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Ordix - OpenEntrance fee for registrations until 8 August 2003:
The entrance fee will be increased by € 5.- after 8. August 2003 and by € 10.- at the start of the tournament. The entrance fee entitles participants to free entry to the top-events, that will take place in the evenings of the Chess Classic Mainz. Chess Classic Champion Viswanathan Anand will play a 8-game match against the best female chess player in the world, Judit Polgar. At the same time you can watch the first Chess960 World Championship Match between Peter Leko and Peter Svidler. Games will start at 6.30 p.m.. For the Chess960 and for the Ordix Open there is a joint prize fund of €33.333
If one player gets a prize in two or more prize categories, the higher awarded prize will be paid. The other prize will go to the next best player in the prize category concerned. Special combination prizes To encourage participation in both open tournaments, special prizes will be awarded to the best players, who play both the Chess960 Open as well as the Ordix Open. Distribution of the prices is based on the total number of points scored in both Chess960 and the Ordix Open.
The distribution of single prizes for both tournaments is based on the relative number of participants of the two tournaments. The relation of the prizes for both tournaments is calculated on the number of participants following the formula: participants Chess960 Open/expected number of participants Ordix Open. The expected number of participants Ordix Open is set on the day before the Ordix Open starts plus 20%. The value of 20% is based on experiences in the past. Important note: Prizes will only be handed out at the official prize-giving ceremony! Rules and regulations Monetary prices will be distributed among eligible players by secondary rating. Pairings are determined by the rules at the FIDE Congress at Puerto Rico. If players have ELO and DWZ ratings the higher rating will be used to determine which rating class a player belongs to. Incorrect information about ELO/DWZ ratings may cause the loss of prize money. Players without official ratings or tournament rating from previous Chess Classic tournaments are not eligible for winning rating prizes. Cut off date is 14 August of the following years: Senior 1943, Sub 18 1985, Sub 16 1987, Sub 15 1989, Sub 12 1991, Sub 10 1993. Prizes in rating- and special groups will only be awarded, if at least five participants play in the group concerned. Smoking is strictly forbidden in the playing hall. Mobile phones have to be switched off completely in the playing hall. Players using electronic devices (e.g. Pocket PC) during the game will be expelled from the tournament. |
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