Tournament
11th European Senior Team-Championship - April 5-13, 2009
Sanctioning Body
European Chess Union
Organization
Kärntner Schachverband
Patronage
President Dr. Heinz Fischer
Regulations
Swiss system in 9 rounds with teams of four. Time: 100 minutes / 40 moves + 40 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 seconds for each move.
Participation
Teams from each federation of ECU have the right to take part. Entitled to participate are men who have reached the age of 60 years and women who have reached the age of 50 years by 1st January 2009. Each team consists of four players, in addition one reserve player may be nominated. All players of one team must come from the same federation. However this rule ist waived if all the members of the team are rated under 2200 or unrated.
Registration
For tournament registration and reservation of accommodation please fill in the online form on our homepage: www.velden-schach.at. Closing date for registrations for the 11th European Senior Team-Championship: 16th March 2009.
Entry fee
The entry fee is € 40,– per player named. GM, IM, WGM and WIM don’t have to pay an entry fee. To be paid in together with the registration on the following account.
Banking Account
To be paid in together with the registration on the following account:
43604 by RBB St. Veit/Glan (BLZ 39475)
IBAN AT54 3947 5000 0004 3604
BIC RZKTAT2K475.
Venue
Casineum Velden
Programme:
05.04.2009:
10.00 a.m: captains meeting
02.00 p.m: opening ceremony and round 1
06.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 2
07.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 3
08.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 4
09.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 5
10.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 6
11.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 7
12.04.2009: 09.30 a.m.: round 8
13.04.2009:
09.30 a.m.: round 9
about 4 p.m. closing ceremony
The winning team obtains the title “European Senior Team Champion 2009″.
Prizes:
1st prize gold medal and € 1.200,-
2nd prize silver medal and € 900,-
3rd prize bronze medal and € 600,-
4th prize € 400,-
5th prize € 300,-
6th prize € 200,-
7th-10th prize - material prizes
Prizes for the best difference of performance
1st prize € 300,-
2nd prize € 200,-
3rd-4th prize - material prizes
Prizes for the top scorers at each board:
best players board 1-4 and best substitute player € 100,-
2nd-3rd best results - material prizes
Women:
1st prize € 100,-
2nd prize € 50,-
3rd-4th prize - material prizes
Players over 75 years old:
1st prize € 100,-
2nd prize € 50,-
3rd-4th prize - material prizes
| Team ranking criteria: | Individual ranking criteria: |
|---|---|
| 1. team points | 1. game points |
| 2. game points | 2. proportional result |
| 3. Buchholz system | 3. performance |
You can download a copy of the tournament announcement here:
