To
all European Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE and ECU:
On behalf of the
Hungarian Chess Federation we have the pleasure to confirm the organization of
the European Team Championships for boys and girls (born after 01.01.1990),
under the auspices of the European Chess Federation (ECU).
Invitations:
All European
National Federations affiliated to FIDE/ECU are kindly invited to participate
in the European Youth Team Championships which will be held in Szeged, 13th – 22th of June 2008.
Aim of the
Tournaments:
The HCF intends
to provide boys and girls during their vacation for a competition in order to
promote their chess development, and – at the same time – for organized
holidays in a pleasant youth summer resort at river Tisza. The General Assembly
of European Chess Federation (ECU) was in favour of having such a European
Youth Team Championships U-18. This tournament is declared as official European
event.
Venue:
The official venue is the youth holiday resort in Szeged (Novotel
Hotel Szeged, Maros str. 1.), situated on the south side of river Tisza. The 2 and 3 bed rooms are properly furnished, have bathrooms and separate toilets.
Cafe and cocktail bar, pool and sauna, river-side facilities etc. are in common
use. The resort has its own closed parking place.
Participation:
Each European
National Federation affiliated to FIDE/ECU has the right to be represented by one
or more boy’s team of four players and one reserve and by one or more girl’s
team of two players and one reserve player.
Registration:
Written
registrations should be sent to the organizers before 15th of May
2008.
Deadline to send
team lists of 5 boys (4 players and 1 reserve) for the boy’s competition and 3
girls (2 players, and 1 reserve) for the girl’s competition should be sent
until 15th May 2008.
Cost of the
participants:
Entry fee is 100
Euro for each team, payable to ECU.
Travel costs:
will be covered by the visiting federations.
Szeged can be reached by means of public transportation (bus, railway).
From Budapest Airport (Ferihegy) and railway stations the organizing committee
offers special buses on demand to the price of 25 Euro/person/one way.
Price of full
board: 360 Euro/person for the duration of the event. Accommodation in 2
and 3 bedded-rooms (The organizers will distribute the rooms depending on
number of delegations).
Breakfast
(Swedish-table): 7 – 9 am
Lunch (menu): 1
– 2,30 pm
Program of
the tournament:
Arrival and
registration 13. June
Technical
meeting 9 am 14. June
Opening ceremony
2.30 pm 14. June
1st to
6th rounds from 3 pm 14-20. June
Free day 18. June
7th
round from 1.30 pm 21. June
Closing ceremony
8 pm 21. June
Departure 22. June
Schedules:
The tournament
shall be held in 7-rounds SWISS system with one free day.
General Rules of
Play: FIDE „Regulations for the European Team Championship” hold.
Schedule: all
moves in 90 min + after each move 30 sec additional time.
Writing the
moves on the score sheets till the last move is compulsory.
Pairings
according to Chapter D. II. 07a of the FIDE Handbook.
Appeals
committees for the boy’s and girl’s tournament shall be appointed by the
technical meeting.
Scoring: final standing will be decided according the game points
the team members achieved.
The final
standing of teams in tie will be decided as follows:
- by the sum of
game scores of all the team’s opponents,
- by the number
of match points won (2 points for match won, 1 point for a match drawn)
- by the sum of
game scores of all opponents with which a draw result has been achieved.
- same as former
point, but excluding the two opponents with the highest and with the lowest
game points. In case of a repeated tie this point should be iterated.
Each member of
the winning, second and third placed teams shall be given gold, silver and
bronze medals, respectively.
Trophies for the first three placed teams and for players with the
best individual results on the separate boards will be awarded by the
organizers and sponsors.
Organizing
Committee’s Chairman:
Marti,
Gyorgy International Arbiter
Chief
Arbiter:
GM
Horvath, Jozsef International Arbiter
Arbiters:
Fazekas,
Gyorgy International Arbiter
Herpai,
Jozsef National Arbiter
H-1055
BUDAPEST, Falk Miksa utca 10.
tel:
(36-1) 311-6616
fax:
(36-1) 331-9738
e-mail:
chess@chess.hu
http://www.chess.hu/u18etc
