Stavanger Chess Club and Sandnes Chess Club in cooperation with Altibox Norway Chess invite national and international chess players to:
Totak Prize fund of NOK 65.000
( 1stprize NOK 20.000!)
Venue: Clarion Energy Hotel Stavanger
Date: Friday 7thof June to Sunday 9thof June
The tournament will be played as a 7 round tournament. The 3 first rounds will be played with rapid time control on Friday 7thof June.
4 standard games will be played on Saturday 8thof June and Sunday 9thof June. The tournament will be FIDE-ratet and be part of the Norwegian Grand Prix circuit 2018-19.
The tournament will be played in three separate groups; an open group A, group B for players with maximum FIDE rating of 1799 (as per 1stof July 2018) and group C for players with a maximum FIDE rating of 1399 (as per 1stof July 2018).
In addition to the Norway Chess Open tournament 7th– 9thof June 2019, a separate blitz tournament, Norway Chess Open Blitz 2019, will be held at Monday 10thof June.
The tournament will be held at Clarion Energy Hotel, in which also the Altibox Norway Chess tournament for the world elite will be played. The hotel is easily accessible from the airport and city center by public transportation.
REGULATION
7 round FIDE Dutch Swiss
Round 1-3: 15 min + 10 sec pr move
Round 4-7: 90 min + 30 sec pr move
Group A is open for all players, Group B is for players with FIDE lower than 1800 (as per 1stof July 2018).
Group C is for players with FIDE lower than 1400 (as per 1stof July 2018).
REGISTRATION
Online registration via “Turneringsservice”
http://tournamentservice.com/home.aspx?TID=NorwayChessOpen2019-SandnesSjakklubb
Online registration closes on Thursday 6thof June 23:49
You might also send an e-mail to Stig Jerlow Jacobsen, e-mail: [email protected]
PARTICIPATION FEE
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | FM and WFM | General fee | Youth (under 20 years and students) |
| Free | 600 | 900 | 600 |
Payment of participation directly to Stavanger SK’s bank account number:
3201.52.79701
– by Thursday 6thJune.
For international transfers please use:
Bank name: SR-Bank
IBAN number: NO6232015279701
BIC(Swift): SPRONO22
SCHEDULE
| Friday 7th of June | Saturday 8th of June | Sunday 9th of June |
| 15:30-17:00 Registration | 1000 Round 4 | 1000 Round 6 |
| 18:00 Round 1 | 1500 Round 5 | 1500 Round 7 |
| 19:00 Round 2 | ||
| 20:00 Round 3 |
PRICES – total prize fund of NOK 65.0001)
| 1) Conditional on at least 125 players | Group A | Group B | Group C |
| 1. prize | NOK 20.000 | NOK 5.000 | NOK 4.000 |
| 2. prize | NOK 10.000 | NOK 2.500 | NOK 2.000 |
| 3. Prize | NOK 5.000 | NOK 1.250 | NOK 1.000 |
| 4. Prize | NOK 2.500 | ||
| 5. Prize | NOK 1.500 | ||
| Best player in subcategory 1 FIDE < 2200, 1600 and 1200 respectively |
NOK 2.000 | NOK 1.500 | NOK 1.500 |
| Second best player in subcategory 1 FIDE < 2200, 1600 and 1200 |
NOK 1.000 | NOK 750 | NOK 750 |
| Best player in subcategory 2 FIDE < 2000 | NOK 2.000 | ||
| Second best player in subcategory 2 FIDE < 2000 |
NOK 1.000 |
Prizes will be split if even numbers of points, although only between the first 5 players (group A) and first 3 players (group B and C).
Prize fund of NOK 30.0001) – 1stprize NOK 6.000
Venue: Clarion Energy Hotel Stavanger
Date: Monday 10thof June 2019
The tournament will be played as a 10 round blitz tournament with time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move. The tournament will be FIDE-ratet and be part of the Norwegian Grand Prix circuit 2018-19.
The tournament will be played in three separate groups; an open group A, group B for players with maximum FIDE rating of 1799 (as per 1stof July 2018) and group C for players with a maximum FIDE rating of 1399 (as per 1stof July 2018).
The tournament will be held at Clarion Energy Hotel, in which also the Norway Chess tournament for the world elite will be played. The hotel is easily accessible from the airport and city center by public transportation.
REGULATION
10 round FIDE Dutch Swiss
3 min + 2 sec increment pr move
Group A is open for all players, Group B is for players with FIDE lower than 1800 (as per 1stof July 2018).
Group C is for players with FIDE lower than 1400 (as per 1stof July 2018).
REGISTRATION
Online registration via “Turneringsservice”
http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/invitation.aspx?TID=NorwayChessOpenBlitz2019-SandnesSjakklubb
Online registration closes on Sunday 9thof June 23:59
You might also send an e-mail to Stig Jerlow Jacobsen, e-mail: [email protected]
PARTICIPATION FEE
| GM, IM, WGM and WIM | FM and WFM | General fee | Youth (under 20 years and students) |
| Free | 200 kr. | 350 kr. | 200 kr. |
Payment of participation directly to Stavanger SK’s bank account no. 3201.52.79701 by Thursday 6thJune.
IBAN: NO6232015279701 Bank: SR-Bank BIC(Swift): SPRONO22.
SCHEDULE
| Monday 10th of June |
| 09.00 – 10.15: Registration |
| 11.00: Round 1 |
| 10th and last round stipulated at approximately 15.00 |
| Prize ceremony to follow as soon as possible after the final round (and possible Armageddon) |
PRICES – total prize fund of NOK 30.0001)
| 1) Conditional on at least 100 players | Group A | Group B | Group C |
| 1. prize | NOK 6.000 | NOK 2.500 | NOK 2.500 |
| 2. prize | NOK 3.000 | NOK 1.500 | NOK 1.500 |
| 3. Prize | NOK 1.500 | NOK 1.000 | NOK 1.000 |
| Best player in subcategory 1
(FIDE < 2200, 1600 and 1200 respectively) |
NOK 1.500 | NOK 1.500 | NOK 1.500 |
| Second best player in subcategory 1
(FIDE < 2200, 1600 and 1200) |
NOK 1.000 | NOK 750 | NOK 750 |
| Best player in subcategory 2 (FIDE < 2000) | NOK 1.500 | ||
| Second best player in subcategory 2 (FIDE < 2000) | NOK 1.000 |
If even number of points prices will be based on Swiss Buchholz, although for 1stplace, an Armageddon will be played between the 2 players with highest Buchholz to decide 1stand 2ndplace.