of the Hungarian National Bank on middle exchange course
valid at the start day before the first round to the organisational board.

Registration
deadlines

Monday - always 5 /five/ days before the start
of the forthcoming tournament