Technical regulations
I. Technical
regulations:
1. The tournaments
will be played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds and should be governed
by the General Rules & Regulations for FIDE Competitions.
2. FIDE Members
Federations & FIDE-endorsed Chess Academies shall have the right to send as
many players as they wish, registered only through the National Federation.
3. Players with
personal rights of qualification, according to Djerba International Chess
Festival handbook are entitled to free board and lodging for 8 nights
sharing a double room.
4. Time control is 90
minutes+ 30 seconds increment for every move starting from move one.
5. Default time is 30
minutes. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall
lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise.
6. The final ranking
order of the players is determined by the number of points scored. If two or
more players are tied for the first place or for any prize, the tie shall be
broken in the following order:
a) Direct
Encounter points (applies only if all tied players have played each other)
b) Buchholz Cut 1,
c) Buchholz,
d) Greater Number
of Games with Black Pieces (unplayed games shall count as played with White).
e) Greater Number
of Wins.
II. Participant:
We expect participation
of 350 participants, the festival will contain 6 Principals Tournaments:
1. Master Tournament
2. Tournament Open A: Players Elo > 2000
3. Tournament Open B: Players Elo 1500 < Elo < 2000
4. Tournament Open C: Players Elo < 1500
5. Tournament
Amateur: without FIDE ID
6. BLITZ
PS:
- A player
registered in a lower category of age due to a mistake while specifying His/Her
birthday will have His/Her registration suspended until rectification.
- Anyone besides
the players in the game hall shall be considered as an accompanying person.
- Access to the
playing areas, places and the hotel will be provided only to whom accredited by
the organizing Team.
III. Prizes, Titles
& Certificates:
1. Before the
beginning of the first round, a list of the prizes to be awarded to at least the 6
Highest ranked participants, including special prizes, shall be published
together with the rules for their award. The Organizer shall also award gold,
silver and bronze medals to the players taking the first three places in each
event. Trophies for the first place and medals are awarded after applying
tie-breaks.
2. Certificates shall
be awarded to the players who finish in the top three positions.
3. Certificates of
participation shall be given to the players.
4. The Prizes Exceed the
15.000€